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Spiattalo
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I play in a cover band and use a Friedman IR-X as my amp + cab sim, however I recently felt the urge to go back to a proper amp and cabinet setup. It sounds perfect, as it essentially have the same features of the IR-X (i.e. 2 channel with pre-gain boost, MIDI) and more, on different circuits, and still allow me to go direct.
Unfortunately I do not have the option to try it out, and most of the videos I've seen seem to focus on modern metal, while I'm still stuck in the 80s. I know it can do crunch, but I guess the questions I have are:
1) Can I have the clean channel set as sparkly clean, and at AC/DC level with the pre-gain on? That's how achieve those tones on the IR-X, but that circuit is obviously Plexi-inspired. I would also use an overdrive like a SD-1 or a TS in front.
2) How does the lead channel perform at lower levels of gain?
3) What cabinets would you suggest? I have my eyes on a Mesa Recto 2x12 but worry that the V30s might work against me in this case.
Unfortunately I do not have the option to try it out, and most of the videos I've seen seem to focus on modern metal, while I'm still stuck in the 80s. I know it can do crunch, but I guess the questions I have are:
1) Can I have the clean channel set as sparkly clean, and at AC/DC level with the pre-gain on? That's how achieve those tones on the IR-X, but that circuit is obviously Plexi-inspired. I would also use an overdrive like a SD-1 or a TS in front.
2) How does the lead channel perform at lower levels of gain?
3) What cabinets would you suggest? I have my eyes on a Mesa Recto 2x12 but worry that the V30s might work against me in this case.
