Hi Fender guys!

I have this issue. I've always played on a clean channel.

Our soundguy told me that playing a tubescreamer on a drive-channel really gives it more sound, and is the way to put it.

But if I do that, then I can't use the clean channel when I switch off my drive....?? Any suggestions?

Tell us what amp you're using. That will help us give suggestions. Right now the only thought I have is that your soundguy is kind of nutty.

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LOL I'm playing on a Marshall Combo, soon upgraded to a Bugera v55.

But it's true. It does sound much better. Should i just turn the drive all the way down so it's kinda clean, but still on the dirty channel or?
First I thought the same, YOU'RE NUTS!

there' probably no correct way to do it. it's just a matter of preference.

here is what i have done. i have put it in the clean channel. i can then switch with the footswitch between clean and distortion, and have a separate amount of distortion with the drive channel, giving you 1 clean sound, and 2 different distortion sounds.

this works for me. spend a few hours playing around, and you'll find the right way for you.

I do it very much the same way. Set the volumes of both amp channels to be equal. Set the drive channel to have modest drive (crunch). Then I set the tubescreamer at a higher volume for soloing and with sufficient drive for a bluesy sound on the clean. This will yield significant distortion (not metal though) on the drive channel. Results in two sounds for rhythm and two for solos.

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I used to play with a Blue Deluxe RI and a TS808 clone.

I always found the best sound with the drive channel set so that it was clean if I played softly and just, JUST breaking up when I dug in - then the TS808 set relatively clean but with the level up so that it pushed the amp...

That's just my taste though...

Hi Adrian,
then you have both you amp and the ts808 set relatively clean?

rolling back the volume gives a cleaner sound..

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