visualrocker69
Well-known member
'allo!
Due to the recent advice of a forum member, FBMG, I've made some significant changes to how I dial stuff in.
1) On the 2:90, I moved the input setting from instrument to line. The greatly decreased the input level, thereby allowing me to crank... EVERYTHING more!!! ...
This... may have been obvious to some people, but I always just assumed that since I'm using an instrument, it should be on the "instrument" setting. :roll:
2) I set the Triaxis output control at SIX. This has been discussed before on the forum, but here it goes again... A cranked TA results in more preamp tube saturation and consequently a WARMER and more PLEASANT sounding tone!!!
...the danger of this is overloading the opamp used by the Dynamic Voice, so keep that in check. I never, ever, ever, ever raise it about 2.0. For solos, I turn it off altogether.
3) I set the treble LOW!!! As a former Mark IV user, I thought that treble = tone. The lead treble on the MKIV shaped the entire character of the lead channel. It was optimal to set it at 7.5 or 8. On the Triaxis, with such settings, I had a very... fizzy/buzzy sound. It never occured to me to turn the treble down. Said forum member gave me that piece of advice, and OH MY GOD. What a difference!!! I now set it to 5.0 or 5.5. I compensate with the presence at 3.5 or higher. Sometimes I even add a hair of presence on the power amp. Just a hair, though
Anyway, after making all those changes, I couldn't be happier with my Triaxis/2:90! I'm still not convinced that THIS is MY sound, but it is definately a GOOD sound. And that will, at least for now, suffice 8)
Due to the recent advice of a forum member, FBMG, I've made some significant changes to how I dial stuff in.
1) On the 2:90, I moved the input setting from instrument to line. The greatly decreased the input level, thereby allowing me to crank... EVERYTHING more!!! ...
This... may have been obvious to some people, but I always just assumed that since I'm using an instrument, it should be on the "instrument" setting. :roll:
2) I set the Triaxis output control at SIX. This has been discussed before on the forum, but here it goes again... A cranked TA results in more preamp tube saturation and consequently a WARMER and more PLEASANT sounding tone!!!
...the danger of this is overloading the opamp used by the Dynamic Voice, so keep that in check. I never, ever, ever, ever raise it about 2.0. For solos, I turn it off altogether.
3) I set the treble LOW!!! As a former Mark IV user, I thought that treble = tone. The lead treble on the MKIV shaped the entire character of the lead channel. It was optimal to set it at 7.5 or 8. On the Triaxis, with such settings, I had a very... fizzy/buzzy sound. It never occured to me to turn the treble down. Said forum member gave me that piece of advice, and OH MY GOD. What a difference!!! I now set it to 5.0 or 5.5. I compensate with the presence at 3.5 or higher. Sometimes I even add a hair of presence on the power amp. Just a hair, though
Anyway, after making all those changes, I couldn't be happier with my Triaxis/2:90! I'm still not convinced that THIS is MY sound, but it is definately a GOOD sound. And that will, at least for now, suffice 8)
