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    blackout for a baritone?

    how would it sound like ? i have a ltd baritone, the volume push-pull pot should be 25k right? and ahb's run on 25k pots, which is good. can i install it with ease and get a good tone? currently it has a d-sonic in the bridge, but i want this axe to be more brutal. Construction: Set neck...
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    pickup for a mahagony baritone

    hey guys i hav a ltd george lynch flame boy, 27 inch scale baritone. previous owner put in a dmz D-sonic in there, sounded ok but not to die for i might consider using some other pups what do u think? the weird thing is this guitar uses just one volume push-pull pup selector, so if i were to...
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    recording from preamps? toneport users??

    hey guys i have heard great things about toneport, i like how it is small and cheap and does the job im planning to record from line-outs on my preamp/power amps, without any preset stuff in the toneport...would the toneport retain any tube quality from the rack? i tried going from preamp to...
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    poweramp tube or preamp tube?

    hi all i got a peavey 50/50 and im looking to upgrade the tubes a bit. which makes a bigger improvement in tone? preamp tubes or power amp tubes? can i simply upgrade one channel and leave channel standby when i run mono to see how the tone changes with new tubes? or would this cause any...
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    where should my livewire set go?

    i got my livewire heavy metal set from Almost never, smooth transaction fast shipping~ i was planning on putting this in my jackson ps-3, alder body rosewood board, which currently has a paf-pro and an invader, which gives really decent sound for low tuning stuff , like, carcass...
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    how to connect stereo power amp [peavey 50/50]

    aite, i figure this should be an easy task, but i just wanna be sure that i don't fry my tubes~ im using engl 530 preamp, stereo, so it has 2 mono output jacks at the back the peavey 50/50 has 2 sets of inputs on the back panel input 1 for channel 1: 2 jacks, both mono i guess? input 2 for...
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    quick mono stereo question

    is a normal 112 cab mono all the time? how do i connect a stereo output jack to a mono cab? i only have one 112 cab, would using a stereo cable damage the cab at all?
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    what should i add to my rig now?

    i have a humble rig, and it works fine for me zw OD (some ppl dislike it, it seems fine for me) amt astral tube / tube magnum engl e530 and a mesa 112 cab im happy with the distortion i can tweak out with the current rig, metallica, lamb of god, god forbid etc, i run it through clean channel...
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    weird---i feel good with no power amp!!!

    got my engl e530 today. plugged straight to the cab, using its own SS built-in power amp, sounds good; then i ran it through the fx loop of my old peavey triumph 60 with JJ power tubes, NOT SO MUCH difference!!! do i need to check my ears??? btw, it's a mesa black shadow 112 cab. seriously, i...
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    blackouts or heavy metal livewires?

    i love the invader in my jackson rr but i m starting to feel the muddiness of its fat sound. so i m looking to try some actives~ but need u guys' help! 1. is heavymetal livewire bigger sounding than blackouts? 2. which one has a tighter bottom end? 3. did anyone try the livewire in a...
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    help choosing a preamp?

    i have sold my Orange TT and peavey 5150, and kept my peavey triumph 60 simply because it has a manageable size, decent channel options and enough high gain and JJ tubes. 5150 is too big :( currently i run an od into an AMT pedal into the high gain channel, with some tweaking, the sound is...
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    so i m getting a 5150

    my 5150 is on the way!!! yay so if i understand correctly, as long as i do not turn the volume past 2 or something, i can safely run this 120w sucka into my 90w cab??? also, any suggestions on the pre-amp tubes if i ever need to change them?
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    guitar-->a preamp-->orange TT=?

    hi amp gurus i have a noob idea wot if i run another high gain preamp in front of my orange tt , set the gain on the TT low, crank the volume....would that give a nice distorted sound from the preamp being saturated by the power tubes in the tt? :scratchch
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    so i just got an orange TT !!!

    orange TT arrived, neat sound however: 1 i ran it with an MXR zakk wylde OD, doesn't sound smooth and tubular. TT sounds fine by itself. wondering could a TS9 make any improvements? how do you guys like the zakk wylde od? 2 for a brief while I tried running my digitech rp350 in front of it...
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    quick wattage question

    would running a 100w head into a 90w cab do damage to either of them?
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