Roadster tips so far.........for me

[Lerxst28]

2009 Roadster...........


Well, I changed to tubes out to EL34's within a week of purchase......that has given me back the "bite" I was missing.
I struggled with the 6L6's and it ain't happening. They should give you a choice on tubes when you purchase it.
They don't........
The 6's are a fine tube but do not cut it for "Marshall" type tones.
I don't like the Roadster FX loop. I've turned the send down as low as I can and it still fucks with the tone.
I'm just running the new Line6 DL4 through that. I see now I'm going to send it in to Keeley for the mod. He puts better converters in it. It gets a little cold & flat when you kick it on...but **** sure replicates the delays nicley!
The new OCD pedal is ridiculous.......the best OD on the market. That fuckin' thing sounds killer on the front end of the Roadster. Dial in a good rythmn tone and kick that baby in for solo's..........man!
So far with lots of tweaking, and tube replacement, the amp is shaping up to be a monster. It's an amp that you just don't take out of the box and go.......it has a learning curve. I couldn't imagine the Road King.........mixing 34's & 6's.....****.

I like the Bold setting best and Modern for channel 4.........channel 3 sounds like a Marshall....I use that on Vintage. Have yet to start on 1&2.......looking foward to it.
That's my view so far.

 

[discordance_axis]

It's good to see somebody is on the same ship as me.

Im enjoying My RK II more and more each day. It's been a graft, but i'm loving the way things are shaping up. I've no idea how people can complain about the lack of gain on these things, anywhere past 2 is way too much for my taste and thats when im in vintage mode! A BB preamp in front really tightened things up for me too. Love that pedal.

I've also read alot of good things about replacing the V1 to a Tung-Sol so i've got me one heading my way in the post :wink:

I'm also looking to change the P/I to a 12AT7. Has anyone done this? Apparently it makes it tighter and give the tone more clarity.

 

[KH Guitar Freak]

Uh, you are not suppose to turn down the send control too low. That would actually start colouring the tone just a little more IME...