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Topic: Distorted Sound |
Sonny Jenkins
From:
Texas Masonic Retirement Center,,,Arlington Tx
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Posted 19 Oct 2014 7:42 am |
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| I picked up a very clean small PV amp at a swap meet VERY cheap,,,thought it would make a good at home or practice amp,,,but it has a distorted sound, like over driven,,,or chorus turned all the way up (does not have actual EFTs). Sounds OK at low volume (2-3),,,but up past that gets very "hard rock" like. Maybe speaker,,,caps????? |
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Lane Gray
From:
Topeka, KS
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Posted 19 Oct 2014 8:41 am
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Which amp? Many of their small amps hack and cough when fed by a hot steel pickup.
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2 pedal steels, a lapStrat, and an 8-string Dobro (and 3 ukes)
More amps than guitars, and not many effects |
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David Nugent
From:
Gum Spring, Va.
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Posted 19 Oct 2014 10:03 am
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| Lane is correct. Does not take much effort for a PS pickup to overdrive a small guitar amp, especially if it has only a 6",8", or even a 10" speaker. |
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Sonny Jenkins
From:
Texas Masonic Retirement Center,,,Arlington Tx
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Posted 19 Oct 2014 10:22 am
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| Actually this is a studio pro 40 with a 12" speaker,,,and sounds overdriven at a volume above 3-4 with a guitar (piezo PU), lap steel or psg. Sounds acceptably clean below 3 with my lap steel. |
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Pete Burak
From:
Portland, OR USA
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Posted 19 Oct 2014 10:29 am
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Hi Sonny,
What settings are you using?
For a clean tone, I would go with Pre at 0, Post at 10, and Satuaration at 0, then play and bring up the Pre to normal volume.
Pete |
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Lane Gray
From:
Topeka, KS
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Posted 19 Oct 2014 10:56 am
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And probably use the (attenuated) input #2.
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2 pedal steels, a lapStrat, and an 8-string Dobro (and 3 ukes)
More amps than guitars, and not many effects |
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Sonny Jenkins
From:
Texas Masonic Retirement Center,,,Arlington Tx
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Posted 19 Oct 2014 6:30 pm
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| Yes Pete,,those are pretty much the settings I start with post cranked up higher than pre,,,,very lettle if any saturation. So,,,,I'm wondering if a trip to PV for refurb would help,,,,or???? |
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Lane Gray
From:
Topeka, KS
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Posted 20 Oct 2014 2:30 am
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I'd call Mike Brown first.
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2 pedal steels, a lapStrat, and an 8-string Dobro (and 3 ukes)
More amps than guitars, and not many effects |
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