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Just checked out that clip - how do you get your Quad VI to distort like that?!
My G&L L2000 basses have the clip light going yellow-orange from about 10am on the input gain, but even when dimed I only get a bit of fluffy\farty overdrive.
My G&L L2000 basses have the clip light going yellow-orange from about 10am on the input gain, but even when dimed I only get a bit of fluffy\farty overdrive.
I just crank the gain. As I said, my unit starts clipping kinda fast. Maybe it's really the preamp tubes that are different. The ones I currently use are Tesla, I believe.
Nice axes!
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Are your preamp tubes 12ax7 or something else?
Yes, they are.
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Well that's gracious. I'll have to admit I've never had a negative response on this board, including classifieds.
Got another question then
Would anyone know - if I run a preamp into the effects send would run through the EL84 power tube or bypass it?
Got another question then
Would anyone know - if I run a preamp into the effects send would run through the EL84 power tube or bypass it?
Let me get this straight: you want the output of a certain preamp to go through the powertube of the Quad, right?
That won't work since the fx loop sits after the quadrumatrix, which includes the powertube. At least that's what I gather from the schematic in the manual. This goes d'accord with my experience in using the return of the amp as a poweramp only. Changing settings on the amp doesn't effect the output.
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FXloop after a powertube? OK. Nice touch.
Maybe they designed it in order to have clean effects (like delays, flangers, phasers, chorii etc.) on top of a driven sound.
This week I've mainly been using one of my cheapest amps - the Tech21 VT500. It is really really nice for not-so-clean rubbery phat tone.
Compared it directly to the Trace Elliot AH300-12 (Gibson era) and it clearly beats that at sounding "big". The old Trace however is a lot more flexible.
Each amp has their pros and cons I guess. How am I ever supposed to cut down on the amount of amps I have? I am so lost...
Maybe they designed it in order to have clean effects (like delays, flangers, phasers, chorii etc.) on top of a driven sound.
This week I've mainly been using one of my cheapest amps - the Tech21 VT500. It is really really nice for not-so-clean rubbery phat tone.
Compared it directly to the Trace Elliot AH300-12 (Gibson era) and it clearly beats that at sounding "big". The old Trace however is a lot more flexible.
Each amp has their pros and cons I guess. How am I ever supposed to cut down on the amount of amps I have? I am so lost...
