Tube vs Solid State
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Session 5
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Ok it’s a day late, (and a dollar short). But here is a couple of tones from my SS amp the 3210
Lead 100 Mosfet
Lead 100 Mosfet
Now before ya guys fry me in oil.
I have not tried to dial in a great tone on the gritty channel in over 3 years, and when I did , I used an SD1, this is the amp on its own, and if I had to use it and not my tube amps feeding it, I could probably get the grit a bit better.
Cheers
I have not tried to dial in a great tone on the gritty channel in over 3 years, and when I did , I used an SD1, this is the amp on its own, and if I had to use it and not my tube amps feeding it, I could probably get the grit a bit better.
Cheers
SG John
Ambassador of Cool Guitars and Amps.
I'm gonna be honest...the only "Orange: I think I would want is this:
But even with that I think I'd want it in its natural form...
Those are some of the most brutal-sounding amps I have heard.
I have wanted a Matamp ever since visiting Lex Lurid of ETSG fame way back when. I played through the three Matamps he had, and the Trainwreck (yah, I want one of those too) clone he had. Talk about sweet clean power out of sick EL34 power stages. Absolutely beautiful sounding amps. They are great amps, and I wish they were more readily available here. Personally I think the doom guys aren't using them correctly, but that's my opinion. I'd be using them more like Wishbone Ash did back in the day.
Thanks brother for the compliment, and encouraging words, I probably could have done a better tone on the dirty side but was pressed for time.Hey Mitch I love it brother well done!!!!!
And without any warm up put the little ditty together.
Cheers Mitch
So true broDon't overthink it Mitch, it was great! remember have fun, that's #1
Thanks brother
mcblink
Ambassador of Riffs & Spliffs
It's true that some tube amps require more maintenance than others, but that's not really always true. Some are notorious for being somewhat unreliable, and others are famous for being more or less bulletproof.
Reliability aside, tube amps definitely react differently to all the minor inflections, nuances, dynamic changes, and so forth... When you play a guitar through a tube amp, you're also playing the amp, not just the guitar. Maybe your ears can perceive the difference, maybe not. My ears can and do, but I can also feel the difference. And let's just be honest: nobody is throwing amps of any kind down any stairs anywhere, unless your name is Glenn Fricker and you're doing a segment about how bad Line 6 amps are lol (funny enough, I just tossed a 15W Line 6 Spider III in the junk pile out back, waiting for the big spring cleaning purge when I'll make a trip to the landfill. Seriously, I hated that thing.)
Now, that all being said, there are some really good SS amps out there, and they sound great, to the listener. The listener may not hear the difference, but the guy playing the amp can sure as
tell the difference lol....and maybe he doesn't care.
Just play what you got, and have fun doing it.
Reliability aside, tube amps definitely react differently to all the minor inflections, nuances, dynamic changes, and so forth... When you play a guitar through a tube amp, you're also playing the amp, not just the guitar. Maybe your ears can perceive the difference, maybe not. My ears can and do, but I can also feel the difference. And let's just be honest: nobody is throwing amps of any kind down any stairs anywhere, unless your name is Glenn Fricker and you're doing a segment about how bad Line 6 amps are lol (funny enough, I just tossed a 15W Line 6 Spider III in the junk pile out back, waiting for the big spring cleaning purge when I'll make a trip to the landfill. Seriously, I hated that thing.)
Now, that all being said, there are some really good SS amps out there, and they sound great, to the listener. The listener may not hear the difference, but the guy playing the amp can sure as
tell the difference lol....and maybe he doesn't care.Just play what you got, and have fun doing it.
I do !!It's true that some tube amps require more maintenance than others, but that's not really always true. Some are notorious for being somewhat unreliable, and others are famous for being more or less bulletproof.
Reliability aside, tube amps definitely react differently to all the minor inflections, nuances, dynamic changes, and so forth... When you play a guitar through a tube amp, you're also playing the amp, not just the guitar. Maybe your ears can perceive the difference, maybe not. My ears can and do, but I can also feel the difference. And let's just be honest: nobody is throwing amps of any kind down any stairs anywhere, unless your name is Glenn Fricker and you're doing a segment about how bad Line 6 amps are lol (funny enough, I just tossed a 15W Line 6 Spider III in the junk pile out back, waiting for the big spring cleaning purge when I'll make a trip to the landfill. Seriously, I hated that thing.)
Now, that all being said, there are some really good SS amps out there, and they sound great, to the listener. The listener may not hear the difference, but the guy playing the amp can sure as
Just play what you got, and have fun doing it.
LRT
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