Pre amp? power amp?


ryrysweetiepie
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ryrysweetiepie
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11/16/2006 5:59 am
this is probly a stupid question, but i what exactly is a pre amp and a power amp? i've been playing forever, but never really learned about this sort of thing.
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Kevin Taylor
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11/16/2006 12:18 pm
A pre amp comes before the power amp. It usually has the controls on it like volume, tone, bass etc...
The power amp is what supplies the power.
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11/17/2006 6:01 pm
To add to what Schmange said, the pre-amp is where most of the tone of the amp comes from....
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Jeff Vivrette
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11/23/2006 11:23 pm
.....and they can come together in a head or combo amp or seperated.
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