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I forgot to mention this in my previous post on the CT - if you
haven't checked out the Patch Wizard site (www.patchwizard.com), do
it. It has a really nice CT interface and patch library that lets
you change setting via the MIDI port - very cool! This site also
has goodies for all of you POD 6 users out there, too!
-Dick
--- In , Christopher Darlington
<chris.darlington@s...> wrote:
> Red,
>
> Try swaping those Groove Tubes for a good set of Svetlana
12AX7's. I've
> heard rave and poor reviews of the CT amp. Some sound great, some
> complain of the same poor sound like yours . If it still doesn't
sound
> good after a good tube swap, off load it and fix your Marshall.
>
> Chris
>
>
>
> red_thundr 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.
> >
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