Just got a VHX! Help with a legato lead tone

[imm0rtality8]

Just received my vhx yesterday! It sounds AMAZING. So easy to get a vh4 sound...eventhough Ive never played any diezel amps before. I think I got the sound from aenima by tool pretty easily.
Here is my issue. I am currently working on legato guitar. Just practicing with a book. I was using a boss gt1 through a mixer to my monitors. I bypassed any amp as I have a marshall jcm 2000 TSL and have never gotten the tone or sound I wanted. That’s the reason I bought the VHX. I can tell I can get any sound I want but I need that oversaturated, reverby, delay infused sustain that lasts forever. And yes, i have played with the compressor reverb and delay but am not sure how to get the sound I’m looking for. I can get a sound but I have to “work” for my legato notes (think whole fretboard legato. I want to string out 50 notes at a time.) Where as in the gt1 it’s like my pickups are more active and responsive. HELP!

 

[Leo Diezel]

Welcome to the Diezel family

As for the question I think you shouldn't have any issue with the tone you are looking for by using:

Red Channel
Shape at 2
Gain at 0.65

EQ wise i like pushing mids and roll off treble, like:

Treble 0.55
Mids 0.75
Bass 0.65
Presence 0.55
Deep 0.5

Then a bit of delay and you should be good to go with a perfect legato tone in my opinion.

Please note that Diezel are very sensitive and extremely dynamic amps, so they would accentuate much more everything that happens on the fretboard!

 

[imm0rtality8]

So ya, that worked!!!! Thanks so much for the reply. I am thoroughly enjoying learning about the sounds that this amp can make but all of the options got me a little lost. Granted this is only day 2 of having the amp.
that simple setup and dialing in a delay I liked is fantastic! I boosted the gain a little as I like a VERY wet sound when practicing. Ill probably dial it back when recording. Thanks again!
Oh, I saw on another thread someone asking about beta testing. I would love to do that!