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Do you guys have any tips - settings? I am mainly interested in the 3rd channel - tight rhythm - metal tones. Thx in advance!
sotosprince":1z5682fq said:Well, I didn;t have much time to experiment with all the switches since the guy who visited me was in a hurry. It has its own voicing of course, but I don't know if I like it more than my mark III. Maybe it has more gain but I am not sure. Dual - mark combo lol. Unfortunately I didn't have a cab available to try it properly so I only was able to run it through my suhr- torpedo - studio monitors. Maybe next time I'll convince him to bring it at the studio! That thing is so freaking heavy!
Yeah, ur right! It has tons of low end, doesn't it?dirtyfunkg":25ydg7c8 said:sotosprince":25ydg7c8 said:Well, I didn;t have much time to experiment with all the switches since the guy who visited me was in a hurry. It has its own voicing of course, but I don't know if I like it more than my mark III. Maybe it has more gain but I am not sure. Dual - mark combo lol. Unfortunately I didn't have a cab available to try it properly so I only was able to run it through my suhr- torpedo - studio monitors. Maybe next time I'll convince him to bring it at the studio! That thing is so freaking heavy!
Hard to really run an amp through its paces given the situation you just described.
My advice is to download the manual for the Sig:X and start with those settings, then start tweaking. The gain controls are very interactive as far as voicing.
Also, crank the clean channel and hit it with a boost... it behaves like a classic NMV amp. Toggle through the modes for different voicing.
Overall, have an open mind with this amp. Each channel can do a variation of "clean to mean" with the orange and red channels capable of full-on modern hi-gain. As many controls as this amp has, each one has a pretty major impact on the sound. Take time and tweak.
I see u have a mark 4! This is the next amp I want to try! If I am lucky enough, next week I'll try the Rev B version! How do u like it compared to the other Fryett / VHT amps u got?Bad.Seed":1i1dwa8l said:Shame you didn't get to spend more time with it!
I currently own 4 different Fryette/VHT amps, but have never been in the same room with a Sig X. It's on my list of amps to try, no doubt.
sotosprince":2noei7qp said:I see u have a mark 4! This is the next amp I want to try! If I am lucky enough, next week I'll try the Rev B version! How do u like it compared to the other Fryett / VHT amps u got?Bad.Seed":2noei7qp said:Shame you didn't get to spend more time with it!
I currently own 4 different Fryette/VHT amps, but have never been in the same room with a Sig X. It's on my list of amps to try, no doubt.
bigangryguitar":3tejncz4 said:I had one for five years and never felt like I found all the tones in it! Really miss that amp, hope to get another one of these days or a Deliverance.
swamptrashstompboxes":2n8olee9 said:bigangryguitar":2n8olee9 said:I had one for five years and never felt like I found all the tones in it! Really miss that amp, hope to get another one of these days or a Deliverance.
Same here, except that I still have mine... In storage in need of a tube swap. I love that sucker though.
I see you own lots of amps! U ever tried the fireball 60? I can have it for like half the price of the sig x!Speeddemon":2j3l36ss said:I sold my Sig:X recently after much contemplation... I found the high gain tones to be a bit too dry and stiff. It definitely won't have any of the liquid qualities that a Mesa Mark or some Engls have.
The mid-gain Marshally tones is where I'll really miss the Sig:X. Clean channel was pretty nice, but to me didn't have the wow-factor of Mark IV/V/Diezel Dmoll/Engl Invader-clean. Also, it hisses pretty noticably (regardless of volume).
That dryness of the Sig X gives you the idea that it needs way more gain...the gain is there though, but the saturation is often lower, compared to most Mesa/Diezel/Engl.
I ran Rhythm channel in Live or Burn mode with Gain around noon, Saturation around 2 o 'clock, More On, Wood and that rocked for 70's/80's hard rock/heavy stuff.
sotosprince":kwvn4rrf said:I see you own lots of amps! U ever tried the fireball 60? I can have it for like half the price of the sig x!Speeddemon":kwvn4rrf said:I sold my Sig:X recently after much contemplation... I found the high gain tones to be a bit too dry and stiff. It definitely won't have any of the liquid qualities that a Mesa Mark or some Engls have.
The mid-gain Marshally tones is where I'll really miss the Sig:X. Clean channel was pretty nice, but to me didn't have the wow-factor of Mark IV/V/Diezel Dmoll/Engl Invader-clean. Also, it hisses pretty noticably (regardless of volume).
That dryness of the Sig X gives you the idea that it needs way more gain...the gain is there though, but the saturation is often lower, compared to most Mesa/Diezel/Engl.
I ran Rhythm channel in Live or Burn mode with Gain around noon, Saturation around 2 o 'clock, More On, Wood and that rocked for 70's/80's hard rock/heavy stuff.
Thx a lot !stephen sawall":3ludva8c said:http://www.fryette-users.com/forums/showthread.php?3618-Sig-X-Settings
Sig X is the amp I use most.
I sold mine for 800 and I did feel a little ripped off. It wouldn't move at all for 1000.sotosprince":3hojyuw8 said:Thx a lot guys! The Sig x is at 1000 euros used so I can't afford it right now. I'll open a new thread, since I will be testing some new amps and I really need your advice! Cheers!