Roadster Presence Question

[EVHalen]

I tried out a Roadster today at the store, and I noticed something strange about the presence on channels 3 and 4. Channel 3 seemed to have WAY more presence. To make it equal out, I had channel 3 at 11 o' clock and channel 4 was maxed all the way. Was this amp just a dud, or is that actually how it's supposed to be?

Oh and also... I found that channel 2 was a difficult one to dial in for a SRV or Lynyrd Skynyrd type sound. Any tips there?

 

[KH Guitar Freak]

Channel 4 should have more presence than Channel 3. Also, you should crank the treble and gain to 3 o'clock on the Brit mode on channel 2. If that's too much gain for you, turn down the gain instead...

 

[pokerrules47]

Channel 2 is the channel for southern rock type stuff.. max the gain, set your eq to taste (slightly mid scooped is what I do) and presence at noon. Use the volume control on your guitar to control the amount of gain you require and bingo-bango bob's your uncle. Of course your mileage may vary depending on the guitar/pickup choice you have made. I.e. a bc rich warlock baritone with emg's might not quite make the grade.

 

[Fixxer6671]

Channel 4 should have more presence than Channel 3. Also, you should crank the treble and gain to 3 o'clock on the Brit mode on channel 2. If that's too much gain for you, turn down the gain instead...

bingo, per the manual 4 has more presence.

 

[LithiumZero]

Channel 4 does have a more aggressive presence taper BUT if Channel 4 is in vintage mode I find that the presence has to be near cranked to sound anything like channel 3 vintage with normal presence settings. I have no idea why but it irritates me. I really wish that channels 3 & 4 could be the exact same so I could could just dial different levels of gain but channel 4 is so much more compressed.

 

[thejay]

Channel 4 should have more presence than Channel 3. Also, you should crank the treble and gain to 3 o'clock on the Brit mode on channel 2. If that's too much gain for you, turn down the gain instead...

Just popped my EL34s in my Roadster and with the gain around 3-4 it sounds awesome in BRIT! SOUNDS so much better than the 6L6s in that setting.