The ADxxVT settings thread!

[TS808]

Define "good lead tone". What sound are you going for?

In general, I find that the sequence of:

1. switching to Manual mode with the effects on Bypass,
2. selecting one of the 11 amp models and dialing in the volume & tone stack, and
3. turning off Bypass, selecting and fine-tuning the effect I want to use

works best for me. My favorite amp models with my Strat are the Boutique Clean, Black 2x12, Tweed 4x10 and AC30TB. For the first two, if I want some break-up, I use an overdrive pedal like the Bad Monkey. For the latter two, just push the Gain knob past 12 noon....

What I'm looking for is a good lead tone with some nice overdrive/moderate distortion. I haven't found that sweet spot on the amp yet with some of the tones. Love the Bassman but I'd like a little more gain. I haven't tried pedals yet, so that might give me what I need.

I'm still getting used to this amp too (had it for 2 weeks) so it may just be a matter of experimentation.

Do you use your neck pup or bridge for solos? Just curious.

[Guitar-Chris]

Love the Bassman but I'd like a little more gain. I haven't tried pedals yet, so that might give me what I need.

I'm still getting used to this amp too (had it for 2 weeks) so it may just be a matter of experimentation.

I like the Bassman, too, and also wanted THIS model with a little more gain. So i put a Marshall Bluesbreaker II pedal in front of it. It sounds great in my opinion. You can use it for solos with the neck pickup and also the bridge pickup. An alternative would be the Digitech Bad Monkey, which is used by some members here. The Vox AD Series behaves like a real tube amp when blown by a booster pedal.

Also, you will have to get used to the amp. After a while, you will be able to set nearly every kind of tone just in seconds. I most play in Manual Mode and don't use the presets.

[TS808]

I like the Bassman, too, and also wanted THIS model with a little more gain. So i put a Marshall Bluesbreaker II pedal in front of it. It sounds great in my opinion. You can use it for solos with the neck pickup and also the bridge pickup. An alternative would be the Digitech Bad Monkey, which is used by some members here. The Vox AD Series behaves like a real tube amp when blown by a booster pedal.

Also, you will have to get used to the amp. After a while, you will be able to set nearly every kind of tone just in seconds. I most play in Manual Mode and don't use the presets.

Chris, that's the thing. The Bassman setting didn't have enough gain for me and I've saved a good clean setting on channel 1 and am looking for a good lead setting for the second channel. However, if I save a setting, it might sound good on the neck pup but not very good on the bridge pup, etc. so I'm tweaking away with the tone knobs on the guitar when switching between pups.

Some of the settings like the UK 70's overall just sounds TOO punchy/full of midrange, as does the Boutique OD. UK 80's is okay, but I can't seem to get some good top end presence. The 212 cab also adds alot of bottom end as well. Lack of a presence knob does make a difference IMHO. I've experimented with using an EQ in the loop to add some top end on some of the settings.

Manual mode with pedals might be the way to go...or just setting the Bassman fairly clean and using different pedals to color the sound on different pickups. This amp seems to take more tweaking than the Line 6 amps I owned.

[Guitar-Chris]

I have a clean Bassmann (4*10) on channel one, a slightly distorted Uk70s on the 2 channel. The manual mode ist most times set on the Uk80s with a little bit delay. So in combination with the Bluebreaker pedal i can switch between 6 different settings. Often i play chords on the bassmann, solo then with the booster on (cuts through very well). When playng crunchy rhythm i play the Uk 70s and then change on Uk80s for the solo.

[TS808]

Got it! Here's what the issue was/is with the AD100VT. With the 212 configuration, the bottom end (bass) is pretty powerful with the master above 12:00. If I cranked the mids on the amp while running the master at 3:00, lead tones would be heavy on the midrange due to the tube distortion and produce some muddy bass. What I did tonight was set the tone on the amp with the master below or at 12:00 and that added some top end . Also, adding some compression to the lead tones also evened out the bass and the treble when using the neck pup and bridge pup respectively. I was able to dial in a sweet Boutique OD lead tone that had some top end shimmer, smooth mids, and a tighter bass. Didn't have to tweak the guitar tone knob as much on the bridge settings.

[Moshe]

New here! I have a 30 that I am really enjoying.

Try this,

boutique clean

Gain - Full
Treble 12 o'clock
mid - 12 o'clock
bass - 9 o'clock
All three volumes - full

maybe a little reverb.

This setting has a lot of nice top end and simply roars, imo. not much dirt though, but it works for me.

Chris

[warren0728]

ok...i'm trying to set up a nice clean jazzy tone on my vox30 to use with my ibanez artcore with dual humbuckers...any suggestions on where to start?

thanks,
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[ShortBuSX]

New here! I have a 30 that I am really enjoying.

Try this,

boutique clean

Gain - Full
Treble 12 o'clock
mid - 12 o'clock
bass - 9 o'clock
All three volumes - full

maybe a little reverb.

This setting has a lot of nice top end and simply roars, imo. not much dirt though, but it works for me.

Chris

I reread this topic and took notes, went home...tried up until this one and stopped after I got here....saweeeeeet!

But she was hummin! But with all the dials burried you kinda gotta expect it....turned the gain back to bout 2 and the hum got mild.

[Blueswaite]

Don't forget with the vox foot switch you can choose 1, 2 or manual and that will give you 3 settings.
Good Luck

[Ro3b]

FWIW here's where the Xaviere and I are mostly living on the AD50VT these days:

Black 2X12
Gain dimed
Volume dimed
Treble 3:00
Mid dimed
Bass 10:00

I can get a nice range of distortions with my guitar's volume knob, just like the manual says. With the P90s the vibe is generally dirty-but-chimey, good for the sort of low-fi roots punk I'm into these days. This setting also sounds good with a bit of compression when the whim strikes.

I also use this for a clean setting:

Tweed 4x10
Gain 10:00
Volume 3:00
Treble 2:00
Mid 3:00
Bass 12:00

[rufus1973]

please someone tried to emulate those tones??: i cant do it.