Rick 360 into Vox AC30CC1
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mystery_man
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Rick 360 into Vox AC30CC1
Hi there, this is the 'dream' setup I'm using. I've played the 360 for many years and recently finally treated myself to one of Vox's (affordable) AC30CC1 amps, and although the range of tones between the pair of them together is huge I would like to ask what settings other players using this combination are using? I'm finding it quite trebly, what levels do you have the treble/bass/cut on? Do you prefer topboost/normal? And which pickup with the guitar? Hope you don't mind the slight crossover into ampland - if it's any consolation I was initially posting a Rickenbacker post in the Vox forum lol.
I would suggest that you set all the tone controls on 5 and start there.
First, try working in a subtractive manner. If you have too much treble, turn the treble knob down as opposed to raising the bass. Once you've gotten the most you feel you can get from that approach, then start trying the boost and cut switches to see how it affects the overall sound.
Also, very important to the equation is, "how loud do you play?" This has a great effect on tone. There is a phenomenon called the "Fletcher Munson Effect" where, as the volume goes up, so does the perceived level of bass. Chances are, the more quiet you play, the more bass you will need to hear a good sound.
Please realize that we're not all in the same room hearing this so it's going to be difficult to really help.
The best advice I could give you is, turn the knobs and listen. Don't listen with your eyes thinking, hmmmmmm, that bass knob is set awfully high. Just set it up at a baseline with the tone controls on 5 and then work one knob at a time from there while listening carefully to the changes each control makes.
Good luck with your new amp!!!
First, try working in a subtractive manner. If you have too much treble, turn the treble knob down as opposed to raising the bass. Once you've gotten the most you feel you can get from that approach, then start trying the boost and cut switches to see how it affects the overall sound.
Also, very important to the equation is, "how loud do you play?" This has a great effect on tone. There is a phenomenon called the "Fletcher Munson Effect" where, as the volume goes up, so does the perceived level of bass. Chances are, the more quiet you play, the more bass you will need to hear a good sound.
Please realize that we're not all in the same room hearing this so it's going to be difficult to really help.
The best advice I could give you is, turn the knobs and listen. Don't listen with your eyes thinking, hmmmmmm, that bass knob is set awfully high. Just set it up at a baseline with the tone controls on 5 and then work one knob at a time from there while listening carefully to the changes each control makes.
Good luck with your new amp!!!
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