Tonar8352
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This thread reminds me to ask: What's your recipe for getting a good tone out of a Fender amp again? I seem to recall you saying something like:
1 - turn the treble off
2 - turn up the bass and mid all the way
3 - set the volume to the breakup you want
4 - start turning up the treble until you get something you want.
First of all this method really works best with Fender amps that have a treble, mid, and bass knobs like a Super Reverb or a Twin Reverb.
1. Turn all the tone knobs off.
2. Crank the amps volume to between 5 and 7. You will not have any volume coming out of the amp at this point. My understanding is the Derek Trucks turns his Super all the way up at this point.
3. Put the guitar on the neck pickup and start popping your low E string and start moving the bass knob up until it starts flubbing out. The volume will increase but it will not be out of control. Flubbing out is like the note loose its clarity.
4. Now add your treble in to get the volume you desire.
5. Add the midrange in last.
You have the tubes getting slammed and then the amp starts singing.
Lastly use you volume and tone knobs on the guitar. I can't stress how important they are to getting great tone. I saw an interview with J.D. Simo where the interviewer was asking him how he was getting away with using Marshall's in small clubs. Simo got a wry grin on his face and pointed his ES335 and said "these things have these on them".