flyingblade
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New JP-2C owner here. Very happy with the amp so far it plays better and has more characteristic than my old Mark V 25.
That being said when I tried inputting some of JP's settings for lead (Channel 3, EQ2), I found that it sounds a bit too tangy and there is a bit of hair on the high end while I prefer my lead tone to be smooth, liquid, sustaining while keeping the gain high.
What I did was I cut off the 2 high frequencies on the GEQ at 0 level and achieved what I need, a great liquid-y lead tone without the fizziness on the top end but then the tone became a bit too muddy and bassy. So I cut off the 2 low frequencies as well and now it is in a weird reversed V-shaped like in the picture:
Now what I achieved is this smooth, singing tone that is very pleasant to my ear and very close to the best John Petrucci tone (in my own opinion and taste) which is his lead tone in the Dream Theater album (think about his solo in The Bigger Picture or Behind The Veil)
But I never seen anyone did it this way to be honest
) is something wrong with my ear or sthing? :lol: :lol:
Now I understand that this settings works well for me in a bedroom, solo play situation and for a live settings I need to put the GEQ back into some form of V-shape for it to cut through the mix and be heard clearly on stage.
What is everyone's thoughts on this?
That being said when I tried inputting some of JP's settings for lead (Channel 3, EQ2), I found that it sounds a bit too tangy and there is a bit of hair on the high end while I prefer my lead tone to be smooth, liquid, sustaining while keeping the gain high.
What I did was I cut off the 2 high frequencies on the GEQ at 0 level and achieved what I need, a great liquid-y lead tone without the fizziness on the top end but then the tone became a bit too muddy and bassy. So I cut off the 2 low frequencies as well and now it is in a weird reversed V-shaped like in the picture:
Now what I achieved is this smooth, singing tone that is very pleasant to my ear and very close to the best John Petrucci tone (in my own opinion and taste) which is his lead tone in the Dream Theater album (think about his solo in The Bigger Picture or Behind The Veil)
But I never seen anyone did it this way to be honest
) is something wrong with my ear or sthing? :lol: :lol: Now I understand that this settings works well for me in a bedroom, solo play situation and for a live settings I need to put the GEQ back into some form of V-shape for it to cut through the mix and be heard clearly on stage.
What is everyone's thoughts on this?
