Members RaoulDuke Posted March 19, 2008 Members Share Posted March 19, 2008 When I play my Big Muff through my Marshall DSL 100 it loses all definition in a band setting. It's there, but it just doesn't cut through. With my Twin Reverb though, it sounds great live. I think it's the fact that the Marshall has a thinner sound and the Fender has more mids, but I really don't know. Anybody have the same issues or have any suggestions? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members smrz Posted March 19, 2008 Members Share Posted March 19, 2008 You could try modding it to not lose mids, if you know how to do that kind of thing. I'm sure someone will have a link to some mods. Otherwise, I bet you could find someone here to do it for you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members veil Posted March 19, 2008 Members Share Posted March 19, 2008 use an EQ and bump those mids, sucka. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members TweedBassman Posted March 19, 2008 Members Share Posted March 19, 2008 adding a mids knob is an awesome BMP mod. stock, it has a pretty drastic mid cut, which does make your guitar disappear in a mix sometimes. a mid knob can bring up those crucial 'cutting through' frequencies, while still maintaining the classic muff tone. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members IvIark Posted March 19, 2008 Members Share Posted March 19, 2008 Big Muff's are notorious "mid cutters" so if the Fender has more mids that makes total sense, because it will be replacing what the Muff takes out. You could try putting an EQ after the Muff with its mid levels boosted. Or even better, put them both in a loop so that you can stomp them in together. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members L6Sguy Posted March 19, 2008 Members Share Posted March 19, 2008 ........Marshall has a thinner sound and the Fender has more mids........ interesting, as its usually the other way around. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members RaoulDuke Posted March 19, 2008 Author Members Share Posted March 19, 2008 Thanks for the advice. Anybody have any links to muff modders? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members RaoulDuke Posted March 19, 2008 Author Members Share Posted March 19, 2008 sorry for the double entendre Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members space cred Posted March 19, 2008 Members Share Posted March 19, 2008 www.spenceramps.com I've been thinking about grabbing one of these. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Urinate Forever Posted March 19, 2008 Members Share Posted March 19, 2008 interesting, as its usually the other way around. That's what I thought. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members grayeyes777 Posted March 19, 2008 Members Share Posted March 19, 2008 i wouldn't mod it... just get an eq like a fish and chips or something. you can always just turn it up too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members attic Posted March 19, 2008 Members Share Posted March 19, 2008 Just keep using the Twin Reverb. I love how it handles pedals so well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members RaoulDuke Posted March 19, 2008 Author Members Share Posted March 19, 2008 interesting, as its usually the other way around. The Twin has an even sound that responds extremely well to EQ settings. Every pedal I own sounds great through it. Through most Marshalls I've tried, some pedals sound great, while others don't. For example, I think that distortions like the Rat cut through very well with a Marshall. Most fuzzes however, seem lost in the mix and thin. I crank all the midrange in my marshall and all it seems to do is add a high midrange that just makes things brittle. That being said, I just got the marshall back from being worked on and they guy put EL34s back in it, which I hate (it had KT88s). It used to be a monster, but now it's a thin piece of crap. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Marc G Posted March 19, 2008 Members Share Posted March 19, 2008 use an EQ and bump those mids, sucka. yeah....that's what I do Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members dap99 Posted March 19, 2008 Members Share Posted March 19, 2008 Are you running your Marshall clean? My BYOC Muff clone only sounds good on the clean channel of my MESA. FWIW, I did a mod that boosts the mids and have it on that setting pretty much all the time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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