SigX Settings sound questions

[blim]

Hello from France

I've a VHT SigX I play on a 4x12 VHT Deliverance (and sometimes with a 4X12 Soldano)

I play a progressive modern metal, on a Tom Anderson Drop Top guitar, tuned in E standard.
my band is composed with:
-GUITAR
-BASS
-DRUM
-SINGER


my settings for the lead chanel:

-BLOW
-Gain: 5 or MAX
-Boost: 2:30 OFF
-Gain switch: MORE
-Power Shift: 100w
-Master: 11 (my drummer is an asshole who hit his drum extremly strong)
-WOOD mode
-Treble: 12:30
-Middle: 13:00
-Bass: 6:30 (or OFF)
-Presence: 4:00
-Depth: 2:00

My bass button is 6:30 or OFF, because when we jam together, with a "normal setting" (I call "normal setting" a balanced setting between, Bass/treble/middle) my Bass frequences, hide the sound of the bass. So, If I want to be in the mix, I had to cut the bass frequences.


Now, my question:
I play a progressive modern metal in E (or Drop D) but my sound sounds like a hard/heavey sound, and I would like to sound metal and I don't know how !
because when a play to a normal volume without drum I've the sound I like, but when this (f***ing) drumer came, I had to adjust the volum and when I change the volume, the sound changes dramaticaly.

Could you help me?

thanks a lot and excuse me for my bad english.

[Kelly]

Put baffles around the drums and run your amp at a reasonable level.

[Giga]

I don't know what you consider to be a normal volume but in my experience most amps (including the Sig) tend to attenuate highs and high-mids when played at a low(ish) volume. Maybe it's the Fletcher-Munson curve at work, I don't know..

Anyway: you almost always are forced to adjust your eq-settings when going from a livingroom volume to gig/rehearsel volume, mostly in the mids and treble/presence department in my experience. Also try lowering your gain as gain equals compression = less cut in the mix.

Raising your cab somewhat from the floor can help in controlling the low frequencies.

Experiment with the resonance vs bass settings also.

Other than that: hit drummer with something sharp and heavy

Good luck !

Giga