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Post by Shawnee on Aug 26, 2005 7:54:25 GMT -5
Hey Craig, could you tell me how you had your Quick Rod set up when you recorded dirty scary? When everything stops and you hit that legato lick, you seem to have enough compression there to make it sing. Did you use the normal channel or the overdrive channel? Solo boost? High volume when you recorded? How about the EQ settings? Could you come over and play my QR for me? LOL. But seriously, this thing has so much gain that I had forgotten all about the overdrive channel! That added a little compression that I wasn't getting before. I haven't done much with the solo boost because the amp is pretty loud already. I don't have a place to play away from the family so I only get to mess with it a few minutes here and a few minutes there.  I got the G12H30's yesterday and put two of them in so I could hear the difference between them and the two 65's that I left in. I think they will work but they are a little harsh right now. I think once they break in I'll be happy with them. The QR sounds amazing with the Les Paul. I just need to get my lead sound worked out. Ahhhhh, the never ending quest for tone.  |
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Post by Dirrty Craig on Aug 26, 2005 8:50:58 GMT -5
Sure, I'll be right over,,LOL
I used OD1 on both the rhythm tracks including that first harmonized little climb with the mid range alot higher probably about 2 oclock. For the lead break I cranked the gain and went to OD2 on the solo boost. The way my 'studio' is setup, I monitor live and basically sit right in front of the 4-12, so its easy to get feedback. I also raise the pole pieces on my bridge pickups to get more squealy Lynch like stuff going on. If your guitar is setup good and its a nice piece of wood, you can get that endless sustain feedback real easy, especially if your sitting facing into the cabinet.
Eq settings are usually run around like this at a low volume:
Presence: 12 oclock
Bass: 4 oclock
Treble: 1 oclock
Mid: 1 oclock, backed down a bit for leads.
Preamp: 1 oclock for rhtyhms, cranked for leads.
One other thing I noticed,, in my room It gets kinda hot in here. If I'm recording those tubes will be on for a few hours and get real hot, I think that helps with compression too.
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Post by shreder75 on Aug 26, 2005 9:19:36 GMT -5
here's another few questions for ya Craig (or whomever)...new day, new questions..lol
anywho, are there two different gain knobs for OD1 and OD2?
I see when you record you mess around with your settings..what do you do for live performances?
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Post by Dirrty Craig on Aug 26, 2005 10:05:43 GMT -5
No, the preamp gain knob is shared for both channels.
Live I run everything up a bit higher depending on the room or club or whether its an outdoor gig. I tend to boost my presence, mids and highs live to cut through the mix more. Typically almost everything is run about 1-2 oclock except the bass which is around 3 oclock and the gain which I crank for shows. After a few beers I need all the gain I can get ,,LMAO.
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Post by shreder75 on Aug 26, 2005 10:28:14 GMT -5
hehe, gain masks all beer induced flubs!
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Post by Shawnee on Aug 26, 2005 11:17:42 GMT -5
Thanks Craig-
I'm not sure what you are calling OD1 and OD2. No LED's lit up on the footswitch is the Rhythm channel, The middle LED on the footswitch is the Lead Channel, and the right LED is the Solo boost. Are you saying Lead Channel=OD1 and Solo boost=OD2?
Also, I am convinced that there is something wrong with my amp. There is no possible way you can use the mid control at 2 o'clock on my amp. It turns totaly treble transisitor radio sounding. I have to keep the mids almost off or no more than 8 o'clock. The treble control is the same way. I'm going to compare my QR to a friends Splawn modded Marshall and see how far off the EQ setting are to his.
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Post by shreder75 on Aug 26, 2005 11:53:15 GMT -5
ok, I think I have this figured out...LOL...there's two different gain 'channels'..OD1 and OD2...call them low and high, whatever...they share the same volume and pre amp (gain) knobs if I'm not mistaken..the middle button on the footswitch changes it..the lead boost controls, well the boost..lol...BUT, here's what I figured out..if you're in OD1, it goes into OD2 and the lead boost volume takes over..if you're in OD2, rythm wise, it stays in OD2 when you hit solo boost and once again, the lead boost takes over...either way you get a boost..but depends on what kinda sound you're going for rythm wise...if you like OD2 for rythm, you can still use that and have solo boost functionality..if you like OD1 for rythm, you're still getting a gain boost (which is the nature of OD2 anyway) with the added volume that you dial in on the boost volume knob
make sense? am I right? LOL..cause even on the footpedal it says 'Boost (or is it solo?)/OD2'
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Post by Dirrty Craig on Aug 26, 2005 16:02:05 GMT -5
With no leds lit up its OD1, if the blue left one is lit thats clean, orange in the middle is OD2 and green on the right is lead boost.
Basically its lijke having a 4 channel amp..
1- clean channel
2- OD1 (Rhythm)
3- OD2 (Rhythm)
4- OD2 Lead Boost
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Post by shreder75 on Aug 26, 2005 16:07:30 GMT -5
I was right..yay me!
lol...
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Post by northern1 on Aug 26, 2005 16:33:25 GMT -5
To add, on my QR I have the none EQ clean channel and it sound good to me. In the clean channel with the blue LED on if you step on the OD2 having the orange LED on as well, really brightens the clean channel to make it more glassy sounding with single coils and humbuckers! I find the clean channel on its own to be a little darker sounding which is good in some situations as well. I find the amp is the most usable high gain channel switching amp period. The OD channels are great and the switching is flawless. I have owned 3 Splawns and the QR is my favourite out of the 3... I have had alot of amps (Soldano's Marshall's Mesa's Bogner's and on and on) over the years, and it has come down to the Splawn Quick Rod it doesn't get better than this!
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Post by Shawnee on Aug 26, 2005 17:11:55 GMT -5
OK thanks guys.
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Post by motrock on Aug 26, 2005 23:01:16 GMT -5
You guys ever notice that the Splawn amps are really quiet when switching channels? I can't even notice it!
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Post by Shawnee on Aug 27, 2005 7:57:25 GMT -5
These things are quiet period! I'll have this think cranked up with my right hand muting the strings and can't even tell that it's on. No hum from the amp at all. Then I hit a chord and and surprised at how loud it is! Obviously there is the 60 cycle hum when you aren't grounding the strings with your hand, but that can't be helped. I'm very slowly figuring out how to get this thing set up like I want it. I should ride the short bus for guitar players.  |
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Post by shreder75 on Aug 27, 2005 9:07:19 GMT -5
These things are quiet period! I'll have this think cranked up with my right hand muting the strings and can't even tell that it's on. No hum from the amp at all. Then I hit a chord and and surprised at how loud it is! Obviously there is the 60 cycle hum when you aren't grounding the strings with your hand, but that can't be helped. I'm very slowly figuring out how to get this thing set up like I want it. I should ride the short bus for guitar players. the short bus..LOL... heck, I've been playin' tube amps for ten years and I still don't know squat =) I'm finally starting to learn how everything interacts! the importance of mids for cutting through, not havin' too many highs in there (wouldn't wanna sound like an ice pick), etc, etc... never go back to a non tube amp though, I can tell you that much..I don't care what anybody says....it's just not the same.... |
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Post by motrock on Aug 27, 2005 9:24:59 GMT -5
After I get my Quick Rod I am done buying amps.................for a while!
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