Spherion
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... or at least that's how I've been describing my relationship with my Triple Rectifier over the last few days. It's like a hot chick that's crazy in bed, but has no personality. You WANT to keep her, but can't stand the rest of the stuff that goes along with the package.
LOVE, love, love the tone. It's exactly what I'm looking for. Yes, I like the "nu metal" (hold the tomatoes), wall of sound, crunch that the TR has BUT...
... I cannot, for the life of me, ...
1. Match a good FX level
2. Get rid of hum, even with a Pro Hush noise gate
3. Match a good level between the overdrive channels and the clean. The clean just doesn't feel like it has ANY punch/response to it. I would be comparing the clean to a Mark III that I had for a short time years ago which was totally punchy.
It's the FX level and noise issues that are really driving me nuts. I've spent about every night over the last two weeks trying to find one solution after another and I keep circling around to the same place that I started.
Guitar Center as a 30-day return policy. It's getting close and I'm SERIOUSLY considering the Triaxis. For those of you that have heard both could you PLEASE provide an opinion about the following?
1. I read somewhere that the Triaxis' master volume and FX loop are tied together (as is the TR which is virtually a NIGHTMARE for me). Is this true?
2. Should I expect noise/hum issues with the Triaxis as well? I'm thinking that my MP-2 is pretty noisy without the gate kicked in as well, but my Pro Hush has yet to silence anything successfully as far as I can tell.
3. I've read tons of comments where people are saying that the Triaxis is NOT a dual or tri rec sound. That's okay, I guess, if I have to give up *some* tone to at least have a system that I can work with. But, I DON'T want an 80's/classic rock sound. I'm not really concerned with soloing as much as a good tight, bottom end, rhythm. I DON'T want something that sounds like an amp model or an effects processed "copy". I bought a head because I thought I'd get a more "natural" distortion that way. Is the Triaxis too "80's"?
4. I've also read lots of comments that the 2:90 is an absolute necessity. I have an ADA G500S solid state preamp right now. I'll have to utilize it until I can do a second cash splurge, which could be awhile. I can live with *some* compromise for awhile. Will this thing sound like total crap with a solid state power amp?
Please advise.
LOVE, love, love the tone. It's exactly what I'm looking for. Yes, I like the "nu metal" (hold the tomatoes), wall of sound, crunch that the TR has BUT...
... I cannot, for the life of me, ...
1. Match a good FX level
2. Get rid of hum, even with a Pro Hush noise gate
3. Match a good level between the overdrive channels and the clean. The clean just doesn't feel like it has ANY punch/response to it. I would be comparing the clean to a Mark III that I had for a short time years ago which was totally punchy.
It's the FX level and noise issues that are really driving me nuts. I've spent about every night over the last two weeks trying to find one solution after another and I keep circling around to the same place that I started.
Guitar Center as a 30-day return policy. It's getting close and I'm SERIOUSLY considering the Triaxis. For those of you that have heard both could you PLEASE provide an opinion about the following?
1. I read somewhere that the Triaxis' master volume and FX loop are tied together (as is the TR which is virtually a NIGHTMARE for me). Is this true?
2. Should I expect noise/hum issues with the Triaxis as well? I'm thinking that my MP-2 is pretty noisy without the gate kicked in as well, but my Pro Hush has yet to silence anything successfully as far as I can tell.
3. I've read tons of comments where people are saying that the Triaxis is NOT a dual or tri rec sound. That's okay, I guess, if I have to give up *some* tone to at least have a system that I can work with. But, I DON'T want an 80's/classic rock sound. I'm not really concerned with soloing as much as a good tight, bottom end, rhythm. I DON'T want something that sounds like an amp model or an effects processed "copy". I bought a head because I thought I'd get a more "natural" distortion that way. Is the Triaxis too "80's"?
4. I've also read lots of comments that the 2:90 is an absolute necessity. I have an ADA G500S solid state preamp right now. I'll have to utilize it until I can do a second cash splurge, which could be awhile. I can live with *some* compromise for awhile. Will this thing sound like total crap with a solid state power amp?
Please advise.