@BD_Beardog Woof, thank you very much! :3
It's a little too bad we're both doin' this format of solo performance "virtually" as it were...would be delightful to do a double-header show...perhaps there IS a way...
But yeah, I'm findin' it increasingly fun explorin' how to command the space of a whole "stage," which'd typically be filled by a full band, as just a solo act.
So indeed, yer correct! That's the Twin & the Deluxe hard-panned L & R respectively, and that's the moment where the difference becomes v. recognizable. It was a neat & successful experiment. Please excuse the length:
I hadn't necessarily been on the lookout for a dual-channel amp setup either--that is, until the happy happenstance of ending up with TWO Fender combos.
I got a Twin finally, which along with the Deluxe, had been a dream amp. As I've realized that I usually play so clean it's uncommon that I use the breakup range of the volume on the Deluxe, the Twin was the natural choice.
I've had this unused Electro-Harmonix switcher and I was only going to use it for situations where I wanted to stereoize dramatically but where it'd be undesirable to or I wouldn't be able to double-track (as in improv); otherwise, dual-channel tones I've heard that rely on two very distinct amp characters (like J. Mascis of Dinosaur Jr.'s) can be cool but haven't been for me personally.
I thought this would be a good occasion for tryin' it out because I wanted the guitar to sound BIG but obviously couldn't double-track. I thought the blended tone did end up soundin' great, probably since they're both from the Fender family.
I was especially surprised that in the distorted parts, one wouldn't necessarily be able to tell that they're two different amps! But when you A/B the L/R channels you definitely can tell, and of course, the Twin & Deluxe sound even more distinct in person as I'm sure you know.
I even kept checking the phase, but I had indeed dialed in the most optimal phase shift, down to .1 ms.
But then--as you noted--a drastic difference emerges during the clean section (the only effects going at that point are the excellent Ross Compressor & Milkman slapback delay pedals along with the on-amp Spring Reverbs--that is, until I step on the Ross Phaser for the end).
It's especially noticeable because I set the Deluxe's volume right at the threshold of breakup for quiet picking like I was doin'--probably 'round 3.9 or thereabouts--whereas of course the Twin is basically clean all the way up to dimin' it.
I thought this natural variance sounded so FRICKIN' cool! Even though this involved volume "inconsistencies" between the two channels over time--the Twin, set around the same volume, was louder during the distorted part--I didn't feel inclined to make any panning changes over time, or change the relation between the volumes of the amps on the mixer over time.
I can't see yer message now that I've started my reply...you might've mentioned it, but if not--what sort of dual-channel setup do you use?
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