Roadster sustain

[Gibsonguy]

I use my roadster primarily at home for practice and I am looking to get more sustain out of the clean channels at low volumes. Can anyone suggest a solution? I suspect I need a pedal in front of the amp but I am not sure which one will work best?

 

[Rocky]

a compressor

 

[recto-robbie]

deffinatly check out the Barber Tone Press

 

[Storm]

Rectifier's really aren't the type of amps that like to be played at a low volume. I have the same problem as well but at least I get to open her up twice a week at rehearsals :twisted:

Ciao ...

 

[Get Down And Boogie]

The cheapest option is just to turn the gain up. It sustains longer, the only problem is that it sounds too..... well, gainy.

That didn't really help did it.

I haven't tried this with mine at low volumes but last night during practice I cranked the mids (to 3 o clock). My guitar started feeding back like some sort of beast the moment I stopped playing but man! It was all fluid and had heaps of sustain. It's kinda the opposite of what I expected. I read that the strings feel stiffer and less compressed when the mids are high.

It's worth a shot, the worst that can happen is that you don't like it, it's free to turn a dial.

Hopefully that will help.

 

[Platypus]

lower the presence, raise the treble.

 

[Gibsonguy]

Thank you all for your suggestions. I will experiment with the presence and tone controls when I get a chance. Of course, being a gear junkie I almost ordered the Tone Press right away but I think I'll hold off until after I have experimented a bit with what I have.

 

[Platypus]

Honestly, to get sustain you need to get those tubes working. A pedal will help but it won't really be the real deal.

Try putting your channel masters at 11:30 and running your output knob to control overall volume (you have to enable the FX loop for this).

 

[francric]

Rectifier's really aren't the type of amps that like to be played at a low volume. I have the same problem as well but at least I get to open her up twice a week at rehearsals :twisted:

Ciao ...

+1 I am starting to find this out myself, crank her...................

 

[Grendeltone]

The amp has the sustain, but the low volume thing doesn't really lend itself to that.. I agree... the compressor thing is kind of unnecessary.. the amp has the sustain at regular volume... sorry, but it isn't something that really is a problem with the amp.. it is the nature of not having enough juice through the amp.

Good luck.. but I would just suggest turning it up.. the amp was made for a reasonable volume to get the sustain.... unlike old amps that didn't have the ability turn the master down...