Help with Vintage mode

[TREC]

Hi there, I need some help dialing in my vintage mode. I find that my vintage mode always sounds muddy no matter what I do. Any advice would be appreciated as I feel I'm not getting the most out of Vintage.

Thanks in advance

 

[YellowJacket]

The bass knob is the anti flub knob. Turn left to activate.

 

[screamingdaisy]

Start with the bass on zero, then raise it until you have enough. Seems to work better than when trying to use it the other way around.

 

[InsomniaClown]

I have been loving the vintage mode lately. So much smoother than the modern mode. The biggest thing I've found is how hard you are pushing the amp. With my output at 12:00 and my master at around 9:00, the vintage mode really opens up, and the mids get really chunky. Bogie tone controls are so sensitive that it can be difficult to dial them in, but even taking the bass back a hair can do wonders.

 

[iceman]

Get a boost pedal like the Maxon 808 or Tex Michael Angelo. Use the pedal to tighten up the low end. You want a transparent one so it acts like an eq.

 

[TREC]

Thanks everyone for your input. Should there be a fair bit of a volume drop between Modern and Vintage? I find that i need to turn the master up around a quarter of a turn to match the modern mode. Is this about normal?

Thanks again

 

[domct203]

Thanks everyone for your input. Should there be a fair bit of a volume drop between Modern and Vintage? I find that i need to turn the master up around a quarter of a turn to match the modern mode. Is this about normal?

Thanks again

The volume change from Vintage to Modern is normal, and is mentioned in the manual as well. With my Roadster, modern ch4 master at around 10:00 = Vintage ch3 master at 12:00 to get them balanced.

Dom

 

[tomdextrine]

Hi people
hi Trec

Yes Vintage is muddier than Modern and Modern is quite louder than Vintage.
The guys are right about trying to roll back a bit the bass knob to tighten things up. Try to find the spot where the sound is tighter but still "consistent" enough. If you roll down the gain, you'll get a "drier" sound.

Tom

 

[TREC]

Thanks Tom, I'm getting there with it.