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The variable input attenuator was a "must" for me when changing guitars, but seems missing on most amps. Plug in a Strat/Tele and set to 3 o'clock position. Get the right level of crunch/volume etc. It's going to overdrive a lot if you swap to a Gibson, or any guitar with humbuckers. Wind back to 11 o'clock. Humbucker sound - same crunch/volume without having to mess about with the gain controls. Noise: Valve guitar amps are generally noisy, with some hum and hiss being present - especially when cranked up. A MOSFET regulator was used to provide all the high voltage requirements, except the output valves. Heaters on the smaller valves are all from a solid state regulated supply. 4 bias supplies are present to allow any mismatch in the output valves to be dialled out and this cancels any hum in the output stage. Everyone who has played it has always made the initial comment about how quiet it is - until they hit that open A chord, heh heh heh.... Earlier, I made the comment it was an all-valve (almost) design. Apart from the obvious use of solid state in the power supplies, the effects loop buffering is solid state too. I couldn't see the point of using valves for loop buffering, when the loop is generally some type of analogue or digital solid state contraption. |
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