Hey mike!!! Im trying to learn the crazy train solo....im getting it but im not getting a good sound out of my amp as far as hearing the tapping. my question is whats the best way to set up an amp to hear the tapping more clearly?? ow and dont laugh, I have a line 6 spider 150 amp set on (purple rain setting) with pod HD500X multi-effects processor.
Tapping sound
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Great question!! I don't have any hands on experience with that particular gear but I found a cool cheat sheet with suggested settings and Crazy Train is on the list:
http://line6.com/media/club/spideriv/SpiderIV75_settings.pdf
Another thing to try is to dial in a straight up Marshall style crunch sound on the Spider, then use a distortion pedal on the HD500x in front to get close to the sound.
Let me know how it goes!
Mike
Keep rockin!
Mike Olekshy
GT Guitar Coach
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