[sdiy] New to sdiy but w/ some knowledge

[Michael E Caloroso]

Same here - I'm a touch player.  I set the amp up so I can go from
clean to crunch just by how soft/hard I play the strings.

MC

On 5/27/17, Donald Tillman <don at till.com> wrote:
> On May 27, 2017, at 3:35 PM, Tom Wiltshire <tom at electricdruid.net> wrote:
>>
>> On 27 May 2017, at 22:51, Donald Tillman <don at till.com> wrote:
>>>
>>> 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.
>>
>> 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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