Members Felix_Unger Posted December 20, 2011 Members Share Posted December 20, 2011 When I try out an amp, I only work with the overdrive channel. I believe in guitar/cable/amp. And if I like the overdrive channel, then I like the amp. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members bsman Posted December 20, 2011 Members Share Posted December 20, 2011 If an amp has a crap OD channel, you can make it sound good with pedals. OTOH, if an amp has a crap clean channel, nothing is going to help that sound better... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Felix_Unger Posted December 20, 2011 Author Members Share Posted December 20, 2011 That's fully backwards to how I look at amps. Seems to me the clean channel is the easy part. It's nothing more than a preamp, like my Audio Buddy preamp I bought for $65. I think the hard part would the other side, the overdrive channel. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Help!I'maRock! Posted December 20, 2011 Members Share Posted December 20, 2011 feh. channel switchers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Doctor Morbius Posted December 20, 2011 Members Share Posted December 20, 2011 Because clean amps RULE! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members onelife Posted December 20, 2011 Members Share Posted December 20, 2011 Why do people ONLY care about an amp's clean channel? they don't When I try out an amp, I only work with the overdrive channel. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members photon9 Posted December 20, 2011 Members Share Posted December 20, 2011 Because pushing the edge of the clean channel is pure bliss. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Woody Duke Posted December 20, 2011 Members Share Posted December 20, 2011 Rembrandt didn't start with beige canvas. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members docjeffrey Posted December 20, 2011 Members Share Posted December 20, 2011 A lot of players don't understand what a good clean channel is. All tube amps are basically distortion generators. Even a pristine sounding Blackface clean has an element of distortion that plays a large part in the complexity and character of the sound. Yes, it is easy to get a clean sound out of most amps; but getting high quality clean sounds is very difficult and involves selecting the right power transformer, output transformer, caps, pots, resistors, tubes, wire, cable, speakers and cabinet materials, not to mention the design of the cabinet itself. The exact same thing could be said about distortion channels. Although there is a lot of room for personal preference in terms of both what constitutes a good clean sound and a good distortion sound, we have become accustomed to certain tones over the years that, collectively, we've decided are cool. But those cool sounds, whether clean or overdriven, can be elusive even in so-called reissues. But for me, amps with great sounding cleans are fewer and further between than those with great sounding distortion channels. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Hardvalve Posted December 20, 2011 Members Share Posted December 20, 2011 Hipsters and old people want clean. Metal is where it is at. Cleans are for the weak. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members photon9 Posted December 20, 2011 Members Share Posted December 20, 2011 Hipsters and old people want clean. Metal is where it is at. Cleans are for the weak. Someday you'll be old. And I can almost guarantee you won't be playing metal when you are. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members rock-lobster Posted December 20, 2011 Members Share Posted December 20, 2011 I usually only play single channel amps so I like a good clean tone and usually use pedals for distortion. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Help!I'maRock! Posted December 20, 2011 Members Share Posted December 20, 2011 Hipsters and old people want clean. Metal is where it is at. Cleans are for the weak. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members bjcarl Posted December 20, 2011 Members Share Posted December 20, 2011 Fortunately there are plenty of amps, both tube and solid state, in a variety of price points with excellent clean AND overdrive channels... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members cratz2 Posted December 20, 2011 Members Share Posted December 20, 2011 It must be pretty awesome to not be able to tell the difference between a Gorilla clean and Blackface clean. For what it's worth, pure cleans are pretty neat, but to me where an amp or amp/pedal combo really shines is when it just hits breakup... AC15s, Tweed Deluxes, 18W Marshalls and even the smaller Blackface amps are so popular among many players for a very good reason. But again, it must be great to NOT appreciate those kinds of amps driven to exactly that level. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members onelife Posted December 20, 2011 Members Share Posted December 20, 2011 this little guy does it all and does it really well Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Rex Machete Posted December 20, 2011 Members Share Posted December 20, 2011 Hipsters and old people want clean. Metal is where it is at. Cleans are for the weak. Super compressed distortion is cruise control for metal kids who can't dig into their strings. Metal is perfect for players with weak hands. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Grant Harding Posted December 20, 2011 Members Share Posted December 20, 2011 There are approximately one billion pedals that will add usable distorted sounds to most amps. I can't think of that many pedals that will make a {censored}ty amp sound great for clean tones. Edit: I play clean more than half the time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Mesa/Kramer Posted December 20, 2011 Members Share Posted December 20, 2011 Hmmmm, most people only care about an amps gain channel, and make do, with what ever the clean is............. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Grant Harding Posted December 20, 2011 Members Share Posted December 20, 2011 Hipsters and old people want clean. Metal is where it is at. Cleans are for the weak. Metal rocks because there's only one tone and 3 different songs. You'll grow out of it... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members jrfan Posted December 20, 2011 Members Share Posted December 20, 2011 Why do people ONLY care about an amp's clean channel?they don't This, the last amp I bought was for the drive channel. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Mesa/Kramer Posted December 20, 2011 Members Share Posted December 20, 2011 Metal rocks because there's only one tone and 3 different songs. You'll grow out of it... Closed minded old man................. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Grant Harding Posted December 20, 2011 Members Share Posted December 20, 2011 Closed minded old man................. I play every freakin' style known to man, including all 3 metal songs. The narrow mind belongs to Mr. MetalOrDie. What kind of buffoon says clean tones are useless? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Steadfastly Posted December 20, 2011 Members Share Posted December 20, 2011 If an amp has a crap OD channel, you can make it sound good with pedals. OTOH, if an amp has a crap clean channel, nothing is going to help that sound better... I agree. If the clean is good you can get all the other sounds out of it you want with pedals, effects or a synth. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Steadfastly Posted December 20, 2011 Members Share Posted December 20, 2011 Metal rocks because there's only one tone and 3 different songs. You'll grow out of it... Hey, when did that other song come out? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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