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Post subject: Some presets are loud, others, I can hardly hear, questions
Posted: Sun Dec 23, 2012 5:29 pm
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I'm learning . never owned an electric guitar before.. I think I have this right ;.. a preset is basically the guitar sound when strummed, or plucked through the amp .. is that right?
Some of the 1-100 presets are loud, scratch dirty, sounding .. others are more clear, which is what I like.. but some of the clear sounds aren't hardly coming out .. do I need to make an adjustment.. what presets are the most popular, what presets are the most basic clear sound.. and how do I get the same sound level from each .. thanks..


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Post subject: Re: Some presets are loud, others, I can hardly hear, questi
Posted: Sun Dec 23, 2012 7:03 pm
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Hi and welcome....
A preset is actually a modification (usually) of your guitar's sound. You can change the amplifier and it's various settings, and add a variety of effects and this alters the guitar's voice.
The 100 presets supplied with the GDec are of wide variety. Some are clean and some I found to be way too loud and distorted. A further complication is the type of pickup(s) that your guitar has...some are higher output (hotter) than others and single coil pickups are generally noisier than humbuckers and this has an effect on the sound from the amplifier.
I ended up changing many of the original presets to my taste and many others have done the same. Actually, this is a huge advantage with the GDec amplifier(and presumably the Mustang, but I am only familiar with the GDEc). You can change the sound of your guitar drastically and store these settings away as individual presets.
To make each preset have the same volume o/p can be tricky as the acoustic amplifiers are much lower output than the others.
For the loud, dirty and scratchy sounding presets....try lowering the amplifier gain and volume for starters and see how this changes the sound. Change the timbre settings (Advanced amp) as well.
If your guitar has too much hum or noise, try increasing the noise gate settings.
Experiment....that's part of what being a musician is all about!
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Post subject: Re: Some presets are loud, others, I can hardly hear, questi
Posted: Wed Jan 09, 2013 8:54 pm
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I've found that the "amp" volume on each preset needs to come back to about 2 1/2 to 3 on the main volume knob in the program. Most volumes are way up there by default.

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Post subject: Re: Some presets are loud, others, I can hardly hear, questi
Posted: Sat Jan 26, 2013 1:14 pm
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I had to go through the same learning process with the G-DEC 3 as a beginner to the electric guitar and amp world. While it's great at what it does, and sounds great too, I think it's a tough amp for a beginner to understand and work with initially.

Ultimately, I went through a long process of learning about amps, tube combinations, speakers, cabinets, and effects before coming back to the G-DEC 3 and understanding what the G-DEC 3 is trying to do internally. Eventually you'll want to go through this process yourself, but for now I totally understand if you just want to get to playing.

The presets, particularly on the original G-DEC 3 image, are a bit spread-out for a beginner who is just looking to sound like a particular band/musician, or play a particular genre of music. If you know how to load up the country, blues, or metal images, there's a section in the upper 15-20 presets (around preset numbers 80-99) that give you basic and good-playing settings for the amps themselves.

But, if you are using the original G-DEC 3 image, then presets 02, 16, 27, 39, 48, 54, 57, 66, 72, 77, 81, 88, 92, and 95 through 99 should be enough to get you started. Use the physical volume knob on the G-DEC 3 to adjust overall volume, but also start using your guitar's volume knob NOW, and notice the effect it may have on the sound. Some sounds may clean up a bit, and you may want to use this for practice also.

Good Luck!!!


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Post subject: Re: Some presets are loud, others, I can hardly hear, questi
Posted: Mon Jan 28, 2013 3:05 am
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set the volume of each preset to your desire setting.


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Post subject: Re: Some presets are loud, others, I can hardly hear, questi
Posted: Wed Feb 20, 2013 7:13 pm
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What I meant was, the preset volumes compared with the associated backing tracks are off volume wise. The master volume on the guitar amp presets are hotter. Averaging about 7 or so. I dropped each one to about 2 1/2 and that allows me headroom to add volume to the amp itself compared to the band level volume.

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