I've been playing around with a JSX head at my local guitar store, and I really love to tone. I've found that the Resonance setting makes a big difference in the bottom end of the amp. Does anyone know what Joe has his set to?

Thanks,
-Nathan

Some nice guy noticed this a while ago:

Presence - 8
Resonance - 6
Master - 6
Ultra Channel - Treb-6 Mid-4 Bass-10 Vol- 3 1/2 Gain-10
Crunch Channel - Treb-6 Mid-5 Bass-9 Vol- 4 Gain-7
Clean Channel - Treb-5 Mid-4 Bass-4 Vol- 4

hopes this helps......

In the recent Guitar Player magazine, they did an "inside Joe's studio" article. The settings as listed in the magazine were as follows:

Presence - 7
Resonance - 0
Master - 7.5
Noise Gate - 5
Crunch Channel - Treb-5 Mid-4 Bass-8 Gain-5 FAT switch-UP

This was the settings used for the solo in "A Cool New Way."

So there really is no set "Joe setting." He switches them up constantly for different songs and sounds. I myself used the ones listed by JEM10th and modified them slightly. I found that setting the resonance lower sounded better to me, then again I am playing in a small room, whereas a larger resonance level would be better in a large environment. Only thing I can say is to try out a bunch of different levels and go with what you think sounds the best.


js

I just looked online at the article and this is what settings they have posted:

High Gain input, Crunch channel, Treble at 7, Mid at 4, Bass at 8, Gain at 5, Fat switch up, Master at 1.5, Noise Gate at 10, Presence at 7, Resonance at 0.

For some reason, the settings published in the magazine aren't the same as they have published online. So mix and match them.

Cool! Thanks for the info.

I really don't want to use his settings exactly. I like the overall tone he gets, and then adjust to my tastes. It's good to know how he sets it up though.

I do the same with my delay settings. I try what he's doing, and then adjust to my own style.