Anybody have any good Randall RG80ES settings for me?

[messenger]

I'm trying to get more of a hard rock / 80s hair metal tone. But I'm having trouble with it either being muddy on the rhythm or, to biting on leads.

 

[anomaly]

Bass - 7
Middle 4
Treble - 5
Presence - 3
Gain - 8
Master - 3

I find you gotta get the amp up to band levels to get the most out of it. It smooths right out and loses that fizz/sizzle right around 2.5 or 3 on the master. Sounds it's best at about 4, but by then it's pretty damn loud.

Also, these amps LOVE overdrive pedals. I never play mine without a boost of some sort.

 

[messenger]

Ya I'm talking about band levels. I had a gig last night, and was having a bit of problems. I was kind of fighting it. The sound guy said my Legacy sounded WAYYYYY better. Form 8 feet in front of the amp I thought it sounded alright

 

[anomaly]

Ya I'm talking about band levels. I had a gig last night, and was having a bit of problems. I was kind of fighting it. The sound guy said my Legacy sounded WAYYYYY better. Form 8 feet in front of the amp I thought it sounded alright

You using a boost? I highly recommend you do... I love my maxon od808 with mine. Also, keep the presence as low as possible, keeps the highs from getting brittle.

What cab, speakers are you running it through?

Honestly, i think the rg80/100es heads are better suited to more aggressive metal tones, because of that midrange grind it has. It does the hair metal sound good though.

 

[messenger]

I'm using Eminence v12s. Haven't tried a boost. I've never really been into boosting. I think I had the presence almost all the way off, if not off completely. I find the presence adds alot of "buzz", kinda like a recto type sound. I'm trying to get a crisp rhythm tone, with a nice bitting lead with out being ice picky. I've got gigs this weekend I was hoping to use it for. I messed around more tonight but I'm still fighting with it a bit.

 

[messenger]

I think I've got now
Pres- off
bass 11:00
mids 11:00
treble 10:00 (pushed)
master around 9:00
gain maxed

 

[RaceU4her]

i would either try a boost or an eq in the loop, or both.

 

[anomaly]

I'm using Eminence v12s. Haven't tried a boost. I've never really been into boosting. I think I had the presence almost all the way off, if not off completely. I find the presence adds alot of "buzz", kinda like a recto type sound. I'm trying to get a crisp rhythm tone, with a nice bitting lead with out being ice picky. I've got gigs this weekend I was hoping to use it for. I messed around more tonight but I'm still fighting with it a bit.

Yeah, the presence adds that Dimebag characteristic (which obviously ain't everyones cup of tea)... I like it at about 2 or 3. Gives it bit of bite to the tone without being too sizzly.

You don't know what you're missing running it without a boost. It's a whole new animal when it gets pushed a bit up front, it smooths out the gain and gives it a really tight bass response.

 

[anomaly]

I think I've got now
Pres- off
bass 11:00
mids 11:00
treble 10:00 (pushed)
master around 9:00
gain maxed

Wow, not much bass hey?

 

[messenger]

I find at 11:00 that it has PLENTY of bass. Anymore and my palm mutes jump out way too far out of the mix