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Impact of (a) input sensitivity and (b) guitar "volume" on the point at which a tube amp breaks up
First question here. Please be kind if I've messed up somehow :)
I'm hoping someone can explain the theoretical electronics (rather than just trial & error) that connect the interplay between (a) ...
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How to avoid certain notes ringing out when played with distortion
When I play a certain note like the 9th fret on the G string or the 8th fret on the B string (it is more prominent with higher notes) it seems to ring out almost like reverb but I have no reverb on my ...
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How to make a mini amp sound like rock (distorted/ overdrive)
I'm a beginner and have been getting some trouble with my mini amp. It's the borne strike g30 (brazilian brand) and its settings are: a drive switch (which honestly just seems to be making the volume ...
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Theoretical difference between amp distortion and distortion from a pedal
For the last few months I have been playing electric guitar on a small 5W tube amp with a nice saturated gain channel. This past weekend I picked up a Big Muff Pi pedal, which I believe is classified ...
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Is it possible to use one preamp distortion into 2 amplifiers at the same time? [duplicate]
I have a Diezel VH4-2 pedal and a Radial ABY switch. If I use the VH4-2 pedal power amp out will the two outputs from the ABY switch be connected to the return/loop of both amps? Is this possible? I ...
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Help me get a guitar amp for Mark Knopfler sound [closed]
I play Mark's "clawhammer" fingerstyle and have a Les Paul R8, but don't have any amps.
I like Mark's solo career more than his Dire Straits era, and seek a sound close to that. Think about ...
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Fender amp knobs not responding
I have a Fender Champion 100 amp that plays when my guitar is plugged in, but if I try to change the volume, gain, or really any of the knobs the sound is not affected. It’s acting like it’s working ...
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How to make "plastic" sounding distorted guitar sound
I usually don't go for that kind of sound because I usually want my distortion to sound balanced and even (like cutting highs a lot and cutting boxy low end) but I'm interested in how can you achieve ...
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Hendrix tone using a Marshall DSL and Fuzz Face
I'm playing a strat through a Jim Dunlop Fuzz Face (Band of Gypsys edition) into a Marshall DSL5C combo. I'm looking for a starting point for getting a Hendrix-y tone. Can anyone recommend some ...
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How do I achieve this smooth but powerful gain type guitar distortion?
Can anyone help with a guitar distortion I'm trying to achieve? It's a smooth yet powerful gain type distortion.
This song is a Bollywood song with rhythm guitar (starting at 0:19 minutes) which is ...
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Overdrive pedal in an acoustic amp
I have the Fender Acoustasonic 15 amp and I'm wondering whether I can plug in any overdrive/distortion pedal so that when I'm playing my Fender AmSTD it sounds decent.
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Guitar amp fender 15B
How do I get distortion on my fender 15B amp if it doesn't have a distortion switch or a button? I have tried using existing knobs but just cant get the rock sound I'm after.
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My amp sounds bad on overdrive channel at headphones
My combo amp overdrive channel sounds really fahrty on headphones nad low level on cabinet. Is something wrong with it?
It is Crate Flexwave 15R (15W + 12 inch speaker)
It hard to use it at home ...
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Guitar amp distorts after being cranked
I have a single channel combo amp. By turning the "volume" (preamp stage) up to about 5, I used to have a great clean tone with just a touch of distortion on the peaks.
One night at a show, somebody ...
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Clean Amp + Distortion pedal vs Distortion from amp?
How does it compare using a distorting amp - say an Orange AD30 or similar - to a clean amp with separate distortion/overdrive/etc effects?
I generally prefer an amp with a little "bite" to it but ...
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How can I avoid getting loud picking sounds on a distorted electric guitar?
Whenever I hear solos from professional guitar players, in songs, for example, I never hear a loud noise of pick hitting the strings, even when the guitar is heavily distorted. I just learned a solo ...
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Setting up Distortion on an Amp
I'm new. I've been trying to play the song 'I Stand Alone'. I can read tabs and I can get my guitar in drop C, I am just not getting the heavy distortion noise. I'm wondering how I should adjust my ...
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Electric guitar amp won't switch to distortion channel
I have a Peavey Classic 30 combo amp (tubed). There's a channel switch button on the amp that is meant to toggle between the clean and distortion channels. However when I attempt to toggle from clean ...
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Distortion effects pedal to amp
I have a blackstar ht-5r combo amp..... Would I get a clearer sound using the effects loop with my distortion effects pedal compared to plugging pedal into front amp input then using clean channel? ...
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