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  • All Those Yesterdays
    All Those Yesterdays Posts: 2,723
    I have a crazy idea that only someone like 'mccreadyisgod' will get, sense its coming from me. Turn the pedal off, and crank the amp!
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  • mccreadyisgod
    mccreadyisgod Bumfuq, MT Posts: 6,395
    All Those Yesterdays wrote:
    I have a crazy idea that only someone like 'mccreadyisgod' will get, sense its coming from me. Turn the pedal off, and crank the amp!


    That's why I have small tube amps...

    Although even I have two Tubescreamers.
    ...and if you don't like it, you can suck on an egg.
  • Pacomc79
    Pacomc79 Posts: 9,404
    mccreadyisgod wrote:
    That's why I have small tube amps...

    Although even I have two Tubescreamers.


    Fattness. I don't like the way my preamp tubes saturate over about 4 or so on the pre-gain, pumping them with volume and or light gain in the front end instead and setting the amp for loud and clean works best for me...though it's difficult to describe verbally. The little orange just gets too muddy when the gain knob is up too high.

    Part of the reason I'm wanting to sell my rat or just take it out of the chain for a while and get some kind of smoother high gain pedal like a Baked TS-9 or maybe even a Blues Driver.
    My Girlfriend said to me..."How many guitars do you need?" and I replied...."How many pairs of shoes do you need?" She got really quiet.
  • mccreadyisgod
    mccreadyisgod Bumfuq, MT Posts: 6,395
    Pacomc79 wrote:
    Fattness. I don't like the way my preamp tubes saturate over about 4 or so on the pre-gain, pumping them with volume and or light gain in the front end instead and setting the amp for loud and clean works best for me...though it's difficult to describe verbally. The little orange just gets too muddy when the gain knob is up too high.


    That's the inevitable problem with amps that have pre-gain AND master volume controls. The best thing is to do what you're doing, get that phat clean tone that might be just on the edge of breaking up, and then drive it with something out front.

    Me, I'd never choose an amp with pre-gain and master volume controls. Useless.
    ...and if you don't like it, you can suck on an egg.
  • thingmaker88
    thingmaker88 Posts: 33
    I say boooo to master volume. Like the talking goat said "crank it up fuckers!".
    It's really great when your in a limo you can put your head to the window and look out at all the homeless people-E.V.

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