What would you consider your biggest tonal realisation that has made an impact on the way you dial in gear?

[rstites]

Playing metal, turn the gain down and the volume up to the extent possible. All the gain at practice levels is there to emulate the natural sustain and compression of the amp at volume with it's natural acoustic properties and compression. Also, gain when playing solo produces a thickness that is an attempt to emulate the sound of multiple takes blended together when recorded, so again back the gain off and play as clean as possible for recorded tones. ....you can always reamp it for more if you really need it, but you probably won't.

Finally, getting good heavy tones is far more about attack and aggression when playing the instrument than the equipment.

 

[thegame]

Different guitar players sound different.

The point is, I can emulate a farty sounding palm mute by changing up a bunch of things with my technique, just for demonstration purposes.

 

[Simon Dorn]

The point is, I can emulate a farty sounding palm mute by changing up a bunch of things with my technique, just for demonstration purposes.

Sure.