[sdiy] New to sdiy but w/ some knowledge

[Donald Tillman]

On May 27, 2017, at 3:35 PM, Tom Wiltshire <tom at electricdruid.net> wrote:
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> On 27 May 2017, at 22:51, Donald Tillman <don at till.com> wrote:
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>> Most guitar amps have the input directly driving the grid of a 12AX7 stage, and if you check out the curves, you'll see that it's limited to under about 4 volts p-p.  So that's a serious practical limit.
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> Sorry Don, but nooope!
> Since when did anyone *not* overdrive the grid of their 12AX7 input stage?!

All the time.

Overdriving the grid of a 12AX7 is great as *optional* activity.

But it's unacceptable to plug a guitar straight into an amp and not be able to play cleanly.

  -- Don

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Don Tillman
Palo Alto, California
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