Wow, complete confusion here. First, I turn the guitar's volume down slightly in order to keep the detail and signal clean (as apposed to having a more saturated quality), WHICH DOES NOT CUT THROUGH THE MIX AS WELL. Now, if you prefer doing something different, hats off to you, I couldn't give a shit (unless your way helps me). Second, the degree of detail (note definition) and added harmonics improve with a good drive pedal and not something you can get simply by increasing gain on an amp (which also increases saturation and that boisterous quality). And the results are different if JUST reducing gain on the amp. Third, if I never mentioned once that I dialed back a bit on the guitar, none of you 'experts' would have a fuckin' clue, lol. The chiming arrives in order to provide expert opinion that is as amateurish as my own opinion... nothing but opinions, and that's fine (it's a discussion forum), but NO ONE would have said a thing, and all examples were CONSISTENT, which was the point of this demo... to make tone and detail comparisons of pushing an amp's gain vs. reducing it and pushing an amp with this particular pedal. Fourth, even a beginning retard knows that many guitarists dial back for rhythm then dial up for lead (a way of keeping the rhythm clear while boosting the lead). Other guitarists may use a boost pedal for lead, or some other aspect, but many use the guitar's volume knob. But I guess I can't. Whatever. I'm waiting for all the great videos to come out from you bunch of
You do realize that I DID turn the gain down... but the HEAVY pedal (if you have a clue, if you OWN one) has a lot of balls behind it. It's made more for a clean amp channel, whereas I added it to a hi-gain channel. If I never mentioned once that I reduced my guitar's volume a bit, would you or anyone even give it a consideration or know? How could you know? Expert ears and familiarity with everything I used? Hmmm...
Who said it was tone? Quote me where I stated distortion is tone. It affects tone, does it not? It affects the nature of the sound waves. It can increase and change the harmonics.
I would like to compare tones, but you NEVER have posted any. Saving it for your album?
I have no idea what combinations you're referring to or would like to hear. Yes, this pedal typically is combined with a CLEAN channel, whereas I wanted to hear the results with a gainy channel, and found those channels sounded better (TO MY EARS) when backed off on the gain and adding the HEAVY. That's me... no one has to agree, since all of us have our own styles, preferences and sounds. As for the guitar's volume being backed off, unless people actually have the Majesty (and maybe the 2020 electronics are different than those previous or later versions, no idea), they have NO idea of how sensitive and how much the sounds changes when the volume is up full vs. backed off slightly. There is a reason I backed off on the volume a bit, which I do even when playing lead (about 10% reduction)... the notes ring out better, rather than sounding muddy and disappearing in the mix. I have done this in so many reviews and NEVER did anyone even make reference to it ("hey, did you back off on the guitar's volume?"). But since I mentioned it, expert opinions abound, LOL
Yes, “expert” opinions are here on this board else you wouldn’t have posted your content here. Calm down, take a dose of humility, walk away from this thread for a bit, then come back.
Well, it was an inefficiency, it was about combining a very hi-gain pedal with a hi-gain channel (not a clean channel with certain factors cranked to the limit). I thought that much would be obvious, since it was clearly indicated in the video. I already reviewed this pedal on CLEAN channels. I'm not asking anyone to follow my lead on this, but that it was a different option and having fun with gear. Even after explaining this, I'll get more comments from people who have never posted any videos or sound samples. Whatever, lol
What has to be kept in mind is that a solo tone is very different from a tone one creates for a mix. What sounds great on its own can sound muddy or buried once you get drums, bass, keys... and maybe a second guitar pushing the signal and frequencies concurrently. If I would have put this into a mix, it sounds very different.if turning the volume down a little is the path to the tone and feel you are looking for go for it i say
Yes, the confusion were all talking about, comes from the fact that simply turning the amp gain down has the same effect.
That wildly depends on which amp you are using. In fact, many you'll find here on R/T specifically use the amps they use because adding pedals DOESNT give them enough definition.
No, basically all of the users here can hear the "squawking" thing that happens when you have the guitar volume notched down on a high gain amp channel. The reason I, and others, we're confused, is that this volume staging plus pedals/amp gain is commonly used with classic rock, and isn't very commonly used for high gain sounds, because it can make the "JB honk" frequencies sound overwhelming.
No, it does NOT (as to your first point). I can turn the amp's gain down, but I lose aggression and bite to the tone, which is why I add the pedal. I don't have the amps of others, and so, I cannot comment on their gear and what THEY CHOOSE TO DO. Yes, what I did IS uncommon, which is why I did it. Frig! I'll grow a dick when some people grow some friggin' brains and actually read the text I'm including in the video. I'm not saying it's the best thing to do... it's a demo of messing around with the results.
I never said that you said it was. It was a general statement.
^^^^this. I felt like the amps and guitar were dialed-in in a way that most would never use, only to boost and gate them in an unnatural way.
