I’m thinking the Fishman is not the best amp for this application and the line out flavored your tone. A nice quality Deluxe style tube amp would work great plus you have onboard tremolo. You...
Idem; I got it into my head that the saddle lean (I thought I) observed couldn't be good for the tone, plus the slots were all quite deep to my taste (except for the 6th where the saddle had been...
That is what I have found too in other amps. EL34s do have a mid range focus and perhaps a tighter bass and later break up than a 6L6. Regardless it is fun to be able to swap power tubes without a...
Very true, but you could lose a fair amount of gain, and you mentioned that that is what you're going for. I've found that using the guitar's tone control takes the edge off very effectively while...
Well, "smoother" sounds good... sometimes a 5751 "takes the edge off" a 12AX7, which can be good for the high end part of the gain, making it less strident.
I'll try the 6L6 today and let you know - I suspect that you and I are very much on the same page. Srini
There was this thread at the Gear Page Did Gibson make a mistake….. with Epiphones….. | Page 2 | The Gear Page People seem quite pleased with those new Epis. What if they did a "new" Epi ES-175 ?
Good idea, but something tells me you're not going to like the 5751. I'll wait for your assessment.
I didn’t think it was an improvement. The EL34 sounded fuller, punchier, livelier. I intend to try a 6L6 and a KT88 one day but am in no hurry because the EL34 sounds killer.
Some amps can take a few different power tubes without adjustment, because they are cathode-biased. My Swart AST can do this. I haven't tried it, as anything other than the stock 6V6s will be...
I concur. Your experience with the 12AT7 was pretty much the same as mine with the 4024 - it was just not crunchy enough for me. But what a sweet tone! As you suggest, it may be better to evaluate...
Thanks. What did the 6V6 do to the sound?
I wanted to point out that Monk's ballads are formidable af! Everyone knows Round Midnight, but he has a handful of others that are really good. Crepuscule with Nellie ...
Reminds me of my beloved 66 Epi Howard Roberts Standard ! The neck was not a short scale, definitely longer that the one of the Byrdland I had at the same time, very similar to my teacher's ES175...
Playing live and getting the best sound from the...
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