About time for a favourite settings sticky...

[daddydick]

Any help getting a Ron Asheton sound (the sound he gets now.. with JCM 800's) ?? That nice cleanish but distorted sorta sound ... JCM 800 ?

I'm using single coil strat's like him.

please help !


Thanks !

[muttiplay]

I use this settings to play classic rock like led zeppelin, lynyrd skynyrd, deep purple, the who or harder things like whitesnake ecc.

MV(Higher=Better)
Presence 7.5
Bass 6
Middle 7
Treble 7
High Dynamic
Mid Boost On hard rock, Off Classic Rock
Detail 8
Body 5.5


Best tone i got out of the VM so far

[Al3xxx]

AC/DC setting...sounds awesome with my SG

Mid boost on
high range
Treble: 6
Middle: 6
Bass: 8
Presence: 0
Reverb: 0
MasterVolum: 6+
Body: 2-3
Detail: 10

IMPORTANT! set the volum on your guitar low...around 2-5...adjust while playing! and remember...Hit the damn thing!

[antoine]

Here is my final setting with this amp, just the guitar, a Wha and the Amp : (used at 8 Ohms with a Mesa 2x12 loaded with Celestion V30's)

Reverb : Off
Master Volume : 12:00 to 3:00
Presence : 8:00
Bass : 14:00
Middle : 12:00
Treble : 10:00
Detail : 3:00
Body : 10:00
Mid Boost : Off

Low Dynamic for Clean (Guitar volume lower) and Rythm (Guitar volume full)
High Dynamic for Solos

With the Fender Telecaster Richien Kotzen Signature, the tone is pure Vintage Marshall... Absolutly love it :D

[wads33]

I just traded my mesa mark iv combo for a new codition vm 2466 and vm cab. This thing is bright!!!!! Am I doing something wrong???

[Lungo]

I just traded my mesa mark iv combo for a new codition vm 2466 and vm cab. This thing is bright!!!!! Am I doing something wrong???

It may sound bright to your ears after being conditioned to the Mesa. What settings are you using? I doubt you're doing anything wrong. Keep in mind that it takes some people a while to get their preferred tone from the Vintage Modern.

[DeanM]

DYNAMIC RANGE -HIGH
MID BOOST - OFF。

DETAIL 5ã€

[Tom99SS]

Settings when using my Les Paul

Actual numbers, not clock settings

Reverb: Off
MV: 7
Presence: 5.5
Bass: 5
Middle: 5
Treble: 6.5
High Dynmic Range
Mid Boost out/off

Detail: 7
Body: 6


Have to say it again, just love this amp.

[SteveD]

From a conversation with the man himself (optimally for single coil loaded guitars) -

Body - 2 o'clock
Detail - 1 to 2 o'clock depending on venue's stage acoustics
High Dynamic Range
Mid Boost - in
Treble - 1 o'clock
Middle - 1 o'clock
Bass - 4 o'clock
Presence - 1 o'clock
Reverb - off or low

Look here for further info on his latest pedals; -

http://vintagemodern.informe.com/viewtopic.php?t=2182

[DeanM]

From a conversation with the man himself (optimally for single coil loaded guitars) -

Body - 2 o'clock
Detail - 1 to 2 o'clock depending on venue's stage acoustics
High Dynamic Range
Mid Boost - in
Treble - 1 o'clock
Middle - 1 o'clock
Bass - 4 o'clock
Presence - 1 o'clock
Reverb - off or low

Look here for further info on his latest pedals; -

http://vintagemodern.informe.com/viewtopic.php?t=2182

sweet!!! nice one steve!!

[StephenRutledge]

From a conversation with the man himself (optimally for single coil loaded guitars) -

Body - 2 o'clock
Detail - 1 to 2 o'clock depending on venue's stage acoustics
High Dynamic Range
Mid Boost - in
Treble - 1 o'clock
Middle - 1 o'clock
Bass - 4 o'clock
Presence - 1 o'clock
Reverb - off or low

Look here for further info on his latest pedals; -

http://vintagemodern.informe.com/viewtopic.php?t=2182

thanks Steve :P

[Supernaught]

Thanks Steve. Im seeing Paul on Monday and doing the VIP ticket thing, so Ive been playing a lot of his stuff recently so as not to embarrass myself too much at the lesson. Getting his tone will hopefully give me a bit of inspiration.

[DeanM]

Thanks Steve. Im seeing Paul on Monday and doing the VIP ticket thing, so Ive been playing a lot of his stuff recently so as not to embarrass myself too much at the lesson. Getting his tone will hopefully give me a bit of inspiration.

your getting a lesson from paul gilbert??? :shock: :shock:

[Supernaught]

Thanks Steve. Im seeing Paul on Monday and doing the VIP ticket thing, so Ive been playing a lot of his stuff recently so as not to embarrass myself too much at the lesson. Getting his tone will hopefully give me a bit of inspiration.

your getting a lesson from paul gilbert??? :shock: :shock:

Yeah, its gonna be mad!

Check it out: http://www.paulgilbert.com/viptickets.html

[DeanM]

Yeah, its gonna be mad!

Check it out: http://www.paulgilbert.com/viptickets.html

22 - Dublin, Ireland / Button Factory (1 ticket left! Reserve now!)

1 left!!! at 160euro! i think that is well worth the money!! and was just thinkin to myself...'GO FOR IT!!' but then i realised that was for yesterday!! dammit! so ragin now cos i was thinkin of goin to the gig aswel and it slipped my mind!! really really ragin i forgot! tha wud have been unbelievable!!

so good luck with that dude! its a rare oppertunity!!! let us all know how it goes!! and if possible pass on any tips!! :D :D