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| From | mike vancha <mvancha@sasktel.net> |
| Subject | Re: Tube Amp sound for guitars |
| Date | Sat, 25 Sep 2004 17:00:15 -0600 |
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on 9/25/04 1:12 PM, Mike Nicholson at mnick@nc.rr.com wrote:
> It's not online, but you can easily get The Tube Amp Book by Aspen
> Pittman at Amazon or similar. It's kind of expensive but it totally
> will bring out the geek in even the most casual guitarist. It'll tell
> you the difference between point-to-point wired amps vs. hand wired,
> what recifitiers do and why they are often a solid-state component of
> an other wise "all-tube" amp and most importantly why certain amps
> sound the way they do.
Hi Mike,
Thanks to you, Lee and all the others who responded. That'll be perfect for
a couple of these guys who are more into amps thatn playing.
>
> Some tube amps suggestions:
> If you have very little money to drop on a Carr, Dr. Z., Matchless,
> etc. try finding a used Sovtek on eBay. I have a Sovtek bass head
> that rocks nuts and I have owned a MiG60 and a MiG60. All great. Clay
> has a Tube Midget and it really smokes too.
>
> Gibson Goldtone amps are really great. Some of the new Orange's are swell.
>
> Remember, the number of knobs on an amp is inversely proportional to
> how good it is!
Like a stereo amp so there is less signal interference in the chain.
Thanks again, Mike
Mike V.
>
> I play a Carr El Moto which is based on the circuit in an old Matamp
> from the early 60's. 55 watts of warm but brittle TONE.
>
> Mike
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