Thinking of moving on from my D-Moll...

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Okay, so here is my story. I used to use a Fryette Sig: X head, and I loved it. I stupidly sold it, and since have been jumping from amp to amp. I ended up on a Diezel D-Moll and I love it, but it only has 3 channels. I used to use the Fryette Sig: X as a pseudo 5 channel amp:

Clean (clean tones)
Rhythm without the built in boost (dirty clean tones)
Rhythm with the built in boost (crunchy riffs during build ups and crescendos)
Lead without the built in boost (crunchy riffs during break downs)
Lead with the built in boost (main high-gain and solo tone)

The nature of our songs is that I would often use all of these options in a single song - long progressive metal stuff - and as you can see; the D-Moll doesn't quite cover all of these tones. I don't like to use my volume control as I'm usually playing complex parts and cannot afford the time to reach down to the knob, not with enough accuracy anyway. So I've been hunting for another Fryette, but cannot find one here in the UK. So how can I best give myself these options with the D-Moll?

One option I've come up with is to get something like the G-Lab Midi Loop unit, a variety of boost and distortion pedals, and a smallish 5 switch midi foot-controller (which I can build myself) ... all in the aim of simulating a psuedo 5 channel setup. But will this really give me what I want? I just don't know.

I really like the three core tones I'm getting from the D-Moll, but I find it a little limiting. Thoughts?
 
Amberience":1cbt04l0 said:
Okay, so here is my story. I used to use a Fryette Sig: X head, and I loved it. I stupidly sold it, and since have been jumping from amp to amp. I ended up on a Diezel D-Moll and I love it, but it only has 3 channels. I used to use the Fryette Sig: X as a pseudo 5 channel amp:

Clean (clean tones)
Rhythm without the built in boost (dirty clean tones)
Rhythm with the built in boost (crunchy riffs during build ups and crescendos)
Lead without the built in boost (crunchy riffs during break downs)
Lead with the built in boost (main high-gain and solo tone)

The nature of our songs is that I would often use all of these options in a single song - long progressive metal stuff - and as you can see; the D-Moll doesn't quite cover all of these tones. I don't like to use my volume control as I'm usually playing complex parts and cannot afford the time to reach down to the knob, not with enough accuracy anyway. So I've been hunting for another Fryette, but cannot find one here in the UK. So how can I best give myself these options with the D-Moll?

One option I've come up with is to get something like the G-Lab Midi Loop unit, a variety of boost and distortion pedals, and a smallish 5 switch midi foot-controller (which I can build myself) ... all in the aim of simulating a psuedo 5 channel setup. But will this really give me what I want? I just don't know.

I really like the three core tones I'm getting from the D-Moll, but I find it a little limiting. Thoughts?
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Just an idea, but one of my 5 sounds setup would have been:
1- Clean.
2- Clean with boost or overdrive in the loop.
3- Ch2 mid gain with midcut on // and off with more volume for solo boost.
4- Ch3 high gain with midcut on and boost for tight heavy riffs.
5- Ch3 high gain with midcut off and no boost for solo.

I personaly don't need so many sounds at once, only clean, rythm and lead are always enough...
Also with an appropriate guitar and pickups, we can have all these 3 sounds out of CH2 only just by playing with your guitar volume knob and the midcut/master2.

Good luck
 
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