Took my markbass in to GC for an appraisal and this happened... I wasn't planning on it but the dude gave him his friends and family discount... a 1000watt 212 for 800 bucks was too hard to pass up.
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Took my markbass in to GC for an appraisal and this happened... I wasn't planning on it but the dude gave him his friends and family discount... a 1000watt 212 for 800 bucks was too hard to pass up.
Joeykun
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Those are some good low mid (finger style) punch settings. Boosting that 200-250HZ area will bring that forward. My settings are below. Keep in mind, I use a Darkglass B7KU that boost areas I’m cutting to even things out. A Contour around 10:00 is my sweet spot! Amber shown for foot switch purposes.
Used my footswitch for the first real time just now doing some test tracking, didn't go too bad even though I'm usually an always on or off guy with pedals. The benefits of being able to switch on the fly section by section are too good to pass up.
The pristine clean channel really shines through more with the 12-3 IR not dampening the tone nearly as much as my 8x10 IR I was using. The drive channel was also a lot less murky than before so that is a win.
I agree with @Joeykun that 10:00 is a safe spot for contour B (or A!), perfect and seamless between the two channels.
I'll have to fine tune my EQ and volumes for a compromise between a good drive and clean sound for a one take recording but I'm well on my way I think.
The pristine clean channel really shines through more with the 12-3 IR not dampening the tone nearly as much as my 8x10 IR I was using. The drive channel was also a lot less murky than before so that is a win.
I agree with @Joeykun that 10:00 is a safe spot for contour B (or A!), perfect and seamless between the two channels.
I'll have to fine tune my EQ and volumes for a compromise between a good drive and clean sound for a one take recording but I'm well on my way I think.
I was worried about it being too harsh up top but it's not at all. Yes, it sounds like a DG cab. But it's got a lot of booty. Most of the tone is the Magellan 800, the cab handles the 4ohms beautifully. Noon is enough to shake the foundations and I may have caused a couple photos to fall off of the wall. Major upgrade from the markbass combo. I really don't use a lot of distortion nor do I find the typical metalcore bridge tone appealing or usable in my life. The growl I get though qith my neck pickup in passive is glorious and very hard rock.
I read this very differently
I’m setting up my first home studio and before I pop for a $$$ tube DI, has anyone used the DI out from the Magellan to record? I have the standard Scarlett interface going into Garage Band now, and Logic Pro soon. Thanks!
I do! I like to use it in post EQ with my pedal rig into a cabinet IR. It really sounds great!
The Genzler (and Genz Benz before it) have fantastic DI’s. If I used my amp/cab for gigs, I wouldn’t have some of the gear I have now. I’d DI from the head.
I went through the Genzler DI when I recorded this video. Went from the Genzler into my old Boss BR1600. Just added a pinch of compression. Using the Genzler DI always gives me the best results.
Mind sharing your eq setting and signal chain for that tone? I've never quite been able to dial in that kind of deep tone.
This was recorded direct from the amp into a mac (ableton, I think) while sitting on the porch at the beginning of quarantine.
The verses are a bit thin as I'm playing on the D string 7th fret but when it fills out nicely in the chorus. Live I usually play the verse with an octave pedal.
The verses are a bit thin as I'm playing on the D string 7th fret but when it fills out nicely in the chorus. Live I usually play the verse with an octave pedal.
Oh man.....pretty sure the EQ was flat with some A contour dialed in. This is my new Sire v5.....it has a pretty hefty tone to it. I’m sure I had the tone rolled off some too.....can’t remember. Sorry as that’s a pretty vague answer.....
edit: I was also slightly favoring the bridge p/u.
That sounded great. Wonder why I have a $3K bass and a $750 DI...
That's a really nice tone you have there, not to mention some very smooth, tasteful playing. Thanks for sharing!
