Tech 21 TM 10 settings for my Ric?

octagon · Post by **octagon** » Sat Mar 26, 2005 2:44 pm

Tech 21 owners,I love my TM 10 and I have found lots of cool settings on the internet for Fender and Gibson type guitars but none for Rics.What settings do you use for your Ric?

octagon · Post by **octagon** » Sat Mar 26, 2005 2:51 pm

ozover50 · Post by **ozover50** » Sat Mar 26, 2005 2:57 pm

Nice setting, Mitch! How's about a shot of the Ric on the beach next........

Pardon my ignorance but I'm assuming the TM10 is an amp, n'est pas?

beefandbones · Post by **beefandbones** » Sun Mar 27, 2005 8:10 am

Hey, cool! It's good to know I'm not alone out there with a Rick and TM10!

I tend to switch back and forth between two settings. Both are pretty clean.

I normally use a setting which is kind of a Vox-slash-clean Marhsall setting. I use the British amp setting, clean, UK speaker. Gain dial all the way down, master volume about half way, reverb at about 9 o'clock. I give a little boost to the highs and lows. Sounds really good with my 330!

Another one is Tweed, clean, flat. Gain dial half way, master half way. With my 330, this amp setting sounds just like Johnny Marr on the Smith's Hatful of Hollow 'live on the radio' tracks.

You can get a cool Champ-like distortion if you go Tweed, Hot, Flat with gain all the way up. It's got some balls, but still maintains the character my the guitar.

I also like Tweed, Clean, UK. I don't use the California settings that much, because I tend to favor clean sounds. Fun to play around with though.

Trademark 10s are versatile little amps, especially for the money. For those of you that aren't familiar with the amp, check out http://www.tech21nyc.com/tm10.html Of course, none of these settings sound 'exactly' like a Marshall, Fender, Mesa, or Vox, but they can get close and have their own character. It's a handy tool for the studio. Made in America, btw.

octagon · Post by **octagon** » Sun Mar 27, 2005 8:59 am

Thanks Ethan!I will try out your settings.I will write them in my TM 10 book.I love my TM 10 because I can get the sounds I like without having my neighbors pounding on my ceiling.Thanks again!By the way,you should send your settings to the "unofficial" TM 10 setting page as they don't have any "Ric" settings as yet.Here is a link so you can check it out:

http://www.cstone.net/~halouis/tm10/index.html?all

You may have to cut and paste this link

beefandbones · Post by **beefandbones** » Sun Mar 27, 2005 10:38 am

I've never seen that site before. Thanks, Mitch!

octagon · Post by **octagon** » Sun Mar 27, 2005 11:01 am

Your welcome.And here is a link to the Sans Amp GT2 page.Sans amp is the effects pedal made by
Tech 21 on which the TM 10 was designed.There are some settings here that you can try.

http://members.tripod.com/Milaa/SansAmpGT2/indexGT2.html

beefandbones · Post by **beefandbones** » Wed Mar 30, 2005 8:01 am

I tried some of those settings, and some of them sound really cool, but not much like their intended reference. For instance, the "Clapton's Layla Champ" setting sounds more like Live Dead era Jerry Garcia to me. Seems funny that you'd start a Fender Champ-like sound using the Mesa-style pre-amp, but whatever... Still sounds cool!

red_rob · Post by **red_rob** » Wed Mar 30, 2005 8:17 am

Sweet 340 Mitch - how old?

octagon · Post by **octagon** » Wed Mar 30, 2005 9:05 am

Thanks for your post.I got it brand new less than a month ago.It was built 11/2004.Model is 340 VP FG.I think I got a good deal because I made a straight trade for another guitar that I had paid $999.00 for.The selling price for this 340 was $1310 because of the toasters and the vintage silver case.I had been thinking of trading it in for a 325C64 Miami when they come out,but now that I have had a chance to play it over an extended period I have changed my mind as this has become my favorite guitar.