Re: Slightly OT: Metal Gig

On Dec 21, 4:26 pm, "Monster Zero" <rockin...@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
Got a chance to be the only guitar in a 4 piece Metal band that does like
50-50 covers and originals. Been fiddling with my current rig and I can't
seem to get a very good "Metal" sound out of it..I'm guessing it's my
speakers, I'm having a volume issue. I've got the sound I want at bedroom
levels but as the volume goes up the speakers start to fart and I have to
turn the bass down too much to get it to stop farting. This rig works
excellent BTW for classic rock and clean stuff.

I'm thinking of adding a 4x12 but I really, really, I mean really don't want
to have to do that. The Carvin XV212 I have is already heavy enough and I
don't want to lug a 4x12 around too. Could the speakers be farting because
they need to be re-coned or repaired? Should I maybe try a set of another
type of speaker and see what that does? What would you guys suggest?

I'm going to need something that can handle a good amount of bass and some
top end. I was thinking maybe Celestion G12K 75's or maybe a Lead 80 and a
75.

I've been phucking with this rig for hours on end and am pretty frustrated
at this point because I have the pedals to do the "Metal Thing" and the
guitar for it but the amp speakers can't seem to handle much bass at all. I
realize that when I jam with the band and the bass guitar is mixed in it
won't be as bad but I also know I should be able to get better bass than
what I am getting which is next to nothing at gig/practice levels. FWIW my
former 1976 SF Twin (Loaded with a G12K 75 and a Lead 80) had bass for days
at huge volumes with no farting at all.

Any help is appreciated.

Crate GX series head through a decent cabinet. Ditch the Metalzone,
the stock Crate distortion is plenty.

One problem you are probably having is that you have to live in that
style/tone for awhile before you can manipulate it. After doing it for
years (and I have not done it for 15 years) I ended up running
different feeds to different cabs and getting a killer sound.

What kind of guitar are you using?
.

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