Members gearman Posted October 28, 2003 Members Share Posted October 28, 2003 Hey hey!I just wanna ask you guys what ya think og these preamps and how they differ, for those of you who have tried both.. I know that this all depends on speakers and poweramps, tubes and guitars played and so forth.. but anyway anyone?By the way, I`ve got one (Soldano X88R), and I`ve modified the lead channel by removing a capacitor by the gainpot (after advise from J.Suhr) since i thought the original leadsound was a bit too "fizzy". Now I LOVE the sounds from this pre. with Mullards 12ax7 in the first two positions. Mmmm...Ron Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members gearman Posted October 29, 2003 Author Members Share Posted October 29, 2003 Well, I wrote to John Suhr and asked for a mod of the lead channel, since I personally like a more full sounding, warm, singing leadtone (like the CAE 3+se). He personally agreed on my opinion of the channel beeing i bit too "fizzy". He reccomended to remove the small capacitor sitting accross the gainpot on the actual channel, or to put in a capacitor with a different value if the difference was TOO much. I can paste in the answer I got from John in this thread when I get home.. The mod doesnt make the sound more bassy. but I think the tonecontrols reacts more now, and the sound is not so "forward" in the "fissy" treble area..This is all I wanted to make my X88R complete for my musicstyle wich is pop/rock/progrock.Ron Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Jack Luminous Posted October 29, 2003 Members Share Posted October 29, 2003 Originally posted by gearman Well, I wrote to John Suhr and asked for a mod of the lead channel, since I personally like a more full sounding, warm, singing leadtone (like the CAE 3+se). He personally agreed on my opinion of the channel beeing i bit too "fizzy". He reccomended to remove the small capacitor sitting accross the gainpot on the actual channel, or to put in a capacitor with a different value if the difference was TOO much. I can paste in the answer I got from John in this thread when I get home.. The mod doesnt make the sound more bassy. but I think the tonecontrols reacts more now, and the sound is not so "forward" in the "fissy" treble area..This is all I wanted to make my X88R complete for my musicstyle wich is pop/rock/progrock.Ron Could you post those mods here and explain in details how it affects the tone ?? I own a X99 and may be interested in trying those to see if I like it... Thanks in advance... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members gearman Posted October 30, 2003 Author Members Share Posted October 30, 2003 Hi folks..here are the q&a a refered to. Hi John!I deeply love and respect your work on guitars and amps. Here is my questions: I own a Soldano X88R preamp which I really like.. I use the best of tubes selected by trial and error (Mullard NOS,) and equipment to get the best of tones: Mesa 20/20 poweramp, tc-electronics G-major effects proc. 1936 2x12 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Jack Luminous Posted October 31, 2003 Members Share Posted October 31, 2003 Thanks for the info... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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