The ADxxVT settings thread!

[Robert****]

Here is a cool blues OD tone:
Set it to Numetal, crank up the volume and keep the gain really low, around 9-11 o'clock - just back off on the gain until you find a good tone. Set bass/mid/treble to taste; I set all 3 around 12 o'clock somewhere.

Result: Nice, punchy tone - but still with clarity!

[TS808]

Here is a cool blues OD tone:
Set it to Numetal, crank up the volume and keep the gain really low, around 9-11 o'clock - just back off on the gain until you find a good tone. Set bass/mid/treble to taste; I set all 3 around 12 o'clock somewhere.

Result: Nice, punchy tone - but still with clarity!

Robert,

Believe it or not that's what I'm finding works best. I've been messing with alot of the settings and pretty much have dialed in a nice tone with the Boutique OD model. Gain at 10:00, treble at 1:00 and mids and bass at 11:00. I use the compressor to tame the highs with my bridge pup on my strat which really helps alot. I was experimenting with the numetal last night a bit on low gain, but really like the Boutique OD a little bit better,

I found with the AD100VT that on alot of the settings, the tone gets pretty muddy with the gain set past 12:00 on some of the models. Same with the EQ...too much of anything on certain models really affects the tone I'm looking for.

Thanks for the help, I really appreciate it!

[TS808]

Here is a cool blues OD tone:
Set it to Numetal, crank up the volume and keep the gain really low, around 9-11 o'clock - just back off on the gain until you find a good tone. Set bass/mid/treble to taste; I set all 3 around 12 o'clock somewhere.

Result: Nice, punchy tone - but still with clarity!

Robert,

Been having some fun with this setting. Set the gain to 9:00 tonite, bass turned down to 9:00 and the treble and mids around 1:00. Great tone.
Been using the same settings with the Boutique OD too except with the gain a little higher. Nice clarity on both models.

Must be the pink (Burgundy Mist) picks!

[marnold***]

Here is a cool blues OD tone:
Set it to Numetal, crank up the volume and keep the gain really low, around 9-11 o'clock - just back off on the gain until you find a good tone. Set bass/mid/treble to taste; I set all 3 around 12 o'clock somewhere.

Result: Nice, punchy tone - but still with clarity!

I would never have dreamed of trying that combo, but you're right. It works great! I still think I prefer the Tweed 4x10, but it certainly gives me impetus to keep exploring the settings on my Vox.

[TS808]

Now that I'm getting more familiar with the Valvetronix, it's getting easier to tweak a good tone.

Initially, I had two dirty settings saved, and was going to use the manual mode as the 3rd channel for clean. Using the Boutique OD model, I saved one to channel 1 for the neck pup of my strat, and channel 2 for the bridge pup. Interestingly, the difference was so subtle I stuck with just one dirt setting.

This really made the strings ring out pretty well without getting muddy or overly distorted...

Gain: 10:00
Bass: 9:00-10:00
Mid: 1:00
Treble: 2:00
Reverb: 9:00
NR: Off

With the AD100VT, I notice alot of bottom end and midrange on the amp so I dropped the bass on the amp and can always roll of the treble on my guitar tone knob.

[TS808]

Wow! I'm really loving this amp lately after going through some initial frustrations. I also added an EQ in the effects loop which makes quite a difference, but I'm getting some excellent strat tones on the Uk 70's, UK 80's, and Boutique OD models for soloing, and great cleans on the Blackfae 212.

This amp takes a little bit of patience learning its nuances, but once you do, the tones are pretty damn good. At this point, after putting an EQ in the effects loop, I see no reason for a speaker change at all. I think part of it might be that the speakers are now really broken in, and it's just a matter of finding the "sweet spot" on the EQ and gain for this amp.