jshannon59
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Can I assume that as a pickup has more gain it also has more distortion/fuzz? Are there any exceptions to this rule? Can you get gain without fuzz?
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guitarslinger213
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Re: pickup question
Pickups don't cause fuzz as much as having too much gain on the preamp or the wrong speakers.
speakers matter 10X more than people give them credit for.
Pickups don't cause fuzz as much as having too much gain on the preamp or the wrong speakers.
speakers matter 10X more than people give them credit for.
Aceman
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Re: pickup question
Gain = hotness. Hotter pups transfermore signal to the amp. Think of them as more sensitive, quicker responding, etc. All distortion/fuzz is caused by the amp not being able to handle that much signal. It could happen in the preamp, or the poweramp. Hot pups push a preamp tube over the edge, and a really pushed output tube causes output distortion. Preamp and output distrtion has different qualities. Keep the gain low and the output not too high and you should ge a clean sound. If not, turn the guitar volume down a bit. If none of that works, you need a different amp.
Gain = hotness. Hotter pups transfermore signal to the amp. Think of them as more sensitive, quicker responding, etc. All distortion/fuzz is caused by the amp not being able to handle that much signal. It could happen in the preamp, or the poweramp. Hot pups push a preamp tube over the edge, and a really pushed output tube causes output distortion. Preamp and output distrtion has different qualities. Keep the gain low and the output not too high and you should ge a clean sound. If not, turn the guitar volume down a bit. If none of that works, you need a different amp.
fab.regnaut
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Re: pickup question
Hot pickup have more compression and less definition-sensitivity to pick attack .
Hot pickup have more compression and less definition-sensitivity to pick attack .
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