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8/7/2010
10 tips for getting great guitar tone.1. If you have a tube amp make sure your power tubes are
matched and biased properly. When choosing matched tubes the Ip (plate current) is the most critical measurement. When
ordering power tubes request middle #'s for the Ip.
2. Roll in a batch of 12AX7's in positions V1 & V2 (the two 9
pin sockets generally furthurest from the power tubes.) Rolling in means to cycle a batch of preamp tubes through the amp
and to critically listen to each tube to find out which one sounds best. Use the best sounding two.
3. Use a low capacitance/
high shielded guitar cable preferably under 25 feet. Too long and you begin to loose high frequencies.
4. If your tube
amp is more than 10 years old have all the Electrolytic capacitors replaced.
5.Make sure your guitar is set up &
intonated properly.
6. Pickup choice for your guitar is extremely important. The luthier Taku Shakashta knew the importance of guitar pickups. That is why he chose to have his own custom made. They equate
for approximately 20-25% of you guitars tone.
7. Use a thick gauge speaker cable such as a 14- 12 gauge cable such
as the Cardas Audio Crosslink speaker cable. Speakers operate on high current, the thicker wire transfers the current more efficiently.
8. Try a
different speaker with you amplifier.
9. Use a noise suppression circuit such as the Decimator pedal to get rid of unwanted
noise/ feedback.
10. Play with all your mind, heart & soul.
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8/6/2010
Speaker choice makes a differenceWith the speaker being the final transducer in an amplifier circuit it is
crucial to the sound of amplifier. You can have the greatest amp in the world and if the speaker is sub par then your amp
will sound sub par. Finding the right speaker for your individual amplifier can be a juggling act and the costs can add up.
The best advice I can give is identify the tonal characterists of your particular amplifier and find out what it's lacking
or what it is not lacking. For instance, the Fender Blackface amplifiers have a mid scooped tone stack. You may want to look
for a speaker that has more mid-range if you want to fatten your lead tone. The Marshall tone stack is more mid-rangey so
adding a speaker that has more mid-range may give you ear fatigue. In this instance you may want to look for a speaker that
is more mid-scooped. Be sure to check out our selection of speakers.
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As the Holiday season sets in we can't help but to be thankful for the past year. As Christmas approaches it just
reminds me that what really matters about this Holiday season is that Jesus Christ died for you and I to have eternal Life.
Now that's the greatest gift of all. I hope to you will reflect on the true meaning of Christmas this year.
2007
is soon upon us and as I am excited about the New year to come. As musicians we all know what that means. NAMM 2007!!!! There
are alot of exciting new products coming out that I can't wait to tell you all about. If you can't wait then definately
check out NAMM this year. ABrown soun will be there this year and they definately have an exciting new product to debut!
Happy Holidays,
Brian
