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Old 04-15-2019, 08:53 PM
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Originally Posted by MartyGraw View Post
That maybe true but the overdrive is overdriving tubes....Neil Young does not use an overdrive . It is all natural tube distortion from a '59 Tweed Deluxe. The amp has to have fans cooling it to keep it from bursting into flames as it runs so hot.
I do have 2 SS amps for really clean sound if needed, but nothing like a tube amp all the way baby....
There is a great video out there somewhere that shows Johnny Winter setting one alight just by playing through it .
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