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Re: The Hawthorne Effect

9/18/1999 6:44 PM
Ted Matsumura	Re: The Hawthorne Effect Lee, I agree that this phenomenon, and how it relates to modding amps. I believe that in some ways I am fortunate that I cannot solder, otherwise I'd be taking the iron to my amps everytime someone got that "ultimate dumblitis mod" by changing a cap or resistor value somewhere. I also think it applies to audio gear. My HK Cit II with frequency response of like 1 to 1 billion hertz (well something ridiculously high) sounds better than amps costing millions of times more. I read that EJ has his BF fenders setups, and then doesn't tweak them. He varies plug and play things like tubes and cords, and effects, but not the amp itself. Takes a lot of willpower and discipline to not chase every dumbleitis secret uncovered. Ted

9/18/1999 6:44 PM

Ted Matsumura

Re: The Hawthorne Effect

Lee,

I agree that this phenomenon, and how it relates to modding amps. I believe that in some ways I am fortunate that I cannot solder, otherwise I'd be taking the iron to my amps everytime someone got that "ultimate dumblitis mod" by changing a cap or resistor value somewhere.

I also think it applies to audio gear. My HK Cit II with frequency response of like 1 to 1 billion hertz (well something ridiculously high) sounds better than amps costing millions of times more.

I read that EJ has his BF fenders setups, and then doesn't tweak them. He varies plug and play things like tubes and cords, and effects, but not the amp itself. Takes a lot of willpower and discipline to not chase every dumbleitis secret uncovered.

Ted