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Post by scanners on Jun 21, 2015 10:48:31 GMT
I was wondering when people talk about non top boost AC30s, does that just mean ones with a normal channel and a vibrato channel? I have a dvd on the line 6 pod and the guy goes through getting famous sounds, he does this one www.youtube.com/watch?v=9f06QZCVUHg and said that Bryan Adams used a non top boost AC30, I've been trying to match it on my normal channel with my Les paul, it either sounds too dark or too brittle, he used the model of a fawn Ac 30 Matthew |
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Post by Charlie Hall on Jun 21, 2015 16:58:16 GMT
There were at least 3 versions of non top boost AC30s. One was Normal, another was Bass, and then there was Treble (usually identified as AC30T on the back plate) where all 3 channels had a resistor and capacitor added to each channel volume pot to add brightness.
Keep in mind your Les Paul may sound nothing like another Les Paul, as there have been many variations of humbucking pickups used over the years.
Regards,
Charlie
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Post by bazmusicman on Jun 21, 2015 19:02:36 GMT
You also had the early Fawn normal AC30 (as used by The Shadows in the early sixties) with the EF86 valve in the preamp which would also give a different sound.
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Post by caleb on Jun 21, 2015 23:20:19 GMT
hi there bazz,
Back in the early sixties I had a ac30 treble,it was absolute magic.I played a 1963 Gibson 175D,bought second hand for £140 from
Tin Pan Alley.It was identical to Steve Howes Guitar.I remenber having a topboost kit mounted on the rear panel.That made it sound even
better with my early strat.By then I thought I was a serious answer to Bruce Welch,foolish me.The tremelo channel a throbing beast,great
for early Van Morrison and Here Comes The Night.Later I moved on to a AC30Top boost Grey control panel,but it wasnt so good,1965 I think.
Fond memories.
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