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    Overdrive Fizzing / Fuzzing Help!

    I'll keep it short as I can, but I constantly run into issues when using an Overdrive pedal. It has this very artificial fizz almost fuzz ontop that I can't get rid of. I have done some digging around and found so many different causes and fixes but none of them quite work? A rundown of my...
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    Pedalboard help! EQ pedal? DI?

    Recently divorced from Helix, ready to get back on the scene with an amp and a pedal board. Right now I have an Ampeg Venture V7, compressor, rat, wooly mammoth clone. Here’s my problem though, I love the Ampeg sound with the hi and low switches on, but I’m not super happy with the “grit” you...
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    Strange Power Thing - Synthetic buzzing kills my tone!

    Hey all, I have been dealing with this for a while and have come to the end of my rope. I don't think there's any fixing my issues, but it would be helpful to understand it a bit better? Basically at random parts of the day, I will sit down to practice and anytime I add some dirt into my chain...
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    Empress Compressor MK1 vs MK2

    I’ll keep it short and sweet. I want a decent compression pedal and I know the MK2 gets a lot of love. But. For atleast $100 cheaper I can get a used MK1. Is there anyone out there who has had both and can say if it is or isn’t worth the $100 upgrade? Someone hold my hand and tell me what to do.
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    Home setup and Gain Staging

    I am now the happy owner of an Ampeg Venture V7. Its sat on my desk right now, balanced DI out into the UAD Volt 1, which is usbc into my PC desktop and into Reaper. I plan on using this setup for quiet pracitcing with headphones through the UAD sound device and the occasional rough recording...
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    I need help picking an amp!

    So, I thought my mind was made up. Ampeg Venture V7. Always dreamt of having that SVT grit, comes with a compressor. Etcetcetc. But, I’m the UK I’m looking at like £700 at least, so I did the cardinal sin of looking around. Now I just don’t know. I kind of have my eye on the little mark tube...
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    Darkglass Microtubes vs. Ampeg Venture V7

    Hey guys, always been one of those "amp-less" bass players but I think I am ready to dive into it. On my radar is the Ampeg V7 and the Darkglass Microtubes 500 v2. I see some pros and cons to both but I know how much it is up to personal taste. Still wanted to get any opinons from anyone who...
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    The pedal that’s either too loud or too quiet.

    Hey guys, I’ve been battling with my Cat Demon from fuzzrocious for some time now. Making it work in my signal path is a pain. Turn it down too much and it sounds whimpy and I lose that feedback switch. But when it’s at a setting that’s just right, I usually turn down my DI to compensate. But...
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    Diving headfirst into the Pedal world.

    Okay, so here it is, I am THAT guy. Christmas has come and gone and I have money burning in my pocket. Ive decided that I want a compressor and then an affect, probably distortion of some kind. So far I have in my cart on eBay, A DOD Milk Box for $55 and a Little Bear Rat Attack 2 for around...
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    Music Theory and Modes.

    Hey, so I have a question concerning modes. Okay, so I get that each note of a scale has a chord attached to it. Major, Minor, Minor, etc. And each note of a scale has a mode attached. Ionian, Dorian, Phrygian etc. I also know my arpeggios, when to flatten the 3rd and use a dominant 7th etc...