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Post by zenshredder on Nov 15, 2011 22:50:28 GMT -6
Okay so I've had the MAB Overdrive pedal for a few years now and it works nicely by itself but whenever I use it with something(like my digitech RP90) it gives this really loud obnoxious feedback. Are you not supposed to use overdrive with distortion at the same time? And if you are, can anyone explain why I might be getting this noise? I really like the heaviness of my distortion and overdrive combo(sounds pretty badass) but that feedback is killing me. I wish I would have brought this up sooner but I figured I would figure this out by now  |
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Post by BKW on Nov 15, 2011 22:58:16 GMT -6
Overdrive and Distortion are closely related. The difference is usually the Distortion has more gain and 'Distorts' more.
If you want to use both, you have to turn the gain down on both (or one a significant amount).
what exactly is the signal chain you are running?
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Post by zenshredder on Nov 15, 2011 23:06:49 GMT -6
Ah I see I shall try that, as for my signal chain it starts from my guitar to the MAB pedal, then from the MAB pedal it goes straight to an amp head I just got literally today(it does the same thing when I run it through my Digitech RP90 with an amp model on) and then from the amp head its going straight to my laptop. When I run it through my digitech it goes from my guitar to the MAB pedal to the digitech to my little combo amp and still produces the same results.
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Post by zenshredder on Nov 16, 2011 11:17:33 GMT -6
By the way forgot to mention that I did what you said and it works much better now thanks for the advice, it sounds great and I don't get that nasty feedback so I'm content  |
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Post by BKW on Nov 16, 2011 13:11:21 GMT -6
By the way forgot to mention that I did what you said and it works much better now thanks for the advice, it sounds great and I don't get that nasty feedback so I'm content Glad I could help! Too much gain is what usually causes feedback. I have recently started to do sound at live events and setting the gain on each channel is crucial in controlling feedback (assuming everything else is correct). You can have the right equipment and the room balanced out and have too much gain on a mic and it will ruin a great mix faster than anything else. |
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Post by themaidenmaniac on Nov 16, 2011 16:21:20 GMT -6
Good work from the BKW there I havent used distortion for quite some time now. An overdrive into a good tube head is always ample. The only break in this rule might be when I use the DS-1 I got from Dave Weiner. |
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Post by venreskiller4 on Nov 24, 2011 14:31:29 GMT -6
Ah I see I shall try that, as for my signal chain it starts from my guitar to the MAB pedal, then from the MAB pedal it goes straight to an amp head I just got literally today(it does the same thing when I run it through my Digitech RP90 with an amp model on) and then from the amp head its going straight to my laptop. When I run it through my digitech it goes from my guitar to the MAB pedal to the digitech to my little combo amp and still produces the same results. Hi Zenshredder. BKW gave you some great advice. I just want to add my perspective. When I use a multi-effects processor going off an amp model, I like to have the amp totally clean so it basically amplifies the processor's amp model. I don't think there is any hard and fast rule to anything so whatever works is cool. But like what BKW said, its a matter of proportion. If you boost something, something else may need to come down. If you like the overdrive on your amp better that the processor, if you can, don't use the processor modeling or at least make it cleaner so you can overdrive the amp more. |
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