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Bluesman Jack
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Bluesman Jack
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Joined: 10/23/05
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10/23/2005 7:19 pm
He also replaced the preamp tubes in his fender from 12ax7's to lower gain 5751's. You can also try 12at7's, or 12au7's. This will give you less gain and more headroom (more on the dial before you get tube saturation (tube distortion). These are direct replacement tubes. No damage to your amp. In any case Fender's clean channel is hard to beat. (This is from a guy who also took a 25 year guitar break.