Why does distortion suck om my pod?

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gargamel: recording guitarparts clean that are thought to be distorted in the final mix? does this really work for you? I mean you have no tone control then.
I tried ReValver a few times - something like a software pod. to use the whole thing you would have to record your guitar as clean and dry as possible... but hey - it just don't work. I think you play a lot different with a clean tone than with a distorted one. how could you get a clue how those palm mutes, pinch harmonics and things like that would sound in the final mix?

 

[Blue Bear Sound]

I Reamp all the time... it works very well... split the signal off the guitar and record a DI (dry) signal to a track.... the other track you can either record or simply run thru to get the distorted sound you want for monitoring....

After, you use the DI track you just recorded to tailor the distortion the way you like by running the DI signal back to your amp (with an appropriate impedance-matching device, such as the Reamp - http://www.reamp.com )

It works flawlessly.........

Bruce

 

[Gargamel]

"gargamel: recording guitarparts clean that are thought to be distorted in the final mix? does this really work for you? I mean you have no tone control then.
I tried ReValver a few times - something like a software pod. to use the whole thing you would have to record your guitar as clean and dry as possible... but hey - it just don't work. I think you play a lot different with a clean tone than with a distorted one. how could you get a clue how those palm mutes, pinch harmonics and things like that would sound in the final mix?"

-you got me on the pinch harmonics....when I am tracking I am listening to the wet signal, but, I am recording the dry.

 

[Uladine]

I love my POD. I know it doesn't sound like most of the amps its supposed to emulate, but to me it sounds good as a simple tone generator. If you listen to the POD through headphones, yes the distortion is awful. But when you use the regular outputs for recording it sounds better. When you get all the tracks laid down and mixed the "okay" guitar sound suddenly sounds awesome when placed next to the other instruments.

Even better for me is running it through a power amp and pushing it through a real 4x12. It has more balls than most people give it credit for when you take the time to mess with it and don't try to get it to sound like something its not.

Does it sound like a Mesa Boogie Triple Rectifier? Not quite.
Is it more versatile? By far.

 

[BBB]

listen to zack wylde ala miracle man...his tone is huge fat and sounds good all the way around, but any of his solos never cut through as nicly as say randy's did,,,but it still rocks, he is using emg pickups active 85 model

Actually, he uses an EMG-81 in the bridge.

Which reminds me. These hotter and active picups _generally_ work better with tube amps. Mainly because they push the initial tube gain stages just a bit harder to add a little more even-order harmonic distortion and thus more warmth. You'll want to stick with a standard output pickup when using amp modelers because they usually aren't designed for hotter output guitars.


Matt

 

[BBB]

"gargamel: recording guitarparts clean that are thought to be distorted in the final mix? does this really work for you? I mean you have no tone control then.
I tried ReValver a few times - something like a software pod. to use the whole thing you would have to record your guitar as clean and dry as possible... but hey - it just don't work. I think you play a lot different with a clean tone than with a distorted one. how could you get a clue how those palm mutes, pinch harmonics and things like that would sound in the final mix?"

-you got me on the pinch harmonics....when I am tracking I am listening to the wet signal, but, I am recording the dry.

Exactly. Listen to a distorted signal while recording the dry signal. That way you get a good sense of your playing nuances and good interaction between the guitar and amp when recording. Yet, you are still able to tweak the amp's tone once it is sitting in the final recorded mix.



Matt