Nice cleans?

[Eric***]

Though both Mesa and Soldano are known for their high gain tones I never use either for that purpose. I crank the master volume and adjust my overall level with the preamp control.

Huh. So what, you end up with little or no preamp distortion but maxed out power tubes? I'm not quite sure I get what you're saying there.

[hubberjub***]

Huh. So what, you end up with little or no preamp distortion but maxed out power tubes? I'm not quite sure I get what you're saying there.

Precisely. I don't care for preamp distortion. To me it sounds buzzy while overdriven power tubes have a much more full sound. Whenever I crank up the preamp drive it makes me feel like breaking out the Poison cover tunes. No offense to Poison fans. I've got my DS-1 for when I need my hair metal fix.

[Eric***]

Precisely. I don't care for preamp distortion. To me it sounds buzzy while overdriven power tubes have a much more full sound. Whenever I crank up the preamp drive it makes me feel like breaking out the Poison cover tunes. No offense to Poison fans. I've got my DS-1 for when I need my hair metal fix.

OK, very interesting. I think I agree with you, though I haven't had many occasions yet to max out power tubes.