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Happy New Amp Day!
06/24/2009

Here's a tip for getting more out of a new amplifier: spend some time with your guitar or bass plugged straight into the amp, really learning its capabilities and tonal possibilities before you plug in your stompboxes and/or rack effects. This way, you'll have a better idea of what the amp can do, and how your guitar and playing sound through it. Then, when you add in your effects, you'll be better able to dial them in for the best results — and you'll immediately notice if the pedal is changing the amp's tone (for the better or worse).



Other Techtips from June 2009:
June 30 - Fast PT Window Switching
June 26 - Using Returns and Inserts
June 25 - Multiple Limiters
June 24 - Happy New Amp Day!
June 23 - In the Loop
June 22 - When Mismatched Speakers Make a Perfect Pair
June 19 - Use the Room
June 18 - String Tension
June 17 - StealthPedal Drivers
June 16 - Setting Tremolo Angle
June 15 - No Crack Guitar Drilling
June 12 - Hanging Foam
June 11 - Non-exact Doubles
June 10 - Body Sizes
June 09 - Save It All
June 08 - Cool Tool Alert
June 05 - Guitar Weight
June 04 - Creating a PDF of a Sibelius Score
June 03 - Staying Alive While Modding Amplifiers
June 02 - MIDI Connections
June 01 - APC and Ableton
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