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Post by robbz on Jul 11, 2008 21:22:01 GMT -7
But you know what I think would be cool. A foot switchable Air Brake... I think it would be cool to use it as a volume bump for solos etc. Clean volume boost pedals are cool but they often drive the preamp into distortion... Yep i'm tired, maybe i'm not thinking straight...
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Post by benttop (Steve) on Jul 11, 2008 22:41:07 GMT -7
Well theoretically it could be done, but I'm not certain your amp would like those attenuation steps while it's at full power. Usually you operate the Airbrake with no audio going on (well you do if you only have two hands like me! ), and I have a feeling that might be a good idea. I could be wrong, or maybe there would be a way to design it so the amp doesn't react badly to switching while raging. Interesting idea....
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Post by robbz on Jul 12, 2008 11:05:19 GMT -7
Hmmm so your not supposed to switch while there is sound going through the amp? I should read manuals... Oh well, no puff of smoke yet..
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Post by benttop (Steve) on Jul 12, 2008 16:50:24 GMT -7
Hmmm so your not supposed to switch while there is sound going through the amp? I should read manuals... Oh well, no puff of smoke yet.. No, it doesn't say that I don't think (I didn't read the manual either... ) Just speculating as to whether the amp might not like that.
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Post by jwr on Jul 14, 2008 16:31:11 GMT -7
But you know what I think would be cool. A foot switchable Air Brake... I think it would be cool to use it as a volume bump for solos etc. Clean volume boost pedals are cool but they often drive the preamp into distortion... Yep i'm tired, maybe i'm not thinking straight... This is why any of my amps that I use preamp gain with have got to have a FX Loop. All it takes is a little EQ pedal in there, a volume and freq bump/cut and you've got a clean boost without screwing up your preamp gain structure.
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Post by Danny on Jul 17, 2008 6:28:12 GMT -7
I know that this is slightly off point with your original post, but I am really in love with my RC Booster as a clean boost, and I think you'd be amazed how well it can boost your signal without adding any gain. In fact (and you may want to consider this approach), I have 2 RCs on my board. Both are used as boost pedals. The first is used as a totally clean boost - Volume only with a flat EQ, and the Gain is set all the way down. The second is set up as a boost with grit - the Gain is cranked up and the EQ knobs are available to be set to boost certain freq's as needed.
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Post by cashandkerouac on Jul 18, 2008 12:19:44 GMT -7
there is always the old reliable volume control on your guitar. after experiementation with boosts, double boosts, etc. i went back to using the volume knob as my primary "boost" and "grit" strategy. after doing both, i think the volume knob is the way to go. there has been lots of discussion as of late about "getting lost in the mix" when pedals are used to boost or add distortion for solos, etc. those discussions have only served to reinforce my strong belief that working your volume (and tone) knob(s) is the best way to control your volume and grit without getting lost in the mix.
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Post by Jan on Jul 18, 2008 20:38:46 GMT -7
I have just read the manual and it does not address this question. I think switching with a live signal is probably not good for the transformer. This sounds like an ask-the-experts question. drzamps.com/manuals/Airbrake.pdf
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Post by Michael Bartee on Jul 18, 2008 22:06:15 GMT -7
there is always the old reliable volume control on your guitar. after experiementation with boosts, double boosts, etc. i went back to using the volume knob as my primary "boost" and "grit" strategy. after doing both, i think the volume knob is the way to go. there has been lots of discussion as of late about "getting lost in the mix" when pedals are used to boost or add distortion for solos, etc. those discussions have only served to reinforce my strong belief that working your volume (and tone) knob(s) is the best way to control your volume and grit without getting lost in the mix. Using the guitars volume control works for me as well. The Ghia only adds more gain with no volume boost when I hit it harder with a boost pedal. Thats fine if you just want more gain but not so good for a solo boost (I have the volume on 3:00 to full up). I find turning the amps volume full up and rolling the guitar back for rythm parts works great. For a solo I roll up the guitar getting more gain and a slight volume increase (not a huge amount but a little along with the extra gain). The slight volume boost along with the attitude of a little more gain does the trick very well. If I use an attenuator, it is only to set the overall lead volume when everything else is full up. It works well for me.
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Post by GuitarZ on Jul 19, 2008 16:57:26 GMT -7
I popped the 'what state should the amp be in while switching the Air Brake' question over into the Experts question. I've been wondering.
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