Reducing the size of theĬoupling and bypass caps and the addition of some grid stopper resistors canĪllow you to play Van Halen covers with the best of them. Help of a boost pedal and a few component swaps. The 5E3's simple amplifier circuit can be changed into a gain monster with the TheĥE3's big coupling and cathode bypass caps and lack of grid stopper resistorsĪll work together to cause extreme blocking distortion known as "farting out." Lightly overdriven sounds wonderful but push the amp too hard and all those lowįrequencies running through the amp wreck havoc on the amplifier circuitry. The Fender 5E3 Deluxe is beautifully voiced with rich overtones and aįull bodied if not lose bottom end. The higher the gain of an amplifier the more critical its voicing becomes. You to do a final tweak of the overdriven signal to darken it to taste withoutĪffecting the substance of the overdrive tone.Īn added bonus of many of the tone tweaks on this page is they can help suppress oscillation and boost amplifier stability. Gain stage which is probably the best way.Ĭontrol which trims high frequencies very late in the amp circuit-from the power tube input. I have seen amps with the bass and midĬontrols early in the preamp but place the treble control after the last preamp Overdrive mud and keep the low end tight. A late-in-the-circuit toneĬontrol can usually remove the fizz and ice pick without killing the lush andīass tends to work the opposite way. Generated as the guitar signal cascaded through the gain stages. High frequencies but also all the high frequency harmonics that would have been To remove fizz and ice pick can smother the tone because you not only remove Using an early-in-the-circuit tone control Why can't you just turn down the tone or trebleĬontrol to remove overdrive fizz and ice pick highs? Because they are typicallyĬaused by harmonic and intermodulation distortion added by the overdriven stages This is especially true in high gain amps
It's ideal to have early and late tone controls in an amplifierĬircuit to offer the most versatility. You can tweak the voice early in the amp circuit for the greatest overall effect,Įspecially on the overdrive tone, or you can tweak it late for minimal sideĮffect. Knowing what a resonance control or cut control actually do to the guitar signal How your amp's controls work which will help you get the most out of your guitarĪnd amp.
There are many ways to tweak the tone or "voice" of a guitar tube amplifier.Īmp designers and modders can alter the clean and overdrive tone by changingĬomponent values, adding components, removing components, adding gain stages orĮven adding complete circuits like negative feedback.
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