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I've got a Cyber-Twin, and have tweaked a few workable surfy patches
for it. However, I have not been really pleased with the CT reverb
effects, and use an outboard tank with it.
If you think that your CT is missing a bit of "bite", you may want
to consider re-tubing it with some new pre-amp tubes (the only tubes
it has). There has been a lot of discussion about that on the
Fender Discussion Page (www.fenderforum.com); I haven't done this
yet, but some people feel that improves the CT tone (provided good
tubes are used).
I'll send you a note off-list and give you some of the patch
settings I'm happy with - good luck!
-Dick
--- In , "red_thundr" <red_thundr@y...>
wrote:
> Hey out there,
>
> I just got a new Fender Cyber-Twin amp, and I'm really jazzed about
> using it with my Strat. I used to use a DigiTech RP300 pedal and a
> clean Marshall 8080V amp, and that gave me the sickest most
incredible
> surf tone, even with a cheapo Mexi Strat. Believe me, everyone was
> asking me my secret, but I'd just point to the pedal. I even had a
> guy with a $5000 custom rig calling my little setup the "Holy
Grail",
> honest.
>
> My main reason for switching is that my 8080V is dying and I'm not
up
> for getting it serviced, plus I'd heard many good things about the
> Cyber-Twin and I got it at an incredible price.
>
> Now, I'm trying to dial in this Cyber-Twin and I'm finding out that
> the tubes have a mind of their own. While the reverbs available
are
> incredible, it's dialing in of the uneffected base tone that is
really
> difficult. There is a midrange "quack" that I can't get rid of, and
> there's a definite shortage of bite or presence. I used it
recently
> at rehearsal, and the Cyber just doesn't cut through easily on tone
> merits alone, I have to crank the volume to painful levels to
> compensate. Even then, it's muddy and indistinct. I even tried
> Fender's "Hang 10" surf sound preset, but that was really muddy
too.
>
> It just seems to me that the DigiTech RP300, in trying to emulate
> tubes, inadvertently created some really cool tonal element and
feel
> that tube amps can't compete with. While the tube element has a
very
> nice organic feel to it, it lacks the immediacy and consistency of
the
> RP300.
>
> Does anyone have a usable patch for the Cyber-Twin that I can try?
> Else, I'll be forced to run the Cyber dry and use my RP300.
