Your favorite RD series tone settings?

davidp

Did a search but not much comes up...
I have a 112 RD65 and a 210 RD100 and find that I really have to tweak the settings as I switch from strat to tele to P90 to humbuckers when playing live (lots of roots rock/alt country). So, how about a favorite settings thread, noting genre and guitar, or best all-round settings?

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Rob Flindall
Music Man Equipment
112RD-100 with EVM speaker, built 1981

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10 years 8 months
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RD112 Sat, 06/13/2015 - 06:53

I am not a "musician" but I like the following through my 1981 RD112, 100 watt , with my Fender Jaguar HH Blacktop (dual generic Fender humbuckers, volume 4-7 on guitar). This gives a tone that to my tin ears sounds like '70's Stones. With a Chorus pedal...pure Johnny Winter.

Low Gain input
Power switch - Low
Gain - 6-7
Volume - 8-9
Treble/Mid/Bass - 4
Reverb - 6-7 (when used)
Bright - off
Deep - off

same settings for the Clean and Distortion Channel

I mostly use headphones, after a homemade power-soak attenuator, but occasionally use both the attenuator and the speaker in parallel. With the volume where it is, earplugs are a must, even with the attenuator.

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Lars Verholt
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HD-130 head, 210X cab, 210RH cab, RD-50 110 combo, Sixty-Five 112 combo, RP65-112

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11 years 2 months

lmv Mon, 06/22/2015 - 18:40

Hi there,

My rule of thumb is:

-Set the amp to match the room
-Set the pedal(s) to match the guitar
-Set the guitar to match the song

I admittedly have an OCD thing about having all tone controls at 5 - I like starting out with a neutral amp.
Then, if the room demands it, add a bit more bass or treble.

My 'country music' sound is:

Tone controlls at 5
Bright on
Deep on - unless on a 'boomy' stage or in a ditto room
Reverb at 4-ish (again, adjust to the room. Big room = don't pour too much sauce on it)
If it's a short tank amp, 4-5 on the reverb

I've stuck with MM amps over the years because they have this amazing clarity but I will admit that it's not always easy to play with that kind of gear. No front end compression to hide behind. Whatever you play, the audience will know.

Cheers,
Lars