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low volume sustain

7/11/2004 12:49 AM
CraigD	low volume sustain Hi all, Does anyone have any tips for improving the sustain of a low power (1W), low volume amp? It has a couple of gain stages similar to a JCM800. Just not enough sustain for my liking. I was thinking of tinkering with a small positive feedback loop in the preamp ala m_e_s_a. Any opinions or alternatives? Also, is the ubiquitous soldano/rectum/5150 lead channel still considered the best for massive distortion? What about bogner, VHT etc. I have not really seen schems of these. thanks, Craig

7/11/2004 12:49 AM

CraigD

low volume sustain

Hi all,

Does anyone have any tips for improving the sustain of a low power (1W), low volume amp? It has a couple of gain stages similar to a JCM800. Just not enough sustain for my liking. I was thinking of tinkering with a small positive feedback loop in the preamp ala m_e_s_a. Any opinions or alternatives?

Also, is the ubiquitous soldano/rectum/5150 lead channel still considered the best for massive distortion? What about bogner, VHT etc. I have not really seen schems of these.

thanks,

Craig

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