Riffmagus
Active Member
I have had my Pod X3 for around 2 years now. It's served me well - but never given me a distortion tone I have been happy to settle on.
For one or two sessions, it sounds great - then I come back to it and my ears have changed.
In short, I'm thinking of starting afresh. Nothing big, as I only record and play at home at the moment. My main axe is an Agile Intrepid Pro 8 with the dual cepheus pups.
Amp wise, I'm leaning towards a small tube head, such as the Blackstar HT5 with a 2x12 from Orange or Marshall. I'd run my Maxon od808 in the front end to tighten the bass, and then use the X3's extra eq and tone shaping to build on the sound laid out by the Blackstar.
Music wise, it's classic Doom and Stoner all the way. I love djent, but it's never clicked with my play style - so I'm sticking to what I know and makes me bang my head and pick up my axe with a big feckin' grin.
Does anyone else have any small amp contenders? I'm thinking a max of 20watt to reduce noise and hiss - plus I don't have much £££ at the moment.
Certainly appreciate any advice or info.
For one or two sessions, it sounds great - then I come back to it and my ears have changed.
In short, I'm thinking of starting afresh. Nothing big, as I only record and play at home at the moment. My main axe is an Agile Intrepid Pro 8 with the dual cepheus pups.
Amp wise, I'm leaning towards a small tube head, such as the Blackstar HT5 with a 2x12 from Orange or Marshall. I'd run my Maxon od808 in the front end to tighten the bass, and then use the X3's extra eq and tone shaping to build on the sound laid out by the Blackstar.
Music wise, it's classic Doom and Stoner all the way. I love djent, but it's never clicked with my play style - so I'm sticking to what I know and makes me bang my head and pick up my axe with a big feckin' grin.
Does anyone else have any small amp contenders? I'm thinking a max of 20watt to reduce noise and hiss - plus I don't have much £££ at the moment.
Certainly appreciate any advice or info.