What is your gain set at for metal riffs/leads?

[War Admiral]

On fucking 11!!!!!!!FTW!!!

10/0/10 is the only way to go.

All that get's you is this:

viewtopic.php?f=3&t=75772

Yeah but will it give me the hair too???

 

[MYLILSS]

i run gain on my 5150 III between about noon and 2 .. so i guess from 5-7. if i am using my wolfgang with the x2n then i keep it at 5, if i have my wolfgang with the stock pickups it is at about 7

 

[Solid Snake]

Fryette Ultra-lead, gain is at about 2:00 on the lead channel with the boost on the amp engaged. I use a Charvel So Cal and a Tom Anderson Drop Top, both with an H3 in the bridge.

 

[Bishop5150]

5150 III Channel 3 gain set to between noon and 1 o'clock. Sometimes use my TC Nova Drive to boost channels 1-3 of the amp.

5150 III sounds surprisingly great with all knobs at or right around noon. It may be thickheadedness, but I think that in the modern age amps should be engineered to sound at least 'good' with all EQ's at 5 then from there you can cut and boost to taste. ENGL Blackmore is like that as well, I like that about that amp.

I would have to agree. That's pretty much where I keep my eq settings. Might vary here and there depending on the venue.

 

[Tawlks]

On fucking 11!!!!!!!FTW!!!

10/0/10 is the only way to go.

All that get's you is this:

viewtopic.php?f=3&t=75772

I was JUST thinking that.

 

[stephen sawall]

When it comes to gain I always want the least amount I can use to get the effect I want. I like as much dynamics as I can get most of the time.

 

[nevusofota]

5150III
Channel 2
gain @ 2:00
Maxon OD9 as boost

 

[locoed]

Dual Recto's orange channel between 1&2:00 with an EMG afterburner.

Uberschall around 12:00 with no boost.

VH4S it's pretty much all over the place.I love to open that amp up in my studio alone.

Herbert. Haven't really used it yet,plan on having a rack built around it first.

 

[Mailman1971]

I keep the gain at about noonish maybe 1'clock.
Run a clean boost on the amp.
Sounds awesome right there.
Thats for the 5150 and the KR7.
But I been using that setting on pretty much all my amps for the past few years.

 

[lolzgreg]

5150 III Channel 3 gain set to between noon and 1 o'clock. Sometimes use my TC Nova Drive to boost channels 1-3 of the amp.

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I always found that much gain to be overkill with that amp. Anything past noon on that thing is liquid. The tone is great, but it's SO much gain.

 

[Spaceboy]

Ibanez RG7420, DiMarzio Evo/Air Norton.

Ampeg VH140C, gain at 4.
Boss HM-2, gain at 0.

Sounds like Entombed.

 

[NinjaRaf]

With the JSX, I had the crunch channel gain maxed.

6505 212 crunch channel gain at 8.

5150 head lead channel gain at 3 with a boost.

 

[RaceU4her]

Ibanez RG7420, DiMarzio Evo/Air Norton.

Ampeg VH140C, gain at 4.
Boss HM-2, gain at 0.

Sounds like Entombed.

me and you got the same basic rig but i boost with a metalzone, i keep my gain at 3

 

[Toshiro]

Peavey 3120.
Rhythm channel gain on 5 for riffs.
Ultra channel gain on 6 for lead.
No Boost.

Engl Fireball.
Rhythm tone with gain on 5.
Lead tone is gain on 5 + Bloody Murder OD gain on 1, tone on 2, level on 5.

I don't change this between guitars.

 

[Bishop5150]

5150 III Channel 3 gain set to between noon and 1 o'clock. Sometimes use my TC Nova Drive to boost channels 1-3 of the amp.

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I always found that much gain to be overkill with that amp. Anything past noon on that thing is liquid. The tone is great, but it's SO much gain.

Definitely agree. I never go past noon with the gain on channel 3 for my normal playing. But I will sometimes kick on my Nova Drive with the gain set at 0 and the level full to just get a little extra bite. Think Mr. Scary.

 

[Mark Day]

Gain on 3 (9 o'clock), I use 14's standard tuning.


























OD100 se+ gain on 5 or 6, Koko Boost with mid boost on far left position and level at 11:00. AHB 3 bridge with EMG SPC...I actually turn the SPC off quite often. Sometimes I even take the Koko out of the chain when playing rhythms but not often, I'd rather turn my guitar vol back to about 5 or 6 because the Koko is just magic with the OD100se+...takes away the low mid hump


Mark

 

[HerbieBoogie]

gain at 1 oclock on my mesa RK2

sometimes boost some times not... depends on my mood

 

[sansoldati]

Custom Audio PT100 Channel 2/3-Gain at 6.5
Boost: ON
Pickups: Suhr Aldrich

 

[Spaceboy]

Ibanez RG7420, DiMarzio Evo/Air Norton.

Ampeg VH140C, gain at 4.
Boss HM-2, gain at 0.

Sounds like Entombed.

me and you got the same basic rig but i boost with a metalzone, i keep my gain at 3

On another board, someone mentioned that John Gallagher from Dying Fetus has used an MT-2 with an Ampeg VH140C, so now I'm about to go grab one from a buddy's pawn shop.