"That amp is tube - I can tell, it cuts through!"

[Davii]

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Zebras just don't have that vintage PARP vibe huh?

[chadd]

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Hippo farts have the most insane low end.

Yeah, but they aren't all that tight and get a little tubby.

[Chickenwings]

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Everyone is an expert and punters always come up with the most irrelevant/boring/wrong/misguided/annoying/drunk etc statements and unasked for advice.
The best way i have found to deal with anyone after a gig is to smile, say gday, thank them for coming, shake their hand, tell them you are glad they liked the music, tell them you hope to see them again at the next one. Most people are cool and just want to say hi. If they are know it alls and offer all kinds of irrelevant info, act interested for as long as it takes for them to feel good, thank them for the advice, tell them you'll keep it in mind and that you need to help the drummer pack up their kit now (or whatever comes to mind). Thank them for coming once again.

[SlyFoxx]

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Everyone is an expert and punters always come up with the most irrelevant/boring/wrong/misguided/annoying/drunk etc statements and unasked for advice.
The best way i have found to deal with anyone after a gig is to smile..................etc

Quoted for truth.

Just let me pack up or maybe I'll come to where you work and Friday at 5 PM stumble in drunk and have a real gab session.

[Gearjoneser]

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I've never had this happen. Probably because I show up with tube amps and chops.

[Aceman]

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Hey - I was smoking hot the first set. By the second set I was wore out. we made some PA adjustments then, and unfortunately a lot didn't get to hear the first set amaze balls playing!

That said we are learning to use the PA better each gig...

[El Dunco]

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I've been complimented on my live tone from a Digitech unit run straight to the PA. I chalk it up to that I know how to use my gear.

[Kamanda~SD]

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By the second set I was wore out. we made some PA adjustments then, and unfortunately a lot didn't get to hear the first set amaze balls playing!

That said we are learning to use the PA better each gig...

Be careful, adjusting a PA after your ears are shot can make it sound worse alot of the time!

[Securb]

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I had some guys in my practice space years ago ask me if I got a new Marshall. I did get a new amp but their jaws dropped when I told them it was a JC 120. Of course they werre digging the tone until they found out it was solid state.

[Blille]

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I had some guys in my practice space years ago ask me if I got a new Marshall. I did get a new amp but their jaws dropped when I told them it was a JC 120. Of course they werre digging the tone until they found out it was solid state.

A JC120 is a pretty awesome amp imho.


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[Coma]

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Yeah, JC120 is pretty legendary.

[James Rock]

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I think it depends on the processor more then how it works. For example I can often hear people using BOSS GT8 and similar because it has this kind of boss processed thing going on like the dynamics are super contained like the guitar is inside a tube or something and usually it can be loud but have little impact compared to a nice cleanish tube amp with a boost. That said Ive heard Mesa Rectifiers sound a bit like that esepcially when they cant turn up the master volume or have scooped the mids. So its partially gear partially users (easier to mess up a tone with heaps of effects and parameter then a good tube amp with volume and tone controls...). But a loud amp (either tube, SS or hybrid) generally has that punch.

[Parked]

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"It's all in the fingers man!"

[El Dunco]

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I think it depends on the processor more then how it works. For example I can often hear people using BOSS GT8 and similar because it has this kind of boss processed thing going on like the dynamics are super contained like the guitar is inside a tube or something and usually it can be loud but have little impact compared to a nice cleanish tube amp with a boost. That said Ive heard Mesa Rectifiers sound a bit like that esepcially when they cant turn up the master volume or have scooped the mids. So its partially gear partially users (easier to mess up a tone with heaps of effects and parameter then a good tube amp with volume and tone controls...). But a loud amp (either tube, SS or hybrid) generally has that punch.

Little do they know, the mid knob on the dual rectifier provides it's boldness, growl, attack and edge. Less mids will soften up the sound which might be preferable for leads, but it will take away the harder attack you would want for hard rock and metal rhythm guitar. You can pretty much max that knob out or close to, you hit a big chord and it sounds absolutely massive. The 3 band on a dual rectifier isn't quite the same as other 3 band eqs on most amps. They affect each other directly. You could have the treble on zero yet still have plenty of treble in the sound.

Point is, yeah. Don't scoop your damn rectifier, it doesn't sound good!

[MetalManiac]

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Point is, yeah. Don't scoop your damn rectifier, it doesn't sound good!

I thought Metallica had the smiley face EQ (scooped) on their Dual Rectifiers ? I scoop the mids totally out of my 6505.