Donner wrote:I am Incinerator wrote:Donner wrote:I am Incinerator wrote:Donner wrote:I am Incinerator wrote:
hmmm have you tried a solid state rectifier ? thats one way to tighten and fill out the bottom on 84s
I thought about that, but always scared I'd loose the sag. Maybe I should just pick up a ss plug for variety. I'm starting think I may want too much out of a guitar tone than one amp and a few pedals can provide
it's still fun to experiement
Right its a cheap and easily reversable option .....
I prefer a fairly clean fairly neutral amp setting nd then let the pedals do all the changing - you can get pedals to sag etc..... but if your amp always sags or compresses its pretty hard to take that out ....
My amplifiers are amplifiers
Yes, I kinda learned this the hard way when I was using a Guytron. It's a great amp, but you have to be happy with whatever sounds the amp will do. It's such a saturated, compressed-type sound because the EL-84's in that particular circuit are constantly getting slammed. It is likely the most pedal-UNfriendly amp I've ever played. It's great at what it does, but that's it.
Now that I've switched to Hiwatt, I'm much happier. Similar to what Donner is saying...I use the Hiwatt for a clearer, more open, uncompressed sound--EXCELLENT pedal platform. Obviously the amp is contributing to the overall sound, but I think it's a better feel & a better match for my BJF's...by a long shot, compared to the Guytron I was using.
You can dial in compression to an open-sounding amp with the right pedal. You cannot dial out compression if it's inherent to the amp's design. There is no "uncompressor" pedal.
Try the SS rectifier option and let us know how it turns out!
Doc
Posted: Wed Nov 07, 2007 1:28 pm