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Post subject: Creating Tones
Posted: Sat Oct 04, 2014 10:33 pm
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Hi

Like everyone else I love finding new tones. I am currently using a Mustang III and have tweaked several of the presets to my liking. I gig regularly in a blues / rock covers band.

I was recently given a Boss GT-100 for making it to 60. I realise that using the GT-100 with the MIII presets would be overkill but I figured I could try and see how they shape up using the last 10 or so presets that are really just classic amp presets. My question is; should I use the Boss GT with the basic amp presets as they are or should I take off all the gain and whatever else is already there? In other words, are they set up to sound as close to the classic amp sound as they can or are they set up by the designers in a 'random' way?

Any advice appreciated on this or any other comments on using the Boss GT-100 with the MIII.

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Mick


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Post subject: Re: Creating Tones
Posted: Sun Oct 05, 2014 3:07 am
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The only difference between the 'basic' amp presets and all the other presets, is that the basic presets have all the effects turned off, and have reasonable default settings for all the amp controls.

But you don't have to stick with those default settings. You can still adjust all the amp controls within a basic preset, and it should behave very much like the amp being modelled. So, if you were using the GT100 with (for example) a real 70s-era Marshall, and wanted to turn the amp gain up as part of your sound, then you can/should do exactly the same on the Mustang - turn up the gain on the modelled amp.

Of course, you can experiment with using whatever mixture of Mustang and GT100 settings you like and get some really complicated configurations. At the other extreme you could not touch the Mustang controls and do it all with the GT100. I'm just suggesting a good middle ground to start with is to treat the Mustang just like any other amp, and use it to adjust amp-like settings. Then use the GT100 for additional effects.


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Post subject: Re: Creating Tones
Posted: Sun Oct 05, 2014 4:17 am
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Thanks for that.


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Post subject: Re: Creating Tones
Posted: Sun Oct 05, 2014 6:45 am
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See one of my posts in this thread for another approach you can use with the GT-100:

viewtopic.php?f=27&t=95571

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