Anyone else using the Einstein mode switch to influence Ch2?

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I'm unsure whether it's deliberately designed to do this but as we know, flipping the mode switch on ch1 affects ch2. I'm finding I like it in mode 2 most of the time, mode 3 for shreddy stuff - more compression, slightly easier to play - and mode 1 for Timmonsy type stuff with my Strat where it feels a little more open.

Anyone else using it this way or just me? :D

I think it's great, intentional or not, as when I MIDI this rig up, I can have 3 slightly different feeling lead tones for different things - almost like having a built in slight boost/compressor - plus the 3 tones on Ch1 with the mod. Killer.
 
Totally understand what you mean. I did it too.

I used ch.2 with the interaction of the modes like this:

Ch2 with the switch in mode 1 for almost everything that was not HArd Rock/MEtal. (My fav. since I don't play metal THAT much)

Ch2 with the switch in mode 2 for hard rock/metal rythm (this way it has the perfect Compression/openess ratio)

ch2 with the switch in mode 3 for MEtal soloing as ch.2 get VERY compressed this way. Sometimes used this when I played some REALLY heavy metal stuff.

Ch2 with the switch in mode 1 is AWESOMe for leads.....sounds VERY open and very liquid
 
Wow..thanks! Ima try that out!
My tone was different last night than usual and thats probably why.
I was covering 4 tunes by 4 totally different guitarists.
I Played:
Cliffs of Dover (Eric Johnson)
A night to remember (Andy Timmons)
For the love of God (Steve Vai)
Summer Song (Joe Satriani)

It seemed like my tone last night was a little too marshally. Great for Vai and Satch but not for timmons or Johnson. I just need to experiment a little more. I definitely cop that tone from the Herbert though. Lot more punchy bass out of it. Then again im a new Einstein user..
 
Rob Tahan":1cbvc3qs said:
Wow..thanks! Ima try that out!
My tone was different last night than usual and thats probably why.
I was covering 4 tunes by 4 totally different guitarists.
I Played:
Cliffs of Dover (Eric Johnson)
A night to remember (Andy Timmons)
For the love of God (Steve Vai)
Summer Song (Joe Satriani)

It seemed like my tone last night was a little too marshally. Great for Vai and Satch but not for timmons or Johnson. I just need to experiment a little more. I definitely cop that tone from the Herbert though. Lot more punchy bass out of it. Then again im a new Einstein user..
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Give it a try :) It's a huge difference and it's more of a feel thing but I notice it.

I actually get something I consider Timmonsy from Ch 2 of my Einstein with my Strat (Hot Rails/Lace Gold/Lace Gold) with the following settings;
Gain 1:00
Volume 12:00
Treble 10:00
Middle 1:30
Bass 1:30
Presence 9:30
Deep 12:00

It gets that round, fat thing real well and also sounds great for the fat single coil type tone he goes for. The strange thing is, when I switch to my Universe these settings still sound great for leads. A little different but still very cool. :rock:
 
Nice! I'll try that. It sounds like how i have my settings now minus the deep. I have my deep turned down probably because i heard its too strong... but then again my herbert sounds massive and the deep is at 10 oclock on that one. I take it you have el 34's in your ein? Thats what i have in it. And i notice your also using a 1X12... Im sure our tones are probably pretty similar even though i have the bogner cab.
 
Rob Tahan":1xh5ngew said:
Nice! I'll try that. It sounds like how i have my settings now minus the deep. I have my deep turned down probably because i heard its too strong... but then again my herbert sounds massive and the deep is at 10 oclock on that one. I take it you have el 34's in your ein? Thats what i have in it. And i notice your also using a 1X12... Im sure our tones are probably pretty similar even though i have the bogner cab.
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Yeah, SED EL34s. I do have the oversized 1x12 yeah, and I replaced a Bogner 4x12 with it. The Bogner was basically too big as I don't have a car but my tone hasn't actually changed that much at all with the cab change. It surprised me but this 1x12 sounds HUGE!
 
So i tried it last night and the guitar/amp was practically playing itself! WOW! What rich harmonics this thing has. The tone was like Vai meets Johnson. Tonewise that equalls Rob Tahan;)
 
Rob Tahan":5sci9arm said:
So i tried it last night and the guitar/amp was practically playing itself! WOW! What rich harmonics this thing has. The tone was like Vai meets Johnson. Tonewise that equalls Rob Tahan;)
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Haha, so you like it? Which Ch1 mode did you prefer to have selected when playing in Ch2?
 
Mode 1 of course :thumbsup: It seems cleaner. Other ones are a little too dirty for me. I like that Andy Timmons clear tone.
 
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