I have been using the Korg Ampworks MiniModeller at home with great success using Bojans most excellent AC15 settings for a great Vintage Shads sound with my '57.
I gigged with it recently with a Live Band. The K A is NOT good PA'd and most of the tone was destroyed by having to ramp up the “Gain†= “AC15 volume†to get a decent output from the PA. I dont think the K A output stage drives well enough to give the PA a fighting chance. It wasnt THAT big a PA to have volume to spare!!
So – for the next band gig I have dug out my Vox Valvetronix VT60 again (mostly used on AC30 setting with my Brason for “modern†Hank etc) and applied the same Bojan AC15 settings with even more disastrous results!!
The tone is NOTHING like it should be. Woolly and dull.
To get anywhere near, I have the Treble at MAX (Bojans K A is 10 0clock or less), Bass is OFF, and MIDDLE is MAX and the Presence is MAX to get anything sounding like.
I am surprised as I would have thought that these two both being Korg products would have the same “engine†driving the Modelling.
I dont like to use the VT60's AC30TB setup for gigging as it is not a good model and overdrives far too early. The AC15 seems to have loads of headroom although it does get a bit raunchy by 12 oclock / 1 oclock on the knob.
What am, I doing wrong?
Anyone got some GIGGABLE settings for a VT60 that give that EARLY Shads tone and allow the VT60 to 'breathe'?
Cheers
ian