Everyone please share your fireball settings

loktide · 10-02-2007, 07:51 AM

Gain: 10
Bass: 10
Mids: 0
Highs: 10

-> Teh br00talz tr00 metal tone!

no, really, this thing is one of the easiest amps to dial in. With all knobs at noon it sounded pretty damn good already, though already too much gain. Over the engl v30 cab, i ended up cranking the mids and bass a bit (both at around 6-7, lowering the gain to 3-4 and with highs and presence still at around noon.

I'm sure changing the cab and guitar will affect the tone A LOT, so all knobs at noon and gain at 3-4 would be a good starting point, IMO.

Nick · 10-02-2007, 07:59 AM

i set mine up roughly at

bass 6
mid 6-7
treble 7

presance usually about 4

also i usually have the depth control on

Jan · 10-02-2007, 08:16 AM

Hmm. maybe I'm dumb but what do you mean by e.g. 6? Or 7? When I refer to the knob settings I always speak of it in terms of an ordinary clock... Do you really count all those little marks around the knob? And know these numbers by heart? I'm just wondering... Anyways, if you look at the knob and imagine a clock, then GAIN is sort of 10/11 o'clock, bass 10 o'clock, mids 11 o'clock, highs and presence SLIGHTLY after 9 o'clock. Depth button engaged. I have found (following Karl Hungus' advice) that if you crank the highs and presence (and Mids) too much, the amp starts to sound a little harsh...

Nick · 10-02-2007, 08:23 AM

all those little marks? theres 10 of those little marks on every knob on every amp ive ever seen or played including bogners mesas vhts, engl, marshall, crate, line 6. So to be honest i dont look i just asume its split into 10 and decimalised like pretty much everything else is, maybe im wrong.

thadood · 10-02-2007, 10:52 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Nick

all those little marks? theres 10 of those little marks on every knob on every amp ive ever seen or played including bogners mesas vhts, engl, marshall, crate, line 6. So to be honest i dont look i just asume its split into 10 and decimalised like pretty much everything else is, maybe im wrong.

Yep. 6 in marks would be approx. 1 o'clock. 5 is typically the half-way point, or noon.

Nick · 10-02-2007, 11:23 AM

yeah i understand the system lol.

i just use whats on the amp becaus the amp is 1 - 10 not a clock face.

i may be in the minority on that one though :P

Jan · 10-03-2007, 01:26 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Nick

all those little marks? theres 10 of those little marks on every knob on every amp ive ever seen or played including bogners mesas vhts, engl, marshall, crate, line 6. So to be honest i dont look i just asume its split into 10 and decimalised like pretty much everything else is, maybe im wrong.

Heh, stupid me.

I've never realised until now that there are only ten of those. Next time I'm in my rehearsal space I need to get round to counting them... I hope to make it to ten somehow...

Keep your fingers crossed!

Off_The_Heezay · 10-03-2007, 06:59 PM

gain - 10 o'clock
bass - 9 o'clock (w/ depth switch in)
mids - 3 o'clock
treble - noon
presence - around noon, maybe a bit higher

i always mess about with the presence and occasionally mids when playing live, and i turn the gain to nearer 9 and add a touch of treble when i'm using my C7.

eleven59 · 10-03-2007, 07:04 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Nick

all those little marks? theres 10 of those little marks on every knob on every amp ive ever seen or played including bogners mesas vhts, engl, marshall, crate, line 6. So to be honest i dont look i just asume its split into 10 and decimalised like pretty much everything else is, maybe im wrong.

Mine go to 11

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Nick ss.org Regular Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: glasgow scotland Posts: 1,537 Main Seven: RG1527 Rig: engl fireball Thanked: 8	i set mine up roughly at bass 6 mid 6-7 treble 7 presance usually about 4 also i usually have the depth control on

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Jan ss.org Regular Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Poland Posts: 180 Real Name: Jan Main Seven: C7 Blackjack / RG7421XL Rig: Peavey 6505/Engl FB Thanked: 2	Hmm. maybe I'm dumb but what do you mean by e.g. 6? Or 7? When I refer to the knob settings I always speak of it in terms of an ordinary clock... Do you really count all those little marks around the knob? And know these numbers by heart? I'm just wondering... Anyways, if you look at the knob and imagine a clock, then GAIN is sort of 10/11 o'clock, bass 10 o'clock, mids 11 o'clock, highs and presence SLIGHTLY after 9 o'clock. Depth button engaged. I have found (following Karl Hungus' advice) that if you crank the highs and presence (and Mids) too much, the amp starts to sound a little harsh...

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Nick ss.org Regular Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: glasgow scotland Posts: 1,537 Main Seven: RG1527 Rig: engl fireball Thanked: 8	all those little marks? theres 10 of those little marks on every knob on every amp ive ever seen or played including bogners mesas vhts, engl, marshall, crate, line 6. So to be honest i dont look i just asume its split into 10 and decimalised like pretty much everything else is, maybe im wrong.

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Nick ss.org Regular Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: glasgow scotland Posts: 1,537 Main Seven: RG1527 Rig: engl fireball Thanked: 8	yeah i understand the system lol. i just use whats on the amp becaus the amp is 1 - 10 not a clock face. i may be in the minority on that one though :P

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