I played the KH modules again. I need some help

Okay so I finally played the KH head with all of the modules at a store. I have the KH head now, but without any modules, so I wanted to make sure I liked the KH mods. I am satisfied with KH-1 and KH-3, like I expected, but the KH-2 didn't seem like what I thought. It seemed too bassy and not as crunchy as I hoped for (Kill 'em All through Master of Puppets tone). I am pretty bad at equalizing so I was hoping someone could give me some decent setting if I try it again so I know the true potential of this mod (I wouldn't mind eq's for the other two mods as well ). I am planning on getting an mxr 10 band eq to further shape my tone anyway.

If I decide against the KH-2 my next choice is a mod that can get the classic crunch of early Metallica as well as other thrash bands like Megadeth, Slayer, and Testament. I think a marshall module might work there, but any suggestions are welcomed.

Thanks guys,
Michael

I can dial a nice old Metallica/Megadeth tone with the UltraXL.

For Slayer its a bit tricky. Jeff and Kerry's amps are paned to the left and right and both have a different tone. Its the contrast in tone and the extreme panning mix that give Slayer their sound. The good news is it can be done by one person.

I use two amps A/Bed together in to a stereo cab to get both Jeff's tone and Kerry's. I think the SL+ ( A/Bed with a Randall Cyclone ) sounds best but you got to level the volumes just right. Once done its a brutal tone.

might be a good idea to get a different flavor of a module anyway, since you have 2 of the kirk series

I have the kh2, and overall I really like it, though I agree, it is a bit muddy in the low end, so I will be implementing an EQ to notch out a little of that mud, and I think it will really help


where this module really sounds great is a louder volumes, it starts to come alive quite nicely

audioholic said:

might be a good idea to get a different flavor of a module anyway, since you have 2 of the kirk series

I have the kh2, and overall I really like it, though I agree, it is a bit muddy in the low end, so I will be implementing an EQ to notch out a little of that mud, and I think it will really help


where this module really sounds great is a louder volumes, it starts to come alive quite nicely

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I actually don't have two modules yet, I just played them and I'm pretty sure I want the KH-1, 3.

Do emg's help with the tone of these modules? My ltd has 81/60. My rr1 has dimarzio d activators, and my js30 has duncan jb and jazz. I think if I get plenty of time to try more mods I'll find what I'm looking for.

Settings anyone?

MorgMetal666 said:

Do emg's help with the tone of these modules? My ltd has 81/60. My rr1 has dimarzio d activators, and my js30 has duncan jb and jazz. I think if I get plenty of time to try more mods I'll find what I'm looking for.

Settings anyone?

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YES!!!!! You need EMG's IMHO to get the best metal tone.

Might be worth mod'ing c3 in KH-2 ... it's definately bassier/looser...glad you confirmed it for yourself again...it's pretty obvious when you A/B the two.

I don't have a problem with my ESP EMG81s and the KH2 but if I switch to something like the LP...too much bass...usually I'll dial back a bit on the Bass and Gain then use the SD-1 to 'fix' that