Boss GT-8 again...I can't see I'd need anything better
Posted: Tue Sep 15, 2020 5:22 am
Really, I don't think I could get any better a sound by any means than what I get just with the Boss GT-8. It's fine. I can play anything from ACDC rock to Metallica and more.
All I really need is a pickup I like, a little overdrive - even that doesn't matter so much what kind, as long as it has enough clarity and can give a mild crunch - a wee bit of compression to keep it lively and accentuate the crunch, and a clean amp. I don't use much gain or saturation at all, even for leads.
Here's the settings I have:
Boss GT-8:
Stack Overdrive, drive 14, tone -50
Compressor, default
EQ +4dB boost low/low middle
Reverb Hall2 fx vol 2
Blackstar HT-20r Mk2 clean channel tone at 11 o'clock (speaker Eminence Red White and Blues)
Epiphone Flying-V w/Gibson 490t humbucker
I'm using the exact same sound but direct to a Mooer Radar which gives me a power amp and speaker emulation, and it's basically just the same...only easier to record a properly in-your-face sound without too much room, such as the cell phone microphone picks up here:
All I really need is a pickup I like, a little overdrive - even that doesn't matter so much what kind, as long as it has enough clarity and can give a mild crunch - a wee bit of compression to keep it lively and accentuate the crunch, and a clean amp. I don't use much gain or saturation at all, even for leads.
Here's the settings I have:
Boss GT-8:
Stack Overdrive, drive 14, tone -50
Compressor, default
EQ +4dB boost low/low middle
Reverb Hall2 fx vol 2
Blackstar HT-20r Mk2 clean channel tone at 11 o'clock (speaker Eminence Red White and Blues)
Epiphone Flying-V w/Gibson 490t humbucker
I'm using the exact same sound but direct to a Mooer Radar which gives me a power amp and speaker emulation, and it's basically just the same...only easier to record a properly in-your-face sound without too much room, such as the cell phone microphone picks up here: