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Re: [gsp-2101] Re: Distortion

2004-09-14 by jason stanley

tap on your right and left arrows under display,  press button under MVol or (Master volume) and turn value down with your data wheel.  You can play as you do this until you stop seeing the clipping. Watch the leds in the display window.  Hope that helps.

ryan memolo <nonpoint28376@...> wrote:how do i stop it from clipping the digital section. 
how do i make the analog section not so hot??
--- sbaalgmc <g_chabon@...> wrote:

> Make sure you are not clipping the digital section
> by having the 
> analog section too hot -- look at the LED lights
> next to the main 
> display while you're playing.  If you get the red
> light often, 
> you're clipping the digital section and nothing
> sounds worse than 
> digital distortion.
> 
> Also, run the 2101's output at about 12 o'clock into
> your Mesa.  Any 
> higher and you could be clipping the inputs of the
> Mesa.
> 
> Also, experiment with EQ and the various types of
> distortion.  I 
> don't know what sort of tone you are after (blues,
> metal, grunge, 
> etc.), but I'm pretty sure you'll find something
> you'll like.
> 
> I found changing out the stock 12ax7's tubes was a
> good move as well.
> 
> I think the primary things are to make sure your
> guitar is not 
> clipping the 2101 and the 2101 is not clipping the
> Mesa.  Then it's 
> in the EQ and distortion settings.
> 
> Good luck.
> 
> --- In gsp-2101@yahoogroups.com, "ryan"
> <nonpoint28376@y...> wrote:
> > Hi everyone,
> >     I have had my digitech for about two months
> now and I have 
> failed 
> > to get a good distortion out of it.  Some of the
> clean tones seem 
> to 
> > distort out.  Is there something I am doing wrong.
>  I just 
> replaced 
> > the tubes in it not to long ago. This is the
> equipment list that I 
> > use.  I have a mesa boogie 50/50 power amp, GSP
> 2101 with artist 
> > upgrade 3.0 no PPC.  I am using a gibson les paul
> special and a 
> > marshall 4X12 slant cabinet.  It seems like no
> matter what I do I 
> can 
> > not get the tone I want.  the guy who had the 2101
> before me had 
> some 
> > awsome patches but I had to do a factory reset and
> replace the 
> > battery so I have since lost them.  I just want
> some good tone.  
> > Anyone got any suggestions???
> 
> 


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