12-02-2012, 08:55 PM
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Join Date: Nov 2012
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Maxing out the gain...
a friend of mine has a 6505+ and i asked him why the gain was on 10, he said he liked how it sounded. my god, i'm a serious death metal player myself but i couldnt imagine diming the gain ever. why would people do this? just....why?
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12-02-2012, 09:00 PM
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stereo amp connaisseur
Join Date: Feb 2007
Location: sydney, australia
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they do it for the metlulz.
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12-02-2012, 09:04 PM
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beginner
Join Date: Oct 2007
Location: on the road... again
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i just run my guitar through a moog freqbox on square wave setting now. max clipping.
i used to do that when i was first starting. i didn't know any better.
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12-02-2012, 09:21 PM
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One among the fence.
Join Date: Nov 2009
Location: Southern California, USA
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To be fair, there's not really any difference between 7 and 10 on a 6505. Don't worry about it, people do things with their gear that you won't like... it's theirs, not yours.
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12-02-2012, 09:29 PM
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Join Date: Nov 2012
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yeah i know, if they like it then they should do it it just seems so strange |
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12-02-2012, 09:33 PM
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Join Date: Oct 2008
Location: On an Island
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After 7 it just gets messier. The guy would sound better at 6 for sure
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12-03-2012, 01:27 AM
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Grumpy Old Tech
Join Date: Oct 2009
Location: Australia
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Maybe he wants mushy to cover his mistakes.
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12-03-2012, 02:00 AM
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Registered Sex Offender
Join Date: Aug 2009
Location: Australia
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why do people play in drop c and shit? your best of just letting people do what they want.
everyone has different tastes, let him do his thing and one day he will figure out that more gain isnt better |
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12-03-2012, 02:03 AM
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Hookers and Blow
Join Date: Sep 2008
Location: NJ
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To play within the Vocalist's vocal range
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12-03-2012, 02:06 AM
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Registered Sex Offender
Join Date: Aug 2009
Location: Australia
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if only that was why all people did it  |
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12-03-2012, 02:08 AM
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Let's a go Mario!
Join Date: Feb 2009
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Maybe he just likes mud.
I keep my gain on my DSL at 5, sometimes 6 and that is too much gain for me. I can accomplish every thing I need with that. When I played a 6505 I had the gain at 3 |
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12-03-2012, 03:06 AM
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Hookers and Blow
Join Date: Sep 2008
Location: NJ
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Well, a lower tuning DOES sound heavier. It's the extra low end.
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12-03-2012, 10:41 AM
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One among the fence.
Join Date: Nov 2009
Location: Southern California, USA
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Oh god, a whole step down with the bottom string dropped? SO LOW.
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12-03-2012, 11:23 AM
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That one annoying furfag
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Location: VA
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Anyone who needs gain as high as a 6505 on 10 really needs to get their shit together and learn how to play and sound heavy and not use tons of distortion to cover up their mistakes. The drive knob on a 6505 shouldn't cross 4 unless you are younger than 16.
Seriously, as of recently I've been running my Jet City with the preamp knob on 3. Heavy sound comes from tight and aggressive right-hand technique, not a shit ton of distortion. Quote:
I think full-step down + thicker strings gives better tone anyway.
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12-03-2012, 11:31 AM
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Grumpy Old Tech
Join Date: Oct 2009
Location: Australia
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Drop D is fun and it isn't just for metalheads singing like cookie monster.
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12-03-2012, 04:01 PM
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UG's Michael Westen
Join Date: Aug 2011
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Lower tunings have a thicker sound, and sometimes the notes being called on to play are lower than E. I actually play with it at D#. It was just a lot more comfortable since I primarily play 4ths and 5ths. I started doing it when I first started playing and now it's stuck with me.
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12-03-2012, 08:32 PM
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Potato Faced Blind Man
Join Date: Mar 2012
Location: Texas
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it's always about age with you isn't it. I agree with you about 1/2 or full step down and thick strings gives better tone. and lol cookie monster again. |
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12-03-2012, 08:55 PM
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Registered User
Join Date: Dec 2009
Location: Raleigh, NC
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i can see drop C like system of of a down and a lot of heavy stuff, chevel, breaking benjamin, etc, etc.
no lower. but honestly, if you think you need to drop to sound heavy, you need to listen to more music cause drop D and whole step down can sound heavy as heck. i think dropped tunings are more for a playing style than the sound. playing drop C is worlds difference than standard. worlds. being able to fret power chords with 1 finger, and basically hammer out chords with 3-4 fingers very quickly definitely gives a differernt riffage....a la system of a down. not to mention all your notes are all moved around plus the dropped string.
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12-03-2012, 09:03 PM
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One among the fence.
Join Date: Nov 2009
Location: Southern California, USA
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Absolutely this. It's really unfortunate how many "I will never play that metal shit" people (and even a ton of metal players) don't realize this. I have a guitar in Drop C, and a guitar in C Standard. I come up with completely different styles of riffs on each. You can make riffs on one you just can't make on the other. I don't think any tuning is wrong, and I find it kind of silly that people care. If it sits well in the mix and everything meshes well (vocals and guitars), then it's good. It's important to not be ignorant about stuff just because you don't like it. A lot of people don't like extreme/death metal, and that's fine. They don't have to. But don't write off B standard and C Standard just because you don't use your voice that low.
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12-03-2012, 11:22 PM
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Registered Sex Offender
Join Date: Aug 2009
Location: Australia
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Was just trying to use an example of letting people do there own thing.
Appologies if I afended anyone. I have no problem with drop tuning where appropriate. |
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