I was listening to some Satriani the other day, and it sounded like he was playing with really high gain. The thing is, every time I crank the gain on my amp (Vox AD30, if it matters), all the notes/power chords seem to bleed into one, barely distinguishable mess. I'm sure part of my problem is that I'm not too careful about muting a string after playing it, but I think there's more to it then that.
Any ideas on how I can get a less noisy sound?
EDIT: What are the odds that this thread would be posted just before I did this one?
Also, my amp does have a noise gate feature, though it doesn't seem to make much difference for high gain settings. Neither does the built-in compressor. I'd still love to hear suggestions/opinions.
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What you are hearing listening to Satch is the magic of a tube amp. Moddelers are good but there is no substitute for tubes. That along with his massive talent is how he is doing it. Tube amps have a lot of compression. They sustain with less distortion. The notes are clearer and cleaner.
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I made along post, but I couldn't post it :x .
Oh well, the main point was that you need to have good string noise reduction skills when playing with high gain with your picking hand.
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