I found it again. That sound. You know, THAT sound. The sound that reminds you why you love an amp. After months of having to play for only a few minutes at a time, I finally had the chance to sit down and get to know my old Classic 50 again. I hadn't really been very excited at the thought of playing, mostly because the tone had seemed so thin lately. No harmonic content, no girth and power, nothing pleasing to the ear no matter what guitar or pickup was going through it. After playing with my distortion and OD pedal settings to no avail, I decided that I needed to get back to basics. I jacked straight in, set the EQ and presence at 12 o'clock, and put the master and channel volumes back to 0. As I worked the volume up and got the EQ squared away, I found myself back in the same old position: thin, weak drive with no balls. I was tired of having to balance each channel volume vs master volume, so I decided to pull out an old school trick. I dimed the master, pulled back the pre gain and channel volume, and started over.
As I brought the channel volume and gain up, I heard it. Faintly at first, then with growing authority as the volume rose. It was a richness and musicality that I hadn't heard out of my amp in recent memory. It was the sound, THAT sound, that I loved the first time I cranked it nine years ago. And I found it again, and will hopefully not lose it.
Any of you guys ever have that experience with a piece of equipment?
As I brought the channel volume and gain up, I heard it. Faintly at first, then with growing authority as the volume rose. It was a richness and musicality that I hadn't heard out of my amp in recent memory. It was the sound, THAT sound, that I loved the first time I cranked it nine years ago. And I found it again, and will hopefully not lose it.
Any of you guys ever have that experience with a piece of equipment?
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