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Re: Preamp Tubes? - Who, What, When, Where, Why, and How?
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Originally Posted by MartyStrat54
Wow! Another Joe walking around. Incredible! No, actually it's not a big shock. Some people prefer a little "rounding off" of the high gain. As you told me, you may not prefer it 100 per cent of the time, but for certain situations it's the sound that you shoot for. Using those tubes is not going to kill the amp. The example I like to use is, "It just changes the window for tone capabilities." With AX7's the tone window is different and so is the gain. Using lower gain tubes mean that you will find yourself turning up the master volume more to get to a stage level sound. You should be able to turn the master up quite high without any breakup, unless you are using an OD or distortion pedal. Lower gain tubes basically prevent the power tubes from getting snotty. As I said, they will stay pretty much clean.
Marty
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I like my Marshall pissed off once in awhile so the 12AX7 infusion of NOS is staying in it.  Besides I have the NT for my subtler playing. 
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DSL50 - FJA modded
Loaded with a Martimus Maximus Preamp Tube Stack
Power tubes 6CA7EH's
Strat HSS & Tele HH
Avatar 412 loaded with Greenbacks
Vox Night Train
Russian NOS 84's
Telefunken & RFT ECC83
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Originally Posted by steelhorse
I couldn't handle it after a few minutes. I got whiplash during the cleans (from almost nodding off) and then thought the dog was howling during the first part of the distortion.
He pretty much lost me with the tongue thing right off the bat though to be honest.
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