Favorite Settings for the mighty ED

[specialed]

Mine is :
Master - 9:30
Presence - 2:30
Bass - 1:00
Mid - 1:30
Treb - 2:00
Volume - 3:00
Clean trim at unity. Gain trim normal and I use my guitar volume knob to clean up the gain a bit on the clean mode. I only do that if I need squeaky clean. I really love the tone of the clean mode at that gain level and full guitar volume. I've settled on the BB pre-amp as my gain box and I use it like Andy Timmons does. It sounds really cool on all the modes at these settings with my guitars and setups.
BB preamp
Volume - 2:00
Gain - 10:30
Treb - 12:00
Bass - 12:00
I have two EHX memory toys in the loop. It took some knob twisting for a few days to get them right but now it really is a cool tumbling, soft delay that really compliments a subtle reverb. I just can't get over how awesome it is to play through this amp. I can go from Classic VH to Paul Gilbert to Andy Timmons to Satch in the click of a footswitch or two. Dam I'm lovin life these days. I think I need to see a shrink.

 

[teletalkin]

Volume @ 2
Treble @ 1
Mid @ 2
Bass @ 9
Presence @ 1
Master set to situation

I'll change very very slightly depending on guitar but I have to say some ED owners have their bass set pretty high. For my ears 10 to 11 o clock is flippin plenty. For the most part I don't even touch the knobs on the amp. I have the reverb bypassed and have a few pedals running in front of the amp. I have not tried my delay through the loop but will soon.


Only cons and they are very minor and certainly just my opinion. I wish the lo mode wasn't as dark. Actually I probably play through this mode most often. What happens is my ear adjusts and when I switch back to either the clean or high they sound a tad too bright. It is slight and certainly more of on observation than a complaint. The other is the reverb in the high mode. To me the reverb makes this mode sound harsh and brittle. Only time I use the reverb is if I get tired of hearing a delay in the chain. So the ability to switch the reverb out of modes is extremely useful.

This amp is a gem though. I love the look, the tone and the options it offers. The amp does so much more than what it looks like it should......pretty cool!

 

[JAZZGEAR]

Only cons and they are very minor and certainly just my opinion. I wish the lo mode wasn't as dark.

Agreed....it''s my only quibble with this otherwise great amp.

 

[lamadalton]

Only cons and they are very minor and certainly just my opinion. I wish the lo mode wasn't as dark.

Agreed....it''s my only quibble with this otherwise great amp.

Oh....I love the darkness...esp. as I have said elsewhere in the forums with tele and strat bridge pickups...that makes the darkness sound so beautiful....

If Darth Vader was a guitar player...he'd love it...

 

[ziehmrd]

So no one is having any problems with the shared EQ as far as getting the best tone in all three modes or playing out live with this amp?

 

[Mark Fore]

It actually sounds like NO ONE is having ANY problems with this amp! I'm coming from the Mark V board where people are ripping each other's heads off over there. This Electra Dyne sounds like something I have to check out... SOON!

 

[czarivan]

No problems here with mine, but I did find that I like having my MXR10band eq in the loop. I click it on to shape the tone a bit more on the vintage low. It also kinda turns into a mini boost/cut with the vintage high.
Overall... the ED is fantastic