This page created by Mayank Lahiri. Comments, suggestions, submit your own patches to slayer17m@yahoo.com

Patches for rock, pop, alternative, blues.
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DYNAMC
A very nice bluesy sort of clean - the kind that really changes depending on your picking style. Pick gently with the neck pickup and it's a soft, clean chorus type of sound. Pick a little harder and it breaks up into a harsh bluesy sound. This is GREAT if you're playing solo guitar because you can go from soft to loud just by changing your picking style.
source: Mayank Lahiri
DRIVE: OVRDRV, 10
TONE: 0, 3, 1, 7
MOD: CHORS2, 14
PEDAL: VOLUME, 0
AMB: ROOM2, 26
CR: OFF
NR: 10

UNREAL
How can I describe this? It's my variation of the original VIOLIN, but it's not meant to be used like VIOLIN. Best described as the sound from the very end of Pantera's Floods or the middle guitar interlude in Tool's Schism. It's mildly distorted and echoes, and you should let the notes ring out as much as possible. Try playing ringing arpeggios all over the neck, and remember not to pick very hard, or turn the volume on your guitar down quite a bit. For an even more different kind of sound, trying replacing VOLUME with WAH.
source: Mayank Lahiri
DRIVE: DIST1, 3
TONE: 5, 1, 1, 2
MOD: OFF
PEDAL: VOLUME, 0
AMB: DLY460, 30
CR: OFF
NR: 12

HAMLET
I was half asleep and called this patch HAMLET for some crazy reason. It sounds pretty Van Halen-ish to me, i.e. distorted solo tone with a bit of flanger and reverb. Try tapping.
source: Mayank Lahiri
DRIVE: DIST1, 30
TONE: -2, 3, 2, 0
MOD: FLANG1, 8
PEDAL: VOLUME, 0
AMB: DLY100, 26
CR: OFF
NR: 25

SLASH
Close to Slash's no-frills Marshall overdive tone. The overdrive on the AX1G is pretty weak (not much drive), but this is an acceptable tone for most of Slash's solos (although I prefer using Mayank). It sounds purer than the distortions, and is great for rhythm as well. Keep the wah off (depress the pedal until the pedal light goes off) when playing non-wah stuff.
source: Mayank Lahiri
DRIVE: OVDRV, 30
TONE: 8, 3, 8, 8
MOD: OFF
PEDAL: WAH
AMB: ROOM2, 7
CR: OFF
NR: 9

IZZY
Izzy Stradlin, former rhythm guitarist of Guns N' Roses. Most of the "clean" stuff he plays is not completely clean but slightly broken up like a harsh blues sound. This patch best suits Ain't it Fun from The Spaghetti Incident? For the other, cleaner sound they use on songs like Don't Cry, use GNR CLN.
source: Mayank Lahiri
DRIVE: OVDRV, 14
TONE: 8, 3, 10, 14
MOD: CHORS1, 16
PEDAL: VOLUME, 0
AMB: HALL1, 15
CR: OFF
NR: 12

MAYANK (UPDATED)
For solos the way they should be!! My personal favorite for the self-indulgent fast solo, with tons and tons of gain, a very nice, thick, biting tone and a sweet dose of reverb! Tasty... I now keep the wah off because it seems to affect the overall tone. Also good for the solos in Metallica's Fade to Black.
source: Mayank Lahiri
DRIVE: DIST1, 30
TONE: -2, 3, 2, 0
MOD: OFF
PEDAL: VOLUME
AMB: HALL1, 26
CR: OFF
NR: 22

SOLO*
A harsh fuzz tone, sort of like Hendrix on steroids (as if he wasn't). Coupled with some nice feedback, this patch is great for soloing.
source: Mayank Lahiri
DRIVE: FUZZ, 30
TONE: 10, 2, 1, 9
MOD: CHORS1, 12
PEDAL: VOLUME, 0
AMB: HALL1, 19
CR: SIZE26, 19
NR: 20

COBAIN
Kurt Cobain's watery solo tone for songs like Nirvana's Smells Like Teen Spirit and Come As You Are.
source: Mayank Lahiri
DRIVE: DIST2, 23
TONE: 7, 2, 8, 8
MOD: FLANG1, 30
PEDAL: VOLUME, 0
AMB: OFF
CR: OFF
NR: 10