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InTheRavensName · 03-09-2008, 05:01 PM

OK, so still weighing up the ENGL/Mesa/whatever route, but in the meantime, as a quick, cheapish fix...what can I do to improve the tone of my HD147/Marshall 1960A rig. I short, I want more tubeiness, if that makes sense...think the way tubes cut through a mix/the tone from a decent tube amp just feels...big? Right now, I'm using a pair of EMG'd ESP Ltd 6ers in E, mahogany neckthrus, and the 1960A is all stock. Some ideas I had include...

a) maybe some kind of sonic maximiser. Do these actually work? Will they add some balls to my sound.
b) new speakers? maybe a mix of, say, V30s and GT12-75s?
c) anything else? hit me guys...

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InTheRavensName Metal Machine =) Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Derby, UK Posts: 2,705 Real Name: Ross The Great Main Seven: 666 strings only Rig: POD XTLive Thanked: 7	Can I improve my tone cheaply? (Line 6 content) OK, so still weighing up the ENGL/Mesa/whatever route, but in the meantime, as a quick, cheapish fix...what can I do to improve the tone of my HD147/Marshall 1960A rig. I short, I want more tubeiness, if that makes sense...think the way tubes cut through a mix/the tone from a decent tube amp just feels...big? Right now, I'm using a pair of EMG'd ESP Ltd 6ers in E, mahogany neckthrus, and the 1960A is all stock. Some ideas I had include... a) maybe some kind of sonic maximiser. Do these actually work? Will they add some balls to my sound. b) new speakers? maybe a mix of, say, V30s and GT12-75s? c) anything else? hit me guys... Sabaton