Guitar Distortion Help?

Question

What are some popular guitar distortion settings? I'm using a Vx DA5 Amp, which has some effects and tones built in. I have no idea what "higain" and "crunch" is. I want a real good metal sound, but I have no idea what to do

Answer 1

If you wanna make ur solos sound great u should turn the hi gain all the way up and the crunch around level 3 or 4ish and if u have a mid k**b and a treb k**b turn those to a 4 to make it have a sort of echo/loud sound to it

Answer 2

Pump the volume loud and press the hi-gain button or turn the k**b. Crunch is some c**p that does some crackly effect or something.

You could also read the users manual:)

Answer 3

Buy a Boss MT-2

you wont be disappointed

Answer 4

Hi gain is exactly that. Hi gain, meaning lots of distortion.  Crunch is generally a term used for mid-level gain.  Hi Gain would be a better selection for metal.

I also found no listing for a Vx DA5 amp.  Did you mean Vox? If so, check out the Vox website and download the manual.

Answer 5

Turn them both all the way up, and use the volume to keep from blowing your ears out.