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When a manufacturer makes an amp, it has to sound good with many different types of guitars and even effects. It has to sound good with a Les Paul with humbuckers, or a Strat with single coils. If they knew every person who bought their amp was going to use a Les Paul, then they could probably build that amp so it would sound fantastic the moment you plugged your guitar into it. But it might sound lousy with single-coil pickups.

But that's why there's all those knobs on there. So you can change the amount of gain, or bass, treble, and middle. Even bright switches and Presense controls. Plug effects straight in or use the Effects Loop. So they try to design an amp that will work with anything. So, you have to spend some time and get to know your amp and how it sounds with your guitars. It may sound great with a Strat and lousy with an LP. But turn those knobs and you'll find some good settings.]]> Guitar Players Discussion Wes Inman https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-players-discussion/new-amp-3/#post-89360 https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-players-discussion/new-amp-3/#post-89350 Sat, 12 Feb 2005 23:45:39 +0000
Most of all have Fun.

Joe]]> Guitar Players Discussion forrok_star https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-players-discussion/new-amp-3/#post-89350 https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-players-discussion/new-amp-3/#post-89341 Sat, 12 Feb 2005 22:40:56 +0000 Guitar Players Discussion Rodya S. Thompson https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-players-discussion/new-amp-3/#post-89341 https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-players-discussion/new-amp-3/#post-89318 Sat, 12 Feb 2005 17:10:14 +0000
Congratulations.]]> Guitar Players Discussion Wes Inman https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-players-discussion/new-amp-3/#post-89318 https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-players-discussion/new-amp-3/#post-89308 Sat, 12 Feb 2005 11:26:34 +0000 Solid state amps are probably the best for practice(because of their price and versitility). But I would say if you want to play on stage a tube amp is the way to go because of the ability to shape your own sound. That being said I was really close to buying some crate amps, but in the end I "settled" for a used traynor amp and I'm so happy i did.]]> Guitar Players Discussion thectrain https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-players-discussion/new-amp-3/#post-89308 https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-players-discussion/new-amp-3/#post-7030 Sat, 12 Feb 2005 05:18:33 +0000 I checked out Peavey, Fender, Marshall, Line 6, Kustom, Crate, Behringer and a few other odds and ends.
I read many reviews on each amp (mostly at Harmony Central)
And I finally settled on a Crate GTX212 w/dps.
Now that it is too late to change my mind anyone have good or bad experiences with Crate amps?]]> Guitar Players Discussion Anonymous https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-players-discussion/new-amp-3/#post-7030