Hey,
I've got a hybrid amp at the moment n am thinking of upgrading to a full valvetube amp. I've been acquiring all these boutique pedals I figured it's about time I got an amp with some serious tone to match. Just a few questions:
People always talk about tube overdrivedistortion, but what about clean? Do tubes have the same impact on clean channels? I ask this because I'm currently using a distortion pedal over my amps clean channel. So will it sound any better doing that through a tube amp?
Does more tubes generally mean better tone? Or perhaps more volume? I've been looking at Laney amps
http://www.laney.co.uk/show_spec.php?prod=lc30-ii
This first one only has two:
Preamp Valves Premium ECC83
Output Valves Premium EL84
Where this one
http://www.laney.co.uk/show_spec.php?prod=l20t-410
has several more:
Preamp Valves 3x 12ax7
Output Valves 4x EL84
i mean...my current hybrid has one tube in the poweramp section, so would I be wrong in saying the one with more tubes will give the greater improvement?
Finally - classes...When they're described as class A, AB, B or C etc does that actually have any bearing on tone? I've read that bellow class A you get cross-over distortion, what does it mean in practice other than that (if anything)?
Any other commentsadvice would be appreciated! Thanks! (and yes, I will of course try out whatever it is before buying. But prior knowledge and advice and can only be a good thing :D ) - for the record i'm looking for something loud enough for small gigs, and is suited (bearing in mind i have pedals for versatility also) to things like Vai, Van Halen, Malmsteen, SRV, Hendrix etc... :twisted: :P
