Please help me with my set up

Voxfan23

Hi There

I have the vox vt40+ and the tonelab EX, I keep on getting a very low end to my sound and when I go over to distortion hy have this low 'thump' noise when I palm mute. A friend once suggested only to use the effects on the TLLEX and switch off all amp models and cabs on the pedal because the vt40 already has its own voice, what is your suggestions? What is the best way to eq to get a good midrange tone- still warm but not too low end?

I have set my amp to bypass all onboard effects and amp models and just to be a straight forward amp but my tone is very low range,

Please help me with some eq tips etc.

Any advice is welcome!

Thanx guys!

AlanRatcliffe

Yeah, usually you turn off all amp and speaker models in the effects if you are driving an amp. You can do it the other way around, but one thing you can't turn off in the amp is the speaker, so if you want to do it that way round, make sure you turn off all cab modelling in the Tonelab.

I would guess you'd get better results using the amp modelling in the amp, as they should be tailored for the speaker being used.

How does the amp sound without the Tonelab?

Voxfan23

Hi Alan,

Thanx for the speedy reply, in general it sounds great, it's just my lack of (eq and Hardware) knowledge that lets me down lol.

I am going to turn of the amp and speaker models of the tonelab and just configure the effects on the tonelab to fit with my amp.

Another question: I have an enclosed combo amp, will it make a huge difference i open the back of my amp - will it give a better tone?

Kind regards man!

PS. I loved your book on electric guitars - I have read that book about 5 times

AlanRatcliffe

Voxfan23 wrote: Another question: I have an enclosed combo amp, will it make a huge difference i open the back of my amp - will it give a better tone?

Not usually - speaker cabs are designed one way or the other, specifically for the speaker model. Usually opening up a closed back cab will make the low end get too loose and prone to "flub".

PS. I loved your book on electric guitars - I have read that book about 5 times

Thanks! :-[

Voxfan23

Awesome thanx man!

I'll put back the back of my amp lol

Shibbibilybob

Voxfan23 wrote:
PS. I loved your book on electric guitars - I have read that book about 5 times

I had been a member here for a good few months when I went back to joburg for the weekend and stayed with my mom, at the house where I grew up.
I owned the book as a teenager, but had never taken note/cared to remember the name of the author, until I saw it that day and put two and two together.
So another belated "thanks for the book, Alan".

Voxfan23

Norman86

Voxfan, have you got the tonelab switched to the "vox" output?
Switch at the back of the unit?

Other than that, as already mentioned, dont use the tonelabs modelling, but the amp's instead!

Voxfan23

Shucks I completely forgot about that,

It's still at the line in,

I'll change it and have a look tonight.

Thanx man

Norman86

That might be your problem right there then if its set to line ?