Ok, I have that guitarist problem, where I have too much choice. I have 17 guitars (Les Pauls, Strats, EVH's, Semi-hollows, Arch tops, Ibanez's) none are the same in sound or pickups. So I have the dilema of trying to wade through hundreds of amp profiles, to find what works. Some profiles lend more to single coil, some to humbuckers and many grey areas. But the choice is overwheming and try to find a system so I can find those profiles that worked for that guitar again.
I am looking for tips, maybe share a bit of what I do and learn from others.
- So first step for me is setting my input sensitivity for each guitar. I use a db measuring tool to get in a familiar range, then go by ear. Save for each guitar
- then I search for a good clean sound that works or is close to what I want.
- then I set my ouput EQ to dial in the clean sound I want, then save for each guitar. So now when I change guitars, I recall my saved input and output settings.
- then I search for my dirt sound(s) for what I want to hear and also compliments the clean sound.
so now at this point it starts getting harder, since you now need to adjust the EQ a bit for that dirt profile so that sound works, and need to save a new profile.
so I tend to limit my choices for number of profiles and add a designator at the end of the profile name for the instrument, or type. I.e. LP
on top of that I need to setup the footcontroller so I can find those patches. Bank one f five LP profiles, bank two five Strat profiles, etc.
Since it is a daunting task, I have named my controller patches to show the guitar name, So I can remeber what is where.
I think with the new Remote releasing, I may want to rename my profile name to my guitars.
Anyone else have any tips, ideas or suggestions?