Designers, see these words of confirmation about these ideas about low-volume cranked-amp tone.
>What a great web site! I searched for "guitar amplifiers" in InfoSeek and your site was about the third one listed, and was pretty much what I was looking for - someone who knew how effects and amps worked together. I've been playing for over 20 years, but I'm ashamed to admit I have not mastered (or really even comprehended) this elusive topic, though I know what sounds good!
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>You have a fantastic site. Thanks for all the effort you've put into gathering the information.
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>Thanks for a great page on tube amps, particularly low wattage ones.
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>Thanks for all the valuable info and ideas about low wattage amplifiers and their potential market.
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>Thanks for all you work you've done so far!
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>Keep up the good work on your site. A lot of folks could improve their tone (and save their hearing) by heeding your words!
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>Thanks in advance for any response. Your site is *very* informative and I hope this info stays around for awhile.
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>I am desperately in search of low-volume tube tone. It appears a couple manufacturers are responding to this crying need (and wide-open market). However, info and availability is very hard to come by. I appreciate any help you can give me. I also appreciate your many articles on amp tone. As an axe-grinder of 25 years I can say, you speak for all of us.
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>Thanks for posting all that information. The eloquence with which you express your opinions and experiences is gratifying. You've really captured the essence of all our frustrations.
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>I plan to spend some more time checking out your site, thanks for writing! Engineers keep claiming to have nailed the tube sound with solid state or digital, but as near as I can tell, for now the most you can hope for with non-tube gear is to get a sound you enjoy, not something that sounds just like a [power] tube.
-- [a leading effects specialist]
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>I am in agreement with you, and have been for years now. My company, _____________, makes the __________ tube effect pedal. We have been experimenting with a good design for quite a while now. I think we're getting close to a good product. Its kinda hush-hush right now, but I thought you'd want to know about it!
Subject: Re: Please review products for quiet cranked-tube-amp tone
>>Please review products such as those listed at my Amp Tone site.
>Thanks for the suggestion. We are starting a full-blown gear department in GuitarOne magazine soon, and this definitely fits the bill. Best regards, Jeff Schroedl.
Thank you to all the online guitar community; many people have exchanged messages with me to develop these ideas.
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