Channel 2 or 3 for the heavy stuff?

[daveyboy]

Anymore I think I dig channel 2 (on my 3channel Dual) for heavy rhythms and channel 3 for leads.

I always seem to be fighting the top-end on channel 3 for rhythms.
Maybe my guitar/pickups have lots of presence already.

Anyhow what are you digging these days?

 

[screamingdaisy]

I use both.

Vintage for a thicker, chunkier sound. Modern for an edgier, more aggressive sound.

 

[fluff191]

I used to like to use both as well.

 

[Roadifier]

I like to use both, too.

 

[MesaENGR412]

I use Vintage on both channels (2 and 3) for metal core. It is what we used for our new CD as well. I tend to use channel 2 for leads because there seems to be more midrange in it's voicing, making it punch through the mix better (especially with Solo boost haha), and I use channel 3 for most of the rhythm stuff because it has more 'edge' to it, and I like that sharp attack sound. Settings are relatively close to these, with a little tweak here and there depending on the room (mainly the presence knob)

http://i57.photobucket.com/albums/g201/MesaENGR412/BothHeadscloseupsettings.jpg

-AJH

 

[daveyboy]

I use Vintage on both channels (2 and 3) for metal core. It is what we used for our new CD as well. I tend to use channel 2 for leads because there seems to be more midrange in it's voicing, making it punch through the mix better (especially with Solo boost haha), and I use channel 3 for most of the rhythm stuff because it has more 'edge' to it, and I like that sharp attack sound. Settings are relatively close to these, with a little tweak here and there depending on the room (mainly the presence knob)

http://i57.photobucket.com/albums/g201/MesaENGR412/BothHeadscloseupsettings.jpg

-AJH

Thats funny my settings are nearly identical except I use the modern mode and like channel 2 for rhythm and 3 for leads.
Seems to me that the lower presence in Ch 2 is what makes it sound like it has more midrange and probably why I like it more.

I'll have to click over to Vintage and rock a set out.

Just noticed yours is a new 2010 Rec...when you switch from vintage to modern do they automatically switch in the optimized presence range for each mode? thanks.

cheers,

-dave

 

[kick6]

In the DR, aren't 2 and 3 exactly identical as far as voicing goes? Or is that only the new multi-watt DRs?

 

[daveyboy]

In the DR, aren't 2 and 3 exactly identical as far as voicing goes? Or is that only the new multi-watt DRs?

On the previous generation Duals Ch 3 has more presence than Ch 2.

I thought with new ones both channels were the same as well. When you switch from vintage to modern it changed the presence accordingly on both channels.

 

[MesaENGR412]

To me, when set up identically, channels 2 and 3 sound a little different. Channel 2 has a little more pronounced midrange, and channel 3 has a more scooped sound. It was like this with my older 3 channel Triple Rec, but the voicing on the new ones I like a lot better. I don't really mess with Modern mode too much, so I am not sure about the presence change there. I can mess with it more once I get home and try to see what it does. On tour right now, so my settings are pretty much set at the moment. I adjust presence depending on the venue's sound.


On a side note, I have been using a Stiletto cab on this tour for a lot of the shows (headliner's back line) and it has been neat to hear the difference in that and the Recto cabs.

-AJH

 

[boss4]

Same here, I use the channel 3 (modern) for rhythm and channel 2 (modern) for leads. In channel 3 I also use a Boss OD-2 in the front and a Boss GE-7 in the FX-Loop. I think the channel 2 cuts in the mix better than the channel 3, but when I play alone I tend to use the channel 3 for licks and solos also.

 

[siggy14]

What are your findings on the different cabs, which are you digging better, the stiletto or the oversized? Are the stiletto straight or angled cabs?

Reason I ask is I find the stiletto straight cabs to be close to the recto oversized slant, still has a little more midrange but gets closer because it has more internal volume.

To me, when set up identically, channels 2 and 3 sound a little different. Channel 2 has a little more pronounced midrange, and channel 3 has a more scooped sound. It was like this with my older 3 channel Triple Rec, but the voicing on the new ones I like a lot better. I don't really mess with Modern mode too much, so I am not sure about the presence change there. I can mess with it more once I get home and try to see what it does. On tour right now, so my settings are pretty much set at the moment. I adjust presence depending on the venue's sound.


On a side note, I have been using a Stiletto cab on this tour for a lot of the shows (headliner's back line) and it has been neat to hear the difference in that and the Recto cabs.

-AJH