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Offline EL34

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Angus Young's amp rig
« on: January 05, 2022, 09:50:33 am »
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Re: Angus Young's amp rig
« Reply #1 on: January 05, 2022, 12:23:48 pm »
" we have an amp guy, so we blow up a few tubes, no sweat..      LOL

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Re: Angus Young's amp rig
« Reply #2 on: January 05, 2022, 01:59:24 pm »
So, based on his description of the dial settings -- low volume on the preamp, low TMB values, biasing the power tubes "by ear" and then adding some more -- seems like he is basing his tone primarily on EL-34 distortion.   Is that so?

 


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