Chicken pickin' tone using the new Black face Twin from TAF

speight1031 · Feb 5th 2013

This is a really quick sample of the Blackface Twin from Andy's new set of amps. It took quite a bit of tweaking to get it to this point, but the amp is very good! Please let me know what you think. Thanks!

PS the playing is really aimless and sloppy... just wanted to show the amp tone.
https://soundcloud.com/bdsp8/tele-bf-twin

Alejandrocarrera · Feb 5th 2013

sounds great

paults · Feb 5th 2013

Yeah - that sounds great

handersson · Feb 5th 2013

Sloppy? Really?
Sounds great! Was that based on the "push" profile?
I bought this one too, sounds great!

speight1031 · Feb 5th 2013

Thanks, guys! Yeah, it is based off of the pushed 2. I may have added a little more gain.
I basically slapped a compressor on before the amp, and also turn up the compression within the amp itself. Using a combination of the two keeps it from getting too squishy.
Turning up the definition also helps bring out the 3D sparkle.

and44 · Feb 5th 2013

THats very cool.
I particularly like the riff you run through right at the end.
that was very pleasing to hear! nice one

speight1031 · Feb 5th 2013

Thanks Andy! This amp is very pleasing!! One of my favorites of yours so far!

Zappledan · Feb 6th 2013

Very nice sound! I've had trouble getting any twin profile to sound decent (to my ear anyway), they all just seem dull. Your tweaks really put some life into it.
Just realized that I have that rig from Andy. Care to share all your settings?

old crow · Feb 6th 2013

I wonder what guitar was used for the profiling ? Maybe he used a L.P. or 335 , so you would have to tweek it for your Tele to sound right.

speight1031 · Feb 8th 2013

Thanks, Zappledan! I really get the main part of the sound by upping the definition a little and adding a stomp compressor before the amp, and upping the compressor in the amp.
My settings on this rig are
Clean sense 2.2 Distortion sense 0

Gain 2.8
definition 5.7
Power sag 1.1
Pick -0.4
Compressor 4.3
EQ
Bass +1.3
mid +0.6
Treb +0.6
Pres +1.1

Stomp comp(before the amp)
Intensity 4.7
Attack 0.9
Squash +1.6
mix 73%
Volume +0.3

Hope this helps!

Maurizio70 · Feb 8th 2013

Really a great sound!

amiller · Feb 8th 2013

Very nice!

Zappledan · Feb 9th 2013

Quote from speight1031

Thanks, Zappledan! I really get the main part of the sound by upping the definition a little and adding a stomp compressor before the amp, and upping the compressor in the amp.
My settings on this rig are
Clean sense 2.2 Distortion sense 0

Gain 2.8
definition 5.7
Power sag 1.1
Pick -0.4
Compressor 4.3
EQ
Bass +1.3
mid +0.6
Treb +0.6
Pres +1.1

Stomp comp(before the amp)
Intensity 4.7
Attack 0.9
Squash +1.6
mix 73%
Volume +0.3

Hope this helps!

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Yep, I plugged these in and it indeed made a difference. Thanks again!

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