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Post by TelePrankster on May 8, 2017 23:16:27 GMT -7
When using clean amps with dirt pedals I usually have a boost before dirt (Klon or TS) and a clean boost after. When using my Ghia I don't use any dirt pedal except for leads, solos etc. Since it's a pretty crispy and dynamic amp, doesn't matter where you put your boost in your signal chain, it will always add dirt no matter what, which is good for some applications.
What kind of pedal do you use and how?
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Post by TelePrankster on May 11, 2017 3:44:31 GMT -7
Bump. Anyone?
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Post by pcns on May 11, 2017 5:15:23 GMT -7
I use a Z Drive in front of all my amps. I like having two drive options in one pedal and I also like have a little bit of EQ to play with.
The Z Drive has a very natural sound to it and can be used a boost or a OD pedal.
Honestly, its the only OD pedal on my board right now.
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Post by Mark (Basement Enthusiast) on May 11, 2017 6:14:05 GMT -7
I the think Z-Drive would be great with the Ghia--just like Todd says, it'll give you 2 separate drive options (say.. one hi, one low).
If your amp is already running a bit dirty, then technically I guess it doesn't matter where (in your pedalchain, that is) you add extra boost, but I'd do it at the end of the pedalboard, last thing before the amp's input.
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Post by TelePrankster on May 11, 2017 8:57:13 GMT -7
I'll try both a Klon and a TS to see the differences.
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Post by LT on May 13, 2017 14:25:42 GMT -7
I used a Keeley modded Blues Driver and a PlimSoul. Worked great with the amp set relatively clean.
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Post by mrpendleton on May 13, 2017 16:34:15 GMT -7
I use an OCD and a plexi drive
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Post by TelePrankster on May 14, 2017 2:53:03 GMT -7
The reason why I asked this is because my Carmen Ghia tends to be fizzy with the volume past 9/10 o' clock, expecially when using bright guitars like a Telecaster. I found that turning the guitar's tone knob down helps and remove most of the fizzyness, but once I engage a boost/od pedal the fizzyness come back because I'm pushing the amp more, it's inevitable.
I'm not an expert about amp circuits, but this amp reminds me of some overdrive pedals which tends to "open up" when you crank the gain (see Timmy, Morning Glory etc.) and usually I cut high frequencies when adding gain. With this amp, I can't do it and I work on my tone knob instead, like I said.
Do you have some suggestions?
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Post by premiumplus (Dave) on May 14, 2017 12:45:19 GMT -7
What kind of tube are you running in the V1 position? If it's a 12AX7 then perhaps a 5751 or a 12AY7 would calm things down. Fizzy sounds like a tube issue would be the first suspect to check.
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Post by TelePrankster on May 15, 2017 0:21:00 GMT -7
Sincerely, I don't know but I got my Ghia head used last year and it's 100% original, the guy never retubed it or changed anything in the amp.
It's not "broken tube" fizzy, I can hear that kond of problems. It's a combination of many things: the way the amp works, my '75 Telly (which is bright as hell), the speaker (Celestion gold 10'')...
I'd cosinder a tube swap for sure, since I use this amp only with my Telecaster but I'm not an expert.
Yesterday I played with it for a while with the guitar's tone knob around 30% and no issues even with a Tube Screamer with the volume pretty high and the gain around 1 o'clock, but I had to set the pedal's tone knob on 0.
Glorious tones, no fizzyiness. But it's in the nature of my setup to be fizzy, that's what "concerns" me.
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Post by Rhythmark on May 21, 2017 8:13:58 GMT -7
As john told me. Use the tone knob on the guitar.
I can have a shrill tone and just a small turn on the tone on the guitar and bam it's glorious:)
Try swapping the preamp tubes- also power tubes if its suspect. Preamp tubes can cause noises if microphonic.
And power tubes can sound dull if worn down.
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Post by dburns255 on May 21, 2017 11:57:31 GMT -7
I use The Dude with my Ghia and it's pretty glorious to my ears.
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Post by TelePrankster on May 21, 2017 23:34:52 GMT -7
As john told me. Use the tone knob on the guitar. I can have a shrill tone and just a small turn on the tone on the guitar and bam it's glorious:) Try swapping the preamp tubes- also power tubes if its suspect. Preamp tubes can cause noises if microphonic. And power tubes can sound dull if worn down. It works, I know. I play a 1975 Telecaster and it's 100% original. I found that vintage tone pots are often extremely sensitive in the range from 0 to 25-30%. After that the differences are very subtle but still audible. Without going into technical details that much, think Danny Gatton's "wah" tricks using the tone pot. It's fun but it drastically limits the range of the tone knob when using bright amps with Telecasters in the bridge position, while with classic tone pots you have better control on the full range. For most country Tele players, myself included, it's not a problem since we love that bright twangy tone so we kinda set and forget depending on the guitar/amp/pedals etc. When using my Ghia with bridge pickup my tone pot is always in the same position (around 30%) and I thought that taming the highs a little bit in the amp would help getting more tone range, if possible. With middle and neck position I don't have any problem. |
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Post by Rhythmark on May 22, 2017 16:16:59 GMT -7
Maybe lower the bridge pickup? May take some highs down with it.
I dont know?
But i play a variety of ways- amp to guitar-
Crank use volume knob on guitar-
Also clean amp with my pedalboard.
I use a modded ts9 , sometimes with a hughes and kettner tube factor just the low gain side, or if i want fuzz its a wampler velvet fuzz. I use a suhr koko boost too.
Gives me lots of tones and bypass for pure amp tone.
Plus other pedals for effects.
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