Tighten and BOOST your Hi Gain tones - Fractal FM3 / FM9 / AXE FX 3 @paulbradshawguitar

Uploaded March 2025 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

Here's some ideas on further tightening and boosting your hi gain tones and get more out of your amp, turning a typically somewhat muddy sounding hi-gain amp (in this case a Recto) into something that is more to your liking

As always experiment and see what works best for you

guitar used: youtu.be/9oqZqbnpRvI

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TIME STAMPS
00:00 Preset setup
01:45 beating the flub
03:38 More boost?
04:43 More boost less gain on the amp?
06:31 Input trim
08:03 Please experiment
08:50 Further tweaking
10:17 Thanks for watching

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$Tighten and BOOST your Hi Gain tones - Fractal FM3 / FM9 / AXE FX 3 Heres some ideas on further tightening and boosting your hi gain tones and get more out of your amp, turning a typically somewhat muddy sounding hi-gain amp (in this case a Recto) into something that is more to your liking As always experiment and see what works best for you guitar used: https://youtu.be/9oqZqbnpRvI follow me on IG here : https://instagram.com/paulbradshawguitar/ Support me by using any of these links: ►►► Thomann Affiliate🔊: https://www.thomann.de/de/index.html?offid=1&affid=3523 ►►► All my Fractal audio presets 🎸: https://ko-fi.com/s/5a6542f393 ►►► Buy me a coffee ☕: https://ko-fi.com/paulbradshawguitar ►►► All my links 🎧: https://linktr.ee/paulbradshawguitar ✨Lights GVM : https://bit.ly/3OP5BYI GVM SD200b/softbox - https://bit.ly/4gbw9zK Enter the code Paulgvm to get 10% off your order there. Quntis - Monitor light : https://amzn.to/3Zn62i7 Ambitful A1 : https://amzn.to/4dHqn6B Raleno Video Light: https://amzn.to/4dJ5V5n Phillips Hue: https://amzn.to/4f3NCcd 📸 Cameras Sony ZV-1 : https://amzn.to/4dHqn6B DJI Osmo Pocket 3 : https://amzn.to/4eI856G 💡Accessories: Table camera stand : https://amzn.to/3BFDwjg Camera Table mount: https://amzn.to/3NlWpdQ TIME STAMPS 00:00 Preset setup 01:45 beating the flub 03:38 More boost? 04:43 More boost less gain on the amp? 06:31 Input trim 08:03 Please experiment 08:50 Further tweaking 10:17 Thanks for watching #fractalaudio #metal$

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