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Jax · 11th February 2008

I'm trying to figure out what it takes to get full, complex chords out of my amp when the gain is reasonably high. It seems difficult to strike a balance between the clarity of each note in a big chord, and distortion that has some balls. The more gain I add, the less clear the expression inherent in the chord becomes.

I sort of suspect my rig is holding back the sound I'm after. It is somewhat known to have good tone, but at the expense of overall clarity. Randall RM4 with RT2/50, and the hi-gain modules are recto, ultra, and to a lesser extent, the top boost.

How do guys like Page Hamilton (Helmet, specifically "In the Meantime") achieve such clarity?

11th February 2008	#1
Jax Lives for gear Joined: Jul 2002 Location: San Francisco Posts: 4,779 Thread Starter	Big chords and heavy distortion, ala Helmet I'm trying to figure out what it takes to get full, complex chords out of my amp when the gain is reasonably high. It seems difficult to strike a balance between the clarity of each note in a big chord, and distortion that has some balls. The more gain I add, the less clear the expression inherent in the chord becomes. I sort of suspect my rig is holding back the sound I'm after. It is somewhat known to have good tone, but at the expense of overall clarity. Randall RM4 with RT2/50, and the hi-gain modules are recto, ultra, and to a lesser extent, the top boost. How do guys like Page Hamilton (Helmet, specifically "In the Meantime") achieve such clarity?