Getting the Perfect Tone out of your Diezel Einstein.

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Hey everyone, I just purchased a 100W Einstein that I loved when I first played it, but can't seem to get a good tone from it. Can you recommend a good guitar or TREB - MID - BASS settings that deliver an incredible tone for clean and distortion? I currently use a Gibson Les Paul Special with P-90 Pickups. What do you fellow Einstein owners use?

-Chris
 
Try 6L6 tubes in it and swap some of the preamp tubes. I've been happy with the following combination in my 50W Einstein 1x12 combo:

V1 - Svetlana/SED 12AX7
V2 & V3 - Groove Tubes 12AX7-M (lower the gain a bit so more usable range from the gain controls)
Rest of the preamp tubes are stock Ruby stuff.
Powertubes are Svetlana/SED 6L6GC.

As for settings, they vary a bit, but generally something like this:

I generally keep all the EQ controls (including presence) between 10-1 o'clock, depth at 10 o'clock with humbucker guitars and 12 o'clock with single coils (Fender type, don't have a P90 guitar). I tweak the EQ according to the guitar, some need a bit less mids, some a bit more treble and so on.

I set the channel volumes to about 1 o'clock (slightly higher for 2nd channel) and the gain like this:

Ch1 mode 1: depends on guitar and if I want this mode to distort or not. Generally halfway.
Ch1 mode 2: 12-1 o'clock
Ch1 mode 3: 10-11 o'clock. Never higher than 12 o'clock!
Ch2: Between almost all the way down and 11 o'clock. Way too much gain on this channel.

Master volumes as high as your ears, neighbours, practice space or gig venue can handle. At home I have to master volume very low, at a point where below it the amp sounds weak but at the point it sounds nice. This is easy to find - just turn up the volume until you can feel the vol jump a bit and the amp comes "alive". This is the minimum volume you should use for good tone.

Hope that helps.
 
Thanks for the advice! I always thought about replacing the tubes; i've also heard that the EL34's are amazing. So the stock tubes aren't that great, ya? I usually have the treble, mid, and bass almost maxed, as it seems to get weak as you back off of the EQ. I will try your suggestions, thanks!
 
All pots noon except master. Thats Einstein - with stock tubes.
All axes, from Strats to Lesters to P90s-guitars.

IMO.
 
At the moment I have both Gains around noon, Ch1 has a B2, M10, T2 kinda mid scoop setting, so does Ch2.

But I just got the head and usually I start with less mids and dial them in over time on new gear ...
 
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Ghenstal":65abd said:
Thanks for the advice! I always thought about replacing the tubes; i've also heard that the EL34's are amazing. So the stock tubes aren't that great, ya? I usually have the treble, mid, and bass almost maxed, as it seems to get weak as you back off of the EQ. I will try your suggestions, thanks!
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I like the 6L6s better for cleans. I felt EL34s were nicer for leads but rhythm tones had a bit of a grainy sound especially at low volumes. The stock preamp tubes are too high gain and made the sound slightly muddy IMO.
 
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duesentrieb":d23e3 said:
All pots noon except master. Thats Einstein - with stock tubes.
All axes, from Strats to Lesters to P90s-guitars.

IMO.
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I totally agree... I'm running an modded Ibanez UV7BK through my Einstein 50W head: Jeff Beck on bridge and original Blaze on neck, coil splitter volume pot and 3-way blade switcher with standard configuration B-BN-N.

Sounds amazing with the Einstein going through a Framus CS212 (2 Vintage 30) although the cab can't really handle the bass tones under low D (neither does my apartment's structure btw!).
 
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