DRRI Settings - Babble.....

[Erock_Germany]

Well this will most likely be a worthless thread so since I am kind of feeling worthless tonight I might as well go for the gusto....

Anyway, now that I have the Swamp Thang, Beam Blocker etc. in the DRRI, I am now really diggin it. With my 1960 CS Strat I seem to dig the following when playing with the band and we mic it. As long as our drummer has not had 17 cups of coffee I do this:

Vibrato channel period. Volume 3-3.5. Bass 10. Mid, oh crap there is no mid. Treble 8. Reverb 2.5.

All the stomp boxes direct in the number 1 input.

Clean is heaven - In the Midnight Hour, What's Going On, Take it Easy

What do you guys do with the DRRI as far as settings?

[NDRU]

I've been struggling with humbuckers into the DRRI, but with my strat I go

Normal Channel
Vol--3.5
bass--5
Treb--5

Sparkledrive
Drive 3:00
Tone 9-10:00
Clean 8:00 (off)
Vol 12:00

[Wilko]

Vibrato Channel
first input
vol 4-6
treble 6
bass 5
rev 2.5

Perfect with a Les Paul, more volume for Strat or Tele (treble 5, bass 7)

[NDRU]

Vibrato Channel
first input
vol 4-6
treble 6
bass 5
rev 2.5

Perfect with a Les Paul, more volume for Strat or Tele (treble 5, bass 7)

You use an old Deluxe, right? No Bright cap?

[Wilko]

I clipped the bright cap. Makes no difference past about 3-4 anyway, if you still had one.

[Squeezebox]

Rick 360 ("Toaster" single coil pups)......Keeley compressor........DRRI (Ch. 2)


Volume = 4.5 ish
Treb / Bass / Verb = 3ish

[Offshore Angler]

Volume around 5,

both tones between 3 & 4.
Verb around 2.5

[Offshore Angler]

I've been struggling with humbuckers into the DRRI, but with my strat I go

Normal Channel
Vol--3.5
bass--5
Treb--5
...

Well, there's your problem. Push the volume up to the amp's sweet spot around 4.5 -5.5. Humbuckers will shine.

[NDRU]

Well, there's your problem. Push the volume up to the amp's sweet spot around 4.5 -5.5. Humbuckers will shine.

I end up getting told to turn it down, though. Even with a fairly loud drummer.

Should I have the guitar's volume down & the amp's up around 5?

[Guitar_Mc]

I end up getting told to turn it down, though. Even with a fairly loud drummer.

Should I have the guitar's volume down & the amp's up around 5?

Plexiglass amp baffle thread

[Totally bored]

Volume 3 - 3.5ish
Treble 5
Bass 7ish

Anymore volume and I'm to loud on stage and we frekkin Rock Hard. Could be my Celestion Vintage 30 speaker I quess. If I need more volume I'll plop a mic on the amp. I also use a plethora of Pedals to Dial in anything from SRV- GnR - Zep- Alice in Chains - Carrie Underwear and awesome Originals.

[Coachmoe]

Vibrato channel, # 2 input
Volume: 4-3.5
Treble:4
Bass:3
Reverb: 2.5

I also run a Hoochie Mama boost pedal and for EXTRA dirt, I have a Blues Driver on my board but I don't use it much. The Hoochie Mama is a great pedal on its own. I also have a Boss GE 7 EQ that I use when I play my Strat for a little extra definition.

I also have a Drum One amp shield. I got it from MF- $69.99.

IMHO, the amp shield is one of the best investments I ever made. I can run the amp a little hotter and the rest of the band isn't screaming about stage volume anymore. I got mine after seeing Coco Montoya a month ago. I also have seen Bonamassa's DVD and he has one too.

The Drum One shield was priced right and I didn't have to fool around making something myself, so I'm pretty happy.

[javlib]

2007 DRRI (stock-Italian Jensen)

Telecaster (2005 MIM Std Pups)
Normal Channel
Vol: 4
Treb: 3
Bass: 2.5

Stratocaster (GFS 60s Repros)
Vibrato Channel
Vol: 3
Treb: 6.5
Bass: 3.5
Verb: 2.5

Univox LP copy (Seymour Duncan PAF59 & JB Pups)
Normal Channel
Vol: 5.5
Treb: 4
Bass: 3

Salt & Pepper to taste and bake 'till the top is a bubbly golden brown.

[Erock_Germany]

Wow, cool stuff. Guess this was a good babble. I am not feeling as useless now.........

[NDRU]

Last night I tried (with humbuckers)

V Channel
Input 2
Volume--5
Treble--6.5
Bass--5
Reverb--1.5-2

Guitar Volume about 6-7

Sounded really good. Having the amp volume up meant I could use the V Channel and messing with the guitar's volume changed the tone significantly. So much I needed to start a thread about it!

[Wilko]

Use input one for more breakup and gain.

[NDRU]

Use input one for more breakup and gain.

I used #2 so I could turn it up to 5 but still keep the volume down a hair

[Wilko]

What's the point? That's just a number.

Input two can make the sound, without turning the amp as loud.

Try both. You'll get more grit at lower "volume" in both ways, number and dBs.

[NDRU]

What's the point? That's just a number.

Input two can make the sound, without turning the amp as loud.

Try both. You'll get more grit at lower "volume" in both ways, number and dBs.

I'll try it, definitely, but I was specifically told to turn it up to 5, so I tried that out is all.

I always have used input 1, normal channel, volume at 3, guitar volume at 10 but decided to do everything opposite for April 1, I guess

[Wilko]

Doesn't hurt to try a few different things.

In my experience with humbuckers, 3 using input 1 is about the same as 4-5 using input 2.

[NDRU]

Doesn't hurt to try a few different things.

In my experience with humbuckers, 3 using input 1 is about the same as 4-5 using input 2.

So you don't think the amp necessarily has to be turned up past 4 to sound right (with a bright cap)?

[Wilko]

That cap is dependent not on position of the knob, but on the amount of signal going through that circuit.

In your case, you want the bright cap working anyway.

[JAM]

The bright cap bypasses the signal (treble frequencies) from the 'top' of the pot to the wiper and is dependent on where the rotation of the pot is. The cutoff frequency than varies as the pot is rotated. At full rotation the cap is completely out of the circuit. Signal amplitude has nothing to do with it.

[melody]

Guitar cord 73 DR:


Vol: 5-6
Bass 3-4
Treble 4-5
Vibro 2.5

Stat or Tele...Mostly Tele..

[Wilko]

nevermind

[mach3]

Speaking of settings,(kinda)the ex speaker jack on the DRRR, can that be used to drive another amp? I have a Pro 185, and can a A\B switch be home made, a kit or onlne instructions. I found with temporarily owning a DV-212 a volume box came in handy I really enjoyed putting it together I would like to do more projects like this if I can. By the way I'm a new DRRI owner(2wks). I hope this is not considered a hijack. If it is I apologize - I'm a newbe

[ziess]

What do you mean 'drive another amp'? If you mean split your guitar signal so it comes out of two guitars at once why not just plug a lead between input 2 of the channel you're using on the DRRI (assuming you're plugged into input 1) and the other amp.

Tommy.

[mach3]

What I'm trying to figure out if I can use the DRRI as a master to drive another amp such as my Pro 185 as a slave. I hope I'm making sense. Thanks Tommy

[refin]

What I'm trying to figure out if I can use the DRRI as a master to drive another amp such as my Pro 185 as a slave. I hope I'm making sense. Thanks Tommy

If you send a speaker out signal to the input of another amp,you will have a room full of smoke,and possibly two ruined amps.
You can use a preamp out or effects send of one amp to the input or power amp/effects return of the 2nd amp.

[mach3]

The Pro 185 has a effects loop -power amp in and out would this work? Thank You!

[phantomman]

What I'm trying to figure out if I can use the DRRI as a master to drive another amp such as my Pro 185 as a slave. I hope I'm making sense. Thanks Tommy

It's possible you might be able to "tee" off of the reverb send RCA jack on the rear panel (thus using the front panel reverb knob to control the level). That should be +/- a line-level signal suitable to drive the power section of a second amp that has a power amp input jack.

Years ago (hell, decades!), I tried using the speaker out jack from a friend's Vibro Champ to cascade it to the input of my then brand-new '68 Super Reverb......

Maximum smoke was achieved in about fourteen seconds. My Dad was not amused (needless to say).

[mach3]

Thanks for the reply, Is the DRRI capable of being used as a master to drive the Pro 185 as a slave?

[Wilko]

The simple answer is No. It can't.

[teleman55]

'79 SFDR settings:

V: 5-7.5
T: 6
B: 5
R: 3-4, or wherever
T: Wherever
Usually Tele or Strat
It's got the old CTS speaker, sounds great but probably not real efficient, which lets me push the amp a little more for a given volume.
Takes pedals real well.

[mach3]

Thanks Wilko,I get it now. How do you use the EX speaker jack correctly? By the way how loud should the ticking be on the vibrato channel be it's brand new(DRRI) I realize there is suppose to be some, right?

[Wilko]

I've never had the ticking problem. there are some fixes out there.

The external jack is for another speaker. Just a speaker or cab at 8 ohms.

The user manual is available as a download as a PDF from Fender.

[mach3]

Thanks again Wilko!

[NDRU]

Thanks Wilko,I get it now. How do you use the EX speaker jack correctly? By the way how loud should the ticking be on the vibrato channel be it's brand new(DRRI) I realize there is suppose to be some, right?

My DRRI is brand new and there's a little ticking. I think the dumb guy's answer would be that it should not be loud enough to interfere with the music/bug you.

[melody]

My DRRI is brand new and there's a little ticking. I think the dumb guy's answer would be that it should not be loud enough to interfere with the music/bug you.

If your getting ticking you have something wrong..

[NDRU]

If your getting ticking you have something wrong..

It's more of a rhythmic buzz