Members Ferdinandstrat Posted October 18, 2010 Members Share Posted October 18, 2010 Sheesh dont you guys take this a bit too seriously? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members John Davis Posted October 18, 2010 Members Share Posted October 18, 2010 So I guess, that if we use a tube amp but play through a rack, pedal board, play through a PA, we can all sleep at night knowing we are still tube guys...is it official? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Willyguitar Posted October 18, 2010 Members Share Posted October 18, 2010 What did you do this weekend? I travelled back from a conference, spent some time with the family, then picked up a guitar for a strum or two. Then I prepared for the week ahead. Ahh! Life is wonderful aint it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members jrockbridge Posted October 18, 2010 Members Share Posted October 18, 2010 If you're playing through a pedal, even if it's connected to a tube amp, aren't you essentially still playing through a solid state amp?Have millions of guitarists been fooled all these years? The more I read through this thread, the more I'm certain that the best answer = hybrid. And, YES, I think it's VERY easy to fool a guitarist with todays gear. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Elias Graves Posted October 18, 2010 Members Share Posted October 18, 2010 This one could get silly. Fixed. EG Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Willyguitar Posted October 18, 2010 Members Share Posted October 18, 2010 ^^ What are your favourite snacks Mr EG? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Bro Blue Posted October 18, 2010 Members Share Posted October 18, 2010 Sheesh dont you guys take this a bit too seriously?Both the internetz and teh toobz are serious business. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Elias Graves Posted October 18, 2010 Members Share Posted October 18, 2010 ^^ What are your favourite snacks Mr EG? I like a nice toffee coated popcorn. Yum. EG Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members jrockbridge Posted October 18, 2010 Members Share Posted October 18, 2010 I like a nice toffee coated popcorn. Yum. EG Yes, but what type of oil should be used to cook the popcorn? Is it better when cooked in a kettle or air? Is microwave popcorn cheating? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members ExiledCrow Posted October 18, 2010 Members Share Posted October 18, 2010 Read the first page, then got too lazy because the only real answer had already been given several times: Does it sound good? If yes, then nothing else matters. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Willyguitar Posted October 18, 2010 Members Share Posted October 18, 2010 I like a nice toffee coated popcorn. Yum. EG They are, indeed, good. Many are the snacks, that are good. But whatever you do, DO NOT EAT PINE NUTS. They will leave everything tasting bitter for about a week. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Elias Graves Posted October 18, 2010 Members Share Posted October 18, 2010 Yes, but what type of oil should be used to cook the popcorn? Is it better when cooked in a kettle or air? Is microwave popcorn cheating? I grow the corn myself using only seeds handed down by generations of Anasazi, harvested by pixies in the light of the full moon. Each kernel is individually popped with a magnifying glass. The toffee is made only by heating the pure cane sugar over a fire fueled by old growth oak. The kitchen, of course, is an 18th century outbuilding constructed entirely of black walnut logs and the hearth for the fire is hand hewn from a solid rock facing. Or I just buy it in a can. Whatever. It all tastes the same to me. EG Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Dougie.Douglas Posted October 18, 2010 Members Share Posted October 18, 2010 ...Or I just buy it in a can. Whatever. It all tastes the same to me. EG Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members BoneNut Posted October 18, 2010 Members Share Posted October 18, 2010 No, you didn't hurt my feelings, you pissed me off because I know there's one more ignorant bastard capable of making little ignorant bastards in this world.Listen up ******, because I'm only going to say this once - it changes sound the tube amp amplifies, but it does not change what a tube amp is or does. What is so hard for you to understand about that? Perhaps if you took your head out of your ass it would be easier to read. Ha! Ha! Ha! Ha! Ha! Ha! Ha! Ha! Ha! Ha! Ha! Ha! Ha! Ha! Ha! Ha! Ha! Ha! Ha! Ha! Ha! Ha! Ha! Ha! Ha! Ha! Ha! Ha! Ha! Ha! Ha! Ha! Ha! Ha! Ha! Ha! Ha! Ha! Ha! Ha! Ha! Ha! Ha! Ha! Ha! Ha! Ha! Ha! Ha! Ha! Ha! Ha! Ha! Ha! Ha! Ha! Ha! Maybe you should stick to the Amps forum Mr. 17 tubes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Willyguitar Posted October 18, 2010 Members Share Posted October 18, 2010 I know a really good chiropodist. Would anyone like their email address? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members jrockbridge Posted October 18, 2010 Members Share Posted October 18, 2010 Or I just buy it in a can. Whatever. It all tastes the same to me. EG Yes, but which brand? You don't go for any of that cheap, made in China caramel corn do you? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Elias Graves Posted October 18, 2010 Members Share Posted October 18, 2010 Yes, but which brand? You don't go for any of that cheap, made in China caramel corn do you?It comes in 10 gallon tins from Costco. EG Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members maxnew40 Posted October 18, 2010 Members Share Posted October 18, 2010 If you're playing through a pedal, even if it's connected to a tube amp, aren't you essentially still playing through a solid state amp?Have millions of guitarists been fooled all these years? I have a better question. If you are playing any rig and it sounds good to you, why should you care if it has tubes or even who built it? Max Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members kav Posted October 18, 2010 Members Share Posted October 18, 2010 If you're playing through a pedal, even if it's connected to a tube amp, aren't you essentially still playing through a solid state amp?Have millions of guitarists been fooled all these years? Yes. Send me all tube amps and I will properly dispose of them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members jrockbridge Posted October 18, 2010 Members Share Posted October 18, 2010 It comes in 10 gallon tins from Costco. EG Once empty, those tins make for interesting percussion. In my mind, I can hear something along the lines of drummer Michael Blair in one of your song mixes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Elias Graves Posted October 18, 2010 Members Share Posted October 18, 2010 Once empty, those tins make for interesting percussion. In my mind, I can hear something along the lines of drummer Michael Blair in one of your song mixes. Sorry. I'm a percussion purist. I use only sticks and hollow logs. EG Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members jrockbridge Posted October 18, 2010 Members Share Posted October 18, 2010 Sorry. I'm a percussion purist. I use only sticks and hollow logs. EG I can respect that. Personally, I'm an electronic drum purist. It's aluminum sticks and the original hexagonal shaped Simmons drums from 1981 or nothing! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Special J Posted October 18, 2010 Members Share Posted October 18, 2010 I have a better question. If you are playing any rig and it sounds good to you, why should you care if it has tubes or even who built it?Max Reliability. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members catscurlyear Posted October 18, 2010 Members Share Posted October 18, 2010 i know somebody who runs a jam session who owns a valve fender amp i forget which model it is but it is a decent model ,he sets is amp up squeeky clean and then uses various distortion boxes to get drive sounds. it is the worst sound i have ever played through . i attended another jam run by someone else and he had an old transistor 2x12 peavey but through the front end he had a black star ht dual with the little pre amp valves ,that was a great sound. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members the_bleeding Posted October 18, 2010 Members Share Posted October 18, 2010 no, because a pedal is not an amp r-tard. maybe if you narrowed it down to a solid state preamp into a tube amplifier, thne yes, technically you'r eplaying through a solid state amp. Many pedals have little lineboosters in them that can be considered amplifiers, but the purpose of those is to get your signal strong enough that it passes through the effect without losing volume. Is it technically amplifying? yes. Can you tell? No. Do you think you can tell? Well probably, depends on how many corks you sniff. But what it really comes down to, is what is making the BIGGEST affect on your signal. A little opamp that boosts your signal through a pedal is only trying to return you to unity gain, so its only making up for losses, that way when your signal goes in 1v, it comes out 1v instead of 0.1v. A tube amplifier does much more. A 12ax7 has a gain factor of 100, which means it can more or less boost your signal 100x, but you dont really use it for that, because we like to flex it and bend it to make different sounds, so almost no tube amp builder out there uses a 12ax7 to its full amplification ability. But what i'm getting at here is that your signal enters your amp around 1v, and comes out near 100-300v. HUGE amplification in comparison to your piddly little pedal. So no, a pedal is not an amp. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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