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How does The Talkbox work?
Beck started using this in the early 70's - they called it The Bag for a hot minute (as did Stevie Wonder) - Frampton's career came alive when he started using it - how does it work?
JustnBeaver
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Why do tube-based guitar amplifiers sound so good?
Is it just a cultural thing ("they've always sounded that way") or is there some basis in music theory for this?
fitzbog
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Why is an amplifier's effects loop useful?
When should you plug gear into your amplifier's effects loop and not into the standard input?
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Can I play a electric guitar through a bass amplifier?
I am a bassist and I am looking for an electric guitar, but I don’t want to buy another amplifier. Can I play the guitar through the bass amplifier?
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Choosing a guitar cabinet
I have settled on the amplifier head to buy for my guitar, but I am not sure of the cabinet yet.
I know that there are open-back vs closed-back options, and I assume that the quality of the speaker ...
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Bass effects through guitar amp
I have often heard that you should never plug a bass guitar into a standard guitar amp. Granted it's not going to sound its best but it can supposedly be detrimental to the amp or speakers. I've heard ...
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Can playing an amp at minimum volumes (<1%) be harmful to it?
I have Peavey Vypyr VIP 2. It's a solid-state 40w amplifier.
I don't own any lower power amps, so I use it at my apartment for practicing. It does have a headphone output, but I wanted to know if ...
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Cannot get rid of pedal / amp noise (Hiss) [duplicate]
I have a Marshall JVM 410H.
I have the following pedals setup:
For the front of the amp I have:
Guitar > Compressor Sustainer > Chorus > AMP (input)
In the effects loop I have:
Isp decimator --> ...
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