Pedals for the AD30VT

[Tim]

For me, the build in EQ does it all.

GC - Maybe you could elaborate on your experience on how you obtain the different sounds that you achieve through using just the amp’s EQ. I have spent hours tweaking here and tweaking there. I can not figure how to do what with the dials. I guess I am still to new at all this.

I have an instructional video which discusses how to obtain a country sound. The instructor stated to turn the bass and treble to around the 2:00 position. Turn the mids down to about 9:00. Then turn the reverb up to about the 10:00 position. With my Custom Tele bridge pick up, it sounds pretty close to that country sound. That’s all I have achieved so far.

I know a lot of one’s tone comes from the fingers and the use of bends, hammer-ons, pull-offs ect, but knowing how to tune in a sound into am amp is a good starting point. I would like to learn how to obtain a good rock & roll, jazz, blues tones.

 

[duhvoodooman]

I know a lot of one’s tone comes from the fingers and the use of bends, hammer-ons, pull-offs ect, but knowing how to tune in a sound into am amp is a good starting point. I would like to learn how to obtain a good rock & roll, jazz, blues tones.

Tim, as an AD30VT owner, if you haven't checked out the "patches" at Valvetronix.net or Patchtronix.com, you owe it to yourself to do so. Many different styles, artists, songs, etc. emulated by different ADxxVT settings. Some are great, some stink and everything in between.

Re: blues, you've got a great set-up for that. Combine your Strat with some of the clean models and that Bad Monkey pedal, and you'll have a good raunchy blues sound. Here's one to try:

 

[tot_Ou_tard]

Hiya, Tot. Good to see you here, man. You still haven't installed that G10?!? Guess you'll have to wait now until your VOX is back from the shop. Speaking of which, that's where my Epi Elitist LP is, but not for repair--getting a pair of Seymour Duncan's installed. :R

By all means, try a few pedals and see what tickles your fancy....

Hiya voodoo. Yeah, it was nice to see you here. That's a much better reason to have something in the shop.

 

[tot_Ou_tard]

Getting a patch for a particular sound is a good starting point, but I would like to understand the basics of each genre as regards to EQ etc.. For example a jazzy tone is gotten by using a neck pickup (preferably humbucker) through a clean amp (model) with the treble dialed back. But I don't know exactly what one does with the bass & mids.