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Aug 31 2007, 10:27 PM |
Huh...hard one
Tube amp uses tubes to provide power output,sometimes in preamp section as well. Tony? -------------------- Youtube
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Aug 31 2007, 10:36 PM |
I cant offer an explanation but I can offer a couple of links if you enjoy reading...
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tube_amp If you dont feel like reading much skip to the sections 'Characteristics of linear valve amplifiers' and 'Applications' subsections 'Audio' and 'Instrumentation amplifiers' Also this article on 'Valve Sound' may also be interesting... http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Valve_sound This post has been edited by Hungus: Aug 31 2007, 10:39 PM -------------------- |
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Aug 31 2007, 10:38 PM |
Some one may get pi**ed off by this question...but what is a tube amp....? I posted earlier...but my post may have been confusing.... Also my 30w Marshall MG isn't loud enough to compete with my unplugged (very loud) drummer... Can any one suggest to me an amp that will be suitable for band practices and small gigs...I live in the country so loud noises arn't usually a problem... My budget is about £250 - £300 ( about $550 dollars i guess) (also i like to think internet prices...you get a lot more for your money) My playing styles are classic rock and blues rock...and i play through a clean channel on the amp, but use pedals to get my sound. Thanks, Chris Your Marshall MG is a solid state amp. This means that all of the tone that comes out of those speakers, is made by circuitry. Also, a 30w tube amp is MUCH louder than a 30w solid state amp, just how it works. Tubes are short for 'vacuum tubes' or they're called valves in some places. Valve amp is the same as tube amp. Tubes are there to amplify and distort your signal. There are two sets of tubes in a tube amp, the preamp and the poweramp tubes. Check this out. See the lightbulb shaped things? The ones on the left are power tubes, and the ones on the right are preamp tubes. Preamp tubes generate your distortion when you crank the gain/drive channels up, but the powertubes also have a very nice distortion sound when you crank the volume, it's called clipping or just plain overdrive. Solid state amps don't have tubes, except some that have tubes in the preamp section that don't really count as tube amps (hybrids). Your MG might be a hybrid, I'm not sure. Solid state amps are generally a method of trying to reproduce the tube sound, which a lot of people consider to be "the best" sound, in a generally more safe method, because tubes (can) be unreliable and dangerous, but as long as you're careful with them you may never have a problem with 'em, and they sound great. -------------------- Gear: Fender American Deluxe Stratocaster, Gibson '67 RI Flying V, Mesa Boogie F-30 112 combo, crazy pedals.
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