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...lean amp with decent reverb. Distortion was a bit over the top for my tastes. I realize that these PCB amps are not easy to modify but has anyone modified the HRD for more headroom and less buzzy d...
...s, but I still can't figure out what the point of distortion pedals are. It seems like the options for amps' gains are so overwhelming, why would you buy a distortion based pedal? I'm playing throug...
...ounded very good. Now for the hard part, my distortion settings on the GT-3 don't sound as good as the amps tube distortion. I'll have to figure a way to wean myself off the GT-3 distortion and use ...
...ffect on the amplifier. If you search now on ebay (type in "fender champ 12"), there are two identical amps for sale, both of which are already above $200 and will get higher (they'll most likely sel...
...mp gain. Lately I have been using my Marshall a lot and want something to tilt it over the edge. The amps sound great doing Zeppelin, Cream and ZZ Top, but doing the newer stuff I am covering now (...
...ng and am looking for a half way decent blues sound. here is what i have to work with: guitar....strat amps epiphone regent 20 electar 10 tube amp crate gfx-10 pedal digitech-rp-50 just not real su...
I have noticed that several of the Vibrolux RI amps I have played at the music stores lately have an annoying and loud hiss. This becomes more prominent when the Reverb is adjusted above "3". I aske
...Fender but now I'm thinking of buying the Fender strat in addition. I've noticed though that they sell amps specifically for accoustic guitars. If I buy the Marshall amp for the electric guitar will...
...ally manufacturered these models for Sears? Any other thoughts on this amp or other vintage Silvertone amps...
New to the tube amps. How can I get really loud and crank the gain without getting the feedback that cracks the windows and pops the fillings out of my teeth. The cabs are VS412's year 2000 and the
And this is going to take Gibson where? Look at all the people who detest SS amps, preferring tubes. Records are coming back because certain afficianados want an analog sound, not a digitized on
...t the vibrato channel starts distorting ( in an ugly manner ) on pre-amp 4.5 / 5. I've read that these amps are suppossed to stay clean all the way up. Has anybody got any clue what could be wrong w...
...iple Giant exhibit this (happens with both guitars). Even if I turn down the bass all the way on the preamps (as well as the depth on the poweramp) I hear it. I confirmed that it is not the cabinet (...
... (IIRC). Speaker is a Vintage 30. To me it has a very grainy midrangey sound, kind of like craked Vox amps tend to sound, without quite the same amount of high end. You can hear it off to one side ...
...olored sound? I would like to use it only for the effects and ran them through the loop and use my own amps tube sound. Is that possible? Or should I just go for the G-major?...
...difference, then, between a "preamp with a tube" and an "all tube preamp". But, are there "all tube preamps" without a single solid state component? I am not sure what good a single tube does in a p...
... want Harmonic Designs. $30 pr Red Bear MK60 Head: Great amp! 60w, louder and punchier than most 100w amps, PTP wired! built like a tank, large transformers, good shape. It sounds like a hot-rodded...
Like many of us, I read the reviews on guitars, basses, amps and other gear. This is not meant to be an insult to beginners but.... Many of the reviews are written by beginners who have almost no kn
... Man I would've kicked myself for that! (I'm mostly a keyboard player, so don't know much about guitar amps)....
I am Very new to guitar amps although have a lot of PA type equipment and Acoustic Guitar amp. My question is, with nothing plugged into them how much noise should they make? I just purchased (can st
...od numbers, didn't really have anything all that bad to say about them. No big complaints about broken amps either. Just minor stuff. A couple of the interesting things about them are that they'r s...
Practice amps are the little ones, great for home use but too small to be used playing with a drummer. Cab is just short for speaker cabinet. You can buy extension speaker cabinets to plug in to your
...-10s I want to push at least 300watts at 4ohms into the cab. Any comments or other recommendations for amps around the same $550 to $650 price range....
... marshall at lower levels. I'm on a winner here! OK so I've also got a couple of smaller 5-7 watt valve amps but I left them in Luxembourg by mistake last week (that's where I do my mods but hadn't pl...
Got GAS and something has got to go. These are cool guitars that never get played. There will be some amps in the near future, but these are now. '65 Gibson SG Jr. ReFin in White (sorta banana puddi
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...arly dead quiet I had after the filter cap job, but it is an appropriate noise level compared to other amps of this gain level. Overall, I`m very, VERY happy with the results. In the near future,...
...th (I could tinker with my Model One but I like it exatly as it is). I could buy another one of these amps and source the trannies from it but I`d like to have an OT with 4, 8, and 16ohm taps. T...
...ch Website, does anyone know where I could get a power supply to operate a Genesis 3? It requires 9V/2.1amps. All of the universal adapters I find are only around 1 amp. Can I use the lower amperage w...
Modelling amps suck...period. Anyone using these to record professionally needs a reality check, or new ears. I can't believe at how many people loves these things. I have tried them all except the Vo
...om. I noticed that while the advertisement for the Deja'Vibe says it takes standard 9V power and then ramps it up internally to 18V, it doesn't tell me the mA requirements. I have a Voodoo Lab Pedal...
...believe. It looks exactly like the one is this picture that Randy Bachman is holding. http://www.garnetamps.com/photos/artists/rb2.jpg -mike...
I know I have been asking many questions regarding several different small powered tube amps which I am currently looking to add to my bedroom and gigging with a friend down the road from me.... Anyw
...? I'm wondering how 6L6 tubes would sound in a bass amp? Aren't 6550 tubes normally used in tube bass amps? thanks!...
...the reverb is weak - and I think he is right. If I compare it to any of my blackface or silverface era amps you get that drippy wet reverb - so much you can`t use it if it is at 10. My super sounds ...
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