Does anybody else share this problem,?....you set up your guitar, pedals and amp at home ( for example....Gibby SG p90s, into TC Dark Matter, and into Tech21 TM60 + PE60) to give that nice sound that you've invested in, ....then take it out to gig and it sounds nothing like that warm growl that you had at home, ....more of a thin farty-raspy sound. (Partly downgraded by the fact that , at home you maybe set your volume quite loud for satisfaction, but often at a gig theres always somebody who has a volume problem so the umph immediately dissappears !). It happens too often, and I get home slightly miffed ...like tonight !!
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Supportact said: [my style is] probably more an accumulation of limitations and bad habits than a 'style'.
Less gain and let the volume do the work.
I've gigged with the Tech21 TM60 + PE60 set up too. For live work it's what's been said: reduce the gain. And probably adjust the EQ too -- although that depends a lot on the guitar. E.g. my Jazzmaster is much brighter than my Sheraton. Really have to use your ears to decide what's needed.
I've been rediscovering all this with a change of amps over the last few gigs, going from valves to SS, i.e. it's a new amp which responds quite differently to my old one. I'm almost happy now but it's been a difficult month!
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