This amp can be set beyond tight . It’s all preferences and how you use it
It's pretty tight in the room, I just haven't taken the time to really tweak it for recording. I had the gain, bass and or depth too high I think. but it's in the ballpark. Could maybe do with a TS in front, need to experiment.
Do you use a boost out of interest?
Sometimes . But I knock it hard with a gate . I basically have a hard gate set first then push the amp hard until I had what I want . That might sound strange but it helps to get more out the amp for me . But a ts9 does sound good or a clon as well
As in push it with a clean boost from the gate, or just crank up the gain on the amp?
Sometimes if not using a boost I’ll just set a boss ns2 as tight as it will go . Then I push the eqs and and gain high until it’s just right above the gates threshold. The gate adds a chunk and tight ness while I’ve push the amp hard to get a cool tone that’s rich yet tight
In my experience, the MTL doesn't play as nice with pedals in front as the MC does--it is a lot pickier. I've had limited success with a couple pedals but usually can get that thing super tight without one by backing off the gain and playing with some knobs. I also will use a clean compressor with my amps and set it so it has a little more output and set the compressor to breathe a bit so it emphasizes the mutes and chugs.
What pedals have you had the limited success with? So far for me it's a Plumes, OD820 and GE7.
An 808, api eq/boost and the cae clean boost. It didn’t seem to like things with a ton of color to my ear.
Thanks man. Agreed, got to experiment a little more. The clip was the first recording of it with basically no tweaking or post EQ, so plenty of fun to be had for sure
