Re: rackmount overdrive/distortion

[David Beardsley <db@biink.com>]

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From: "Stan Card" <stanitarium@earthlink.net>

> wow a <fender showman> fan-they/it are/is the finest sounding guitar amps
> *ever*made imo.
> what i do to extract that sound from that amp is to hook up a <thd
> hotplate>which is a load box, which turns the output to a line signal and
> off ya go w/ that heftee sonic signal intact...

If you're going to go down the Hotplate route, check out the Univalve
amp/preamp. http://thdelectronics.com/

Swap the tubes around for different tones - try a 6v6 or a 6l6 from
some Fender vibes or maybe el34, 6550, kt66 or kt88 for some "British"
tones.

This an amazingly flexable amp/preamp. Hot Plate alows you to crank the
amp to push the power tues while keeping the volume down.
Line out to the board for recording or to a power amp. Automatic
speaker load when it's not connected for quiet recording.

I love it - I've used it for all my East Coast shows this year and
recording.

Great disscussion group: http://univalve.org

note: I am not afilliated with THD Electronics in anyway, just a very happy
customer!

* David Beardsley
* http://biink.com
* http://mp3.com/davidbeardsley