masque said:
I'm really just curious to see how many folks out there really use ALL the modes on the TA.
I've changed the character of my Triaxis to suit my taste, and consider it a different instrument than the stock unit. Especially since I use 12AT7, 5751 and 12BZ7 tubes instead of all 12AX7. So it is difficult to compare settings and modes.
I still use
most of the modes, though some just rarely. I tend towards the clean side of things, and in the lead modes I usually set presets to hover around the clean-to-breakup zone, with the continuous controller set to bring up the overdrive for soaring leads. I prefer Lead 1 green for cleaner
Fenderesque flavors, Lead 1 yellow (brighter/rougher than green) for U2/Edge inspired cleans through Fuzzface-like leads Lead 2 yellow for
Marshallesque drive, Rhythm Green for fat, surfy cleans, Rhythm yellow for chimey jangle (Tele) and tight rhythm (Strat), and
usually stay away from the more metal type tones.
There is no tone that I'll consciously
avoid, per-se, but some I keep coming back to more often than others.
I've had my Triaxis for something like 13 years (first year they were available), and I am always evolving my presets - which entails lots of tweaking. Sometimes I get TTFS (triaxis tweaker's-finger syndrome) and have to take a break by simply jamming until I drool. I am grateful that, over the years, I've never been let down by my Triaxis. But I still regularly back up the data, because there is a huge capital investment of my time wrapped up in that 1-space unit.
If you want to talk about settings within a particular mode, I can talk about my settings - just ask. Remember the caveat that I have a different Triaxis than most, though.
- Thom