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Sasuke199
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11/02/2007 1:29 am
I own a small marshall amp,(the Zakk Wylde limited edition) and if anyone knows some settings that will give me great tone it would be really helpful.

Thanks
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11/02/2007 10:12 pm
Tone is in the fingers my friend, what sounds good to me may sound awful to you, tweak the eq settings and let your ear be the guide.
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11/02/2007 10:57 pm
I generally use a clean channel on an amp, whenever possible, and use pedals/multi-effects to create the distortion and/or other effects. On the amp's EQ I will usually have the treble set to just over half way, the mid set to approximately half way, and the bass just below half way.. I have my reverb setting on anything from 4 to 7 (out of 10)..

but like strat-man said.. the sound you want is really an individual thing. So the settings I just outlined then may not be what you want.. I used to have my mid set all the way down, my bass all the way up and my treble around the 75% mark.. but that was when I used to use the overdrive channel of the amp..

There's so many different tones and styles that you could possibly use an amp for.. but the general rule of thumb I have found is to start with everything on a neutral setting. So treble, mid and bass set to half way, and the reverb to about 3 or 4.. then you tweak it from there..
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Sasuke199
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11/04/2007 3:18 pm
Thanks, I guess I'll just have to find it on my own. Your stuff sounds pretty good though light.
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11/05/2007 5:15 pm
I have a 100 watt Marshall amp among other toys, I tend to get the best tones by keeping everything between the 6 and 8 on the dial including presence and distortion. Going to 10 on the distortion won't give you the best tone, that's my advice.
Also, strat-man is absolutely correct, tone is 99% in the fingers. If you are tweaking for a lead tone you should try sliding into a note and doing some heavy vibrato everytime you tweak the settings - as opposed to just picking an open string like most people do.
For rhythm, if possible, get a friend to play a riff that involves palm muting and open strumming over and over while you tweak the dials to your own liking. When you get a sweet tone write the settings down or take a photograph on your phone - it's all too easy to lose the sweet spot by brushing off dials while moving your amp around.
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11/08/2007 10:42 pm
I usually keep my settings about like this.
All guitar knobs on full
Bass at about 4
treble at 6 or 7
contour on 5
ovrdv. on about 8
I know I don't have good settings, but that's the best tone I could find for my amp.
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