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    My tube amp is very quiet

    I have a laney ironheart amp. It's a 3 channel amp the Clean and Rhytm share a preamp tube I think not sure about power tubes and it's very super duper quiet. I have to turn it to 10 to even slightly hear anything then sometimes all of a sudden it becomes EXTREMELY loud again. Like this one...
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    Speakers wiring question

    Hi.. I tried to wire my speakers into 8 ohms (theyre 16 ohms) I have tbh no clue.. Also my speaker cable wont work anymore. Its hard to find speaker cables around my area is instrument cable fine to connect amp to cab?
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    Show me your 212 full stack!

    Like the title says. show me your 212 full stack. which basically is 2 212 cabinet stacked together. Thinking of grabbing something along those lines instead of a 412.
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    Having a hard time replacing knob

    Re: Having a hard time replacing knob Thanks for the replies. Dont think there are any set screws (the attachment keys). And yes they worked before. Took some pictures.. A little bit blurry but you can see the slot in the first picture and it moves around (I suspect it has got something to...
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    Having a hard time replacing knob

    Hi,It's been awhile.. I have a fender excelsior amp that I gutted. Put most of 'em together already but there's one thing that has been bugging me and turning me crazy. The "knob", volume and tone knobs wont slip into the slot. The slot of the potentiometers is very small (rectangular shape not...
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    If you were to own signature guitars, which would they be?

    Re: If you were to own signature guitars, which would they be? Let me top this. Albert King's Korina Flying V Good thing he played backwards. I'm right handed
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    Eric Clapton Rig @ Crossroads 2004 (with vid)

    Does anybody know what amp (I bet its the tweed twin looking) did clapton use in the vid below Is it custom made? And was the guitar a 'midboost'ed strat? That's one beautiful sounding amp fo sho :eek2:.
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    How to Split A Single Conductor Hum?

    is there any way to split a single conductor? I want to split the bridge hum and if it's not possible to get real hum sound it's ok.
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    Help me choose strat pickup SSS

    Hey.. What's up mafolks.. I have a MIM strat with SSS config all 250k pots and I like it enough unplugged but not plugged. currently it has stock neck and middle and duncan hot bridge. I hate them all. the neck lack output and too sterile I set neck and bridge until it nearly kiss the strings...
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    Secret to find chords?

    You know.. I've been listening to some 50s song which are played a little different than songs that I've been listening to before. I can play the song (with the vocals too) melodically (notes) but just can't find the chords of the rhytm. All I Have to Do Is Dream for example. Is there any secret...
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    Do pedals have overdriven tube dynamics

    I decided to get myself a nice clean amp (leaning towards fender) and not buying marketing crap that will be collecting dust in a few years... I don't gig yet but I will. I play using hum equipped guitar mostly and strat for some solo that's also because I don't have many guitar yet. My...
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    what strings brand for strat

    to give woody tone 'unplugged'? I currently use elixir nano 11's and when I noodle with it unplugged, it sounds so bad like 'tenk' and the scale length makes it worse. when plugged I can get enough wood (thanks to the tone knob). I want to get "uung" like sound again unplugged. uncoated strings...
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    Pearly Gates vs Seth Lover

    On a les paul (maple cap, mahogany body) which is better and why?
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    Getting Classic Rock sound out of Metal Amp

    Right, anyone that doesn't like the sound of the title can start to flame me now. How to get classic rock tone out of this (with its matching cab) : and btw, that's not my pic I just googled it. But I have that amp. It has 4x JJ el34, JJ 12ax7 in V1,V2, Ruby Higrade 12ax7 in V3, and ruby...
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    Trying to custom build a ES 339

    I want to make a es 339 style guitar and want to know what you guys think about the tone woods for the guitar. The center block will be mahogany and the wings will be korina with flame maple veneer on the top and the back.. the neck will be mahogany too and the fretboard will be ebony. The...
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