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Re: Slaving a Bassman

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1/27/1997 12:37 AM
John Martin	Re: Slaving a Bassman Try putting a dummy load on that Bassman. Commercial versions are made by Marshall, THD and others. This will keep your Bassman output from getting hosed. JM out

1/29/1997 11:48 PM

The way your running your rig doesn't sound like
a "preamp" setup. But whatever gets you a tone
is O.K. You posted in reply to another answer "If
the the power tubes were blown, I wouldn't get a
sound." This is not true. And its important that
you know it before it costs you an amp. The slave
out on the amp and whatever sound you get from
any inputs while plugged into one of the others
is prior to the power tubes. Even if your not
using the power amp section of your amp, it must
have some kind of a load plugged into the speaker
mains. The way your plugged in you would still
get sound even if the power tubes were melting in
the sockets. And while the sound would be very
impressive, it would only do it once.

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