Uber-low-gain setting on Erect - interesting..

[Resonant Alien]

I was goofing around with the Erect this wknd and discovered some pretty cool "un-Recto-like" tones. This module is way more versatile than I first thought. My fav non-Recto type setting was to take the gain waaaay down - as low as it would go without muting the signal completely, then engage the bright switch to pos 2, put the mids at about 1:30, treble at about 11:30, bass around 10:00, then cranked the master. I was using a guitar with SD '59 PUPs, on the bridge PUP with the guitar vol around 7, and I was running through an MXR Micro Amp turned up to about 11:00. It gave a really cool mid-gain-ish sound, similar gain-wise to the SL with gain about noon, but with a fuller EQ, more similar to ch B of the T/D, but more compressed than the D. Definitely not what you think of when you think Recto, but a very cool and useful tone. I came up with a couple of song ideas just based on wanking around with this setting!

 

[EWSEthan]

Very cool! Im going to check this out when I get home tonight!

 

[guitarslinger]

Actually, the EG5 can get downright interesting with the guitar volume WAY down. Sounded kinda like a dirty vox with a tapped Duncan Jazz and my 2290 delay

 

[EWSEthan]

Actually, the EG5 can get downright interesting with the guitar volume WAY down. Sounded kinda like a dirty vox with a tapped Duncan Jazz and my 2290 delay

I have EXACTLY what you are talking about and LOVE this! In the 2 or 4 position of a strat with the volume rolled of, EG5 is fantastic.

 

[Resonant Alien]

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I am just now getting around to really experiementing with all my modules. I got my M4 back in November and have pretty much just been using the modules "as intended" - i.e. T/D channel A = Fender Twin, T/D channel B = Fender Deluxe, SL channel A = JTM 45, SL channel B = Plexi, etc. But now I am starting to realize just how versatile these modules are!!! Not only can you get the "intended" sounds out of them, but when you start messing around with the EQ, gain, bright and bass switches, you can really get some unique and different sounds. Couple that with the fact that the Eggie stuff responds better than ANY amp I've ever had to changes in guitar volume and pickups, and WOW! The possibilities are endless.

Does anyone else think that the Eggie EQ is quite possibly the best guitar amp EQ on the market?? I have been stunned at how much small EQ tweaks affect the sound. A lot of amps (even other great boutique amps), you can torque the EQ knobs all day and not hear much difference! Same with the gain knob. In some amps, the gain knob just kind of turns down the volume, or turns the signal into something with less gain, but pretty thin and crappy sounding. The Eggie gain knob does just what it says...

I tried a Randall Recto module before I bought my Erect, and I have A/B'd them since. The EQ and gain controls, and the clarity of the signal in the Erect kill the Recto. I know these are both Egnater designs, but the Erect really takes it to a whole new level.
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[broknstuff]

Totally agree with your Rick, that it really responds well to different guitars/pickup configurations. I've found so many tones from just messing with my guitar controls without even touching the amp. Granted that I haven't tried a whole bunch of tube amps at home, but I am still amazed at how great it sounds at low volumes! It's nice to spend 2k on and amp and not have it stashed in a closet waiting for the gig.

As for the EQ, I love the mid control on it, it's a very musical sweep and can change the tone drastically. Same with the gain and master volumes, they all flow very well together and just *make sense*. I find the bass and treble knobs to not have as wide of a sweep by themselves, but it works perfectly with the bass boost/bright switches. Kind of as if those do the main EQ and then the bass/treble knobs do more fine tweaking. This is IMO of course, and my experiences coming from a mesa dual rectifier. Don't get me wrong, it had some good sounds in it, but man it was a constant struggle with the EQ. Like the mids just made a difference in how stiff the amp felt more than actually changing the mid character. So sometimes even a small knob turn would make too drastic of a sound change, but yet you couldn't pinpoint a certain frequency in/out. In comparison they seemed overly sensitive and not as intuitive as the egnaters. The egnaters sound good no matter where you put them while still being versatile. It's nice to have my cake and eat it too.

A good summary would be that it's just nice to not have to fight an amp and get good sounds right away. Usually when I try out an amp a good while is spent playing a chord or two, then a few knobs here and there, back to a few more chords/single lines, then back to the faceplate etc...Now, it's just fun because it'll give me a different kick ass sound, instead of me searching for way to long for a sound that doesn't bother me.

 

[Resonant Alien]

I hear ya. I played a Mesa Recto for a couple of years. That was a really great amp.....once you got it dialed in and didn't mess with it, and as long as you could crank the volume (which at the time, was not a problem for me) I had a Marshall prior to that and a VHT Pittbull and Fender Hot Rod Deluxe in between. The VHT was very flexible and sounded really good, but again had to be cranked to sound good. The Fender sound great for, well, Fender tones, but couldn't really do anything else, and the Marshall was...well...a Marshall...crank it to the max and it sounds awesome like a Marshall should, but that's about all it would do. After the VHT, I went to the dark side with a Line 6 amp for a while, mainly because by then I was married with kids and needed something I could play at a decent volume. I thought I was going to have to stay away from tube amps forever until I found the Egnater stuff. Between the gain, the channel master, the M4 master, and the volume control on my VHT power amp, I can dial in awesome tones at just about any volume.....of course, it always sounds better when it's LOUD, but it definitely does not suck at uber-low volumes.

Viva Egnater! Those who don't know are missing the best tone of their lives

 

[mbrown3]

Between the gain, the channel master, the M4 master, and the volume control on my VHT power amp, I can dial in awesome tones at just about any volume.....of course, it always sounds better when it's LOUD, but it definitely does not suck at uber-low volumes.

Yep, that's one of the things I love the most about the MOD50. While it still sounds best at higher volumes (as almost all amps do, IMO), it's one of the best sounding amps at lower volumes too. It doesn't lose much when you have to play quieter, especially when it comes to the gain. In my experience, on the gain side of things, when you turn an amp's volume down, it sucks the tone out of the amp's built in distorted tones too, which is where pedals have come in handy. Not so with this amp...turn the volume down and the overdriven tones still sound oh so juicy.