QUOTE (The Uncreator @ May 25 2012, 07:20 PM)
The crackling could be bad tubes, which wouldn't be all to surprising really. The cabs could have faulty wiring in the speakers as well, bad connections, cold solders, etc. It might be worth the time to have them both looked over by a proper repairman.
I'm not getting any crackling, just bad tone type speaker buzz sounds to me like. However, i tried the settings that were suggested, and that's gone with a good tone I think!
I think it was just my lack of experience with amps and tone
If you have any settings advice, gosh i sure would like to learn some more tone wisdom...
Thanks man
-Tucker
QUOTE (Azzaboi @ May 25 2012, 06:17 PM)
Looks prut-dy
It's not fading in and out of volume or crackling? As that would just mean it needs a new tube (or tubes) to clean up the tone and revive.
Note you really can hear a difference between crap vs good quality cables when you get something like that! I wouldn't overlook the cables being issues.
What channel are you using clean, crunch or ultra channels? There are 3 channels: 2 Distortion(Ultra and Crunch), each with there own 3 band EQ (dubbed "bottom", "body", and "hair" for lo-med-hi). I suggest working with the medium "Crunch" setting first. The distortion on the Ultra channel can vary from a cleaner, solo-esque lead guitar sound to an absolutely brutal metal tone if you crank the gain. Also I heard if you change the settings on the ultra channel whilst playing on the crunch channel, it slightly changes tone and dynamics.
I'm don't have one myself, but have emulated it on my PodHD500.
I would suggest if the guitar is connected straight to the Peavey Triple X Amp...
Master Volume: 3
Treble: 7
Mid: 5
Bass: 8
Volume: 5
Gain: 5
Reverb: Low/None
Damping: Medium
Which should give you some smooth distortion without overkill. Adjust volume accordingly, you could preamp more for heavier metal/lead.
Or for some more Crunch Rhythm:
Master volume: 2.5
Treble: 6
Mid: 4
Bass: 5.5
Volume: 3.5
Gain: 6
Reverb: 3.6
Damping: Loose
Someone else might have better tips for you, but to get started
All I can say man, is...fan-freakin'tastic! Omg, absolutely made this thing rock out, I love the tone! All last night I was thinking...geez, I'm so excited about this, but my old amp w/GNX4 setup sounded bette...surely I'm missing something.
Gosh man thank you really.
No crackling or anything, I think just the way my goofy you-tube coach mentality tone settings were making the speakers distort and sound funny. This thing sounds so good man, on both those presets.
Now I'm happy about buying it haha
-Tucker
QUOTE (Todd Simpson @ May 25 2012, 08:06 PM)
When you are playing on clean channel at low volume do you still hear it?
It could be a blown or miswired speaker. You'd need to take the head and try it on a different speaker to find out if it's the head or cab though. But that's a good first step.
Todd sir, I think my inept tone setting ability was the culprit behind this attack on the sound community...
lol. I adjusted the settings and its clear as heck, and rocks pretty hard
Just so happens the settings that Azzaboi suggested are EXACTLY the sound I'm looking for! How lucky am I!!
Gosh, I'm just gonna sit here and rock out all night...
Todd, How could i run my GNX4 through this amp and also keep the amp sound? Maybe the effects send/return?
Thanks for the reply good sir.
-Tucker
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This post has been edited by TuckerG: May 26 2012, 02:21 AM