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You could add a switch which adds a higher capacitance in parallel with C3. Label its off position "low cut". The low value of C3 is what is rolling off bass response. Elsewhere, note how 10X bigger 22 nF couplers are used.
It is usual for guitar amps to roll off bass. Fairly aggressive bass roll off is needed, in particular, to achieve "chunky" distortion ...
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Some amps may be more versatile, some amps may have a particular sound you want or open new opportunities. If you like the sound you are getting and it is loud enough for your current needs, then you don't need a better amp. You might want a better amp, but that is something that never goes away, no matter how much you spend or how fancy your amp is.
If ...
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Probably the best place to start is the Ibanez Tube Screamer TS9 or TS808 (there's also the cheaper, but discontinued TS7). The TubeScreamer is a classic and many, many guitarists still use it (or a clone of it) today, including some of the payers of the bands you listed.
It is characterized by a mid-boost which makes the guitar stand out a little more in ...
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Sounds like you are overloading the pre amp.Just as a guitarist would when turning up the pre-gain.To clean up that sound, he would turn the volume down at the guitar.At that point, the guitar volume pot. becomes a sort of distortion control. What's wrong with leaving the bass guitar volume down enough to achieve a clean sound, and turning up the amp? On ...
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If you're using active electronics, as silly as this sounds, verify that the battery isn't dead. I had a similar issue with my first bass, and it turned out to be the 5 dollar 9-volt battery-swap fix. After verifying that, as stated in the previous answer, see if you can pad the input somehow to make sure that you're not slamming the preamp.
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The pickups could be clipping the input gain stage of your amplifier. I doubt it has anything to do with the knobs, since active electronics can give out a very hot signal. Can you give us more information on what you're using for an amplifier? What active electronics are you using, specifically?
I doubt you'll kill the speakers if it is input clipping ...
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Different answer. I used to use a Tascam,and the chain was gtr - Tascam - amp., which is probably the path you mean. Yes, it'll work.The CD player in the Tascam will obviously let you play CDs,and you can plug the output from mp3 etc. into 'line in' on the Tascam. Be aware that the balance between inputs may be possible but you'll need to change the gain ...
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Your simplest option would be to replace the amp with one that has an aux in.That way, the impedences for gtr. and mp3 or whatever are better balanced, and individually controllable for volume, tone etc.Provided you eq. your own amp, the sound will not be as awful as suggested - guitar amps WILL produce clean sounds when the gain is not excessive.Or, find ...
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The USB guitar link is for recording your guitar into a computer. Useful, but not relevant to your needs here.
To play something like a CD player through a guitar amp, it is sometimes enough to connect the headphone output of the CD player, to the instrument input of the amp. You will need to turn the headphone volume right down, and turn down the ...
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