omg this tone is amazing. http://www.uvtv.info/streamvideocom.php?fi...dAndTornAsunder
i have a razorback, maxon od and a peavey 6505+ head... can anyone help me dial a good tone?
Treble:
Mid:
Bass:
Gain:
Pres:
Res:

I own a Peavy 6505+ head, with an Ibanez TS9 (very similar to the Maxon OD), and I use an EQ pedal in the amp effects loop. I use the MXR 108 10 Band EQ pedal, it is pretty much amazing. You can really perfect your tone. I am getting a very Machine Head/Earlier Trivium/Arch Enemy type tone.
My settings are something like this:
Lead Channel of the 6505+:
Pre: 6-7
Treble: 6-7
Mid: 4 5
Bass: 7
Gain: 6.5-7
Pres: 4
Res: 4
The EQ pedal's settings are as followed:
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Practically a pretty mid-scooped EQ.
Here is a picture of the EQ pedal so you know which frequencies I boosted/scooped and so you understand the "drawing" I just did right there.

On the ovedrive pedal, I turned the volume to around 12 o clock, turned the drive to around 3 o clock, and the tone knob to the treblier sound. It thickens up the sound a bit, without boosting the signal.

I also run a Boss NS-2 Noise Supressor after the Overdrive to clean up the signal coming from the guitar, and I run an ISP Decimator Noisegate in the loop after the EQ pedal to clean up hi-gain amp hissing and feedback.
My guitar is loaded with EMG 81/60's btw.

Here's a better idea for finding a good tone:
Put everything at noon (the middle, most likely 5) and play simple riffs and change the settings until you find something you like. That's what most people do.

QUOTE(MurderThyLamb @ Apr 29 2007, 12:42 PM) [snapback]374992[/snapback]It's an alright tone. Just letting you know that tone doesn't always have to do with the settings of your amp, it has alot to do with the guitar's quality and density(thickness) of the wood, the electronics you're loaded with. Your playing style helps, too. Not everyone plays the same, so not everyone sounds the same.
Here's my guess. I've never used a 6505, so I'm not sure how sensitive the gain is.
Treble: 7
Mid: 4.5 - 5.5
Bass: 6- 7
Gain: 6 - 7.5
Pres: 5 - 6
Res: Que? (Never heard of res)
resonance

It's an alright tone. Just letting you know that tone doesn't always have to do with the settings of your amp, it has alot to do with the guitar's quality and density(thickness) of the wood, the electronics you're loaded with. Your playing style helps, too. Not everyone plays the same, so not everyone sounds the same.
Here's my guess. I've never used a 6505, so I'm not sure how sensitive the gain is.
Treble: 7
Mid: 4.5 - 5.5
Bass: 6- 7
Gain: 6 - 7.5
Pres: 5 - 6
Res: Que? (Never heard of res)