Hey guys n girls, I've just uploaded my first profile in the Rig Exchange. I've done a few more at various gain levels but I'm going wait until I get some feedback until I go further with uploads.
It's up there as "PRS HXDA HXHXHX 4/2..."
I went for a low-medium gain on this one, I wanted to capture how the HXDA responds to the guitars volume, it should clean up a lot at around 3-4, and have some nice edge of breakup at around 6-7 (especially on single coils).
The modes I used are all in the HX mode, my nomenclature is the 6 letters following the "PRS HXDA" are the mode switches from left to right, hence the "HXHXHX". The next 2 numbers represent the HXDA Gain and the Bass Gain. Since this amp has 2 internally bridged gains, I'm going to have to do a lot of profiling at various settings on these 2 gains. This profile is 4 on the HXDA gain and 2 on the Bass Gain, hence the "4/2". The tone knobs I can't remember where I set them (should have taken a photo!) but I just went with a tone that I like and went from there.
I used a MXL R144 ribbon mic and a ART tube preamp on this one, I tried a 57 and also the 57 with the R144 rear mic'ed but I didn't like them at all. This profile is fairly close to my ears, but it is missing some detail on the lower strings. Not sure how to fix that except for more experimentation!
I didn't play with any of the tube shape, pick etc settings, and I didn't play with any of the EQ on the profile either so it will need some shaping according to taste.
OK let me know what you think, happy to hear some criticism!