HXDA - Clean Setup.
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Thanks! I decided to re-play part of the track after you posted, and linked it in the first post. Sounds a little better now,.
sergiodeblanc
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They ugly AF too.
While I don’t necessarily disagree, I snapped this pic of the one I recorded the clip with. I think it looks nice, albeit in a traditional way.
My biggest issue with Teles and Strats is how the notes sound above the 12th fret (can be a bit thin). Below the 12th fret, I like the clean tones.
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It's Ok To Live A Little...Oh, it’s only because I don’t want a demerit on my permanent record!
“A little” is about all I can get!!It's Ok To Live A Little...
However, I did redo the beginning of that track. It’s not played better, but it’s smoother.
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Agree! And wonder… is this another byproduct of the 6 on one side headstocks (along with the higher string tension on the higher strings which has always been my big objection to them!)
Good question!
I’m used to .011s now with the DGT, so .010s feel too uncontrolled and bendy to me. Seems like a Tele’s upper register tone might benefit from a heavier string.
My son has always-on Klon KTR on his pedalboard that I suspect solves the ‘thinness’ problem, because his tone isn’t thin. But maybe he’s just got the special mojo and I don’t!
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I liked the tone, and the delay added a nice ambience to the recording. I remember someone saying that opening clean part in Sweet Home Alabama was played through an old Marshall, so I guess that part of the Marshallesque lineage of the HXDA is built in there somewhere. Great amp. Nice job, Les!
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Reverse Headstocks Are Your Friend.
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I played a reverse headstock fender strat ("HM" or something??? ) years ago, and while you could feel the longer scale, it bent much easier on the top three strings than a regular strat. But this is why I've always preferred 3x3... and a bit shorter scale.Reverse Headstocks Are Your Friend.
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I Find Reverse Headstocks (6 Per Side) To Solve Some Of The Issues People Have With Those Higher Notes In Many Instances. Of Course Pickups, Guitar Controls And Amp Settings Help As Well But You Know All of Thisl.
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Black Plaid
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The top end is very hi-fi, I think I like a bit of grit even in my "clean" tones.
The low end is amazing though, that is the exact low end I would want on a clean recording.
The low end is amazing though, that is the exact low end I would want on a clean recording.
I completely agree! We both prefer that ‘edge of breakup/touch of grit’ clean tone, but that’s the expectation. The first thing most of us do when confronted with a Plexi is crank the gain and get ‘that sound’.
Then maybe we’ll turn the guitar volume down and see how it ‘cleans up’. But after dialing in the Official Classic Rock Plexi Thing, we often leave the amp set that way forever.
If it’s loud, we use the master volume and pretty much take the output section of the amp out of the equation, sonically.
I wondered, how did players like Hendrix get their magical clean tones playing through these things? Why do people figure it had to be a black panel Fender for ‘Little Wing’, even though it wasn’t?
So I looked at the preamp gain controls and couldn’t help noticing:
“These go to zero.”
Turn them toward zero (not TO zero, of course), crank the master volume. Lo and behold, clean tones! Though I did dial in too much presence and treble, and I think that contributed to the ‘too hi-fi’ sound.
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gush
Where is that speedo pic
That does sound good........can you guess how many times I've kicked myself for selling my paisley HXDA????
I very nearly did the same thing. At the last moment I realized my ass would be sore from kicking myself daily for the rest of my life.
So you have my complete understanding!
gush
Where is that speedo pic
Well.....what makes it worse for me is you actually tried to talk me out of selling it. I should have listened but I was getting REALLY frustrated and sold it anyway.
Ugh
gush
Where is that speedo pic
I'm also finding that using cleaner tones makes the guitar matter I little more for me.
I haven't touched my ce22 with D1s for a long while.
