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Old 10th May 2006   #4
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to get clarity and still sound heavy, you need to have a great player, but also dial in the amp correctly. Then add the prementioned multiband comp suggestion, and you are in great shape.

I like to dial in my amp with the bass no more then 5 or 6, the mids around 4 and the treble at 6 or 7. I then put a lot of presence in there..around 7. i then put my gain at 5..not much more then that. these are just starting points. before i hit the head, i put a ts9 in front to overdrive. These are all some nice starting points to get crushing distortion that still has clarity.
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