October 30th, 2009 | 
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Basic amp types and setting explained in this lesson aimed at beginners.
More notes on the web site:
http://www.justinguitar.com
Watch out for part 2 where we talk about pickups and distortion!
J
Duration : 0:9:34
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Yep, just make sure …
Yep, just make sure you set the right impedance. Most heads give you a choice between 4, 8 or 16 Ohm.
I you you use one cabinet of 16 ohm you set it to 16 obviously. If you are using two 16 ohm cabinets, you’ll have to set your head preset on 8 ohm.
if i got a line 6 …
if i got a line 6 head, would it work with a blackstar cabinet?
drive is a term we …
drive is a term we use for when a gutar amps sound is ‘broken up’ or distorting.
Gain is the amount of volume going into the signal path, where the master is the volume going out of the amp. High gain means lots of volume entering the amps tone controls. When you have lots of gain going into a tube (valve) amp, it causes the preamp tubes to overdrive, creating a distorted sound.
Mesa/Boogie gets their crazy distortion through cascading gain, maxing out several preamp tubes with gain.
is drive the same …
is drive the same as gain?
Tasmanian devil…
Tasmanian devil…
heard the same …
heard the same story some time ago :p. Learned it to. In a small pub a 20watt is even enough. 180 watt is realy for a big gig lol
it would have been …
it would have been nice to see this video a little sooner. with my little knowledge about amps I assumed most decent amps were around 100 to 150 watts and i purchased a 180 watt amp that i thought would be good for gigs. it is much to big and dosent sound very good when its turned down so much. learn from my mistake please
i don’t know too …
i don’t know too much about amps but i know electrical. it could work, but i wouldn’t recommend trying it. you might either not get a good sound out of it ir you might fry some cables. but again, i don’t know amps much.
take off the …
take off the scratch plate on your strat and stick a large square of tin foil there with double sided tape then screw it back on… the tin foil absorbs the electrical and magnetic interference from the pickups. this works a treat on all guitars and stops the hum and loud volumes and on high distortion.
oh, thank you!
oh, thank you!
wolvereen i think …
wolvereen i think or a tasmanian devil
nice vid bro ahah
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nice vid bro ahah
what animal is at the end?
There could be a …
There could be a couple reasons for this buzz…
If you have the gain all the way up, then there will be a lot of distortion feedback. Turn the gain down and see if it’s still buzzing a lot. I also have a Squire( They’re very bad guitars imo, but good for beginners), change the pick to the 2 and 4 humbucker positions. Anyways, keep learning and save up for a better amp.
I am having trouble …
I am having trouble with my amp and im wondering can anyone help. It is a BB Blaster BB10 10w practice amp. It came free with my first guitar. Anyway, when I turn it on and plug in my guitar (Squier Strat), there is a loud buzzing noise which gets louder when i touch the strings. Your help would be much appreciated.
really? wow lol. …
really? wow lol. thanks man
It’s good. Not the …
It’s good. Not the best in the world, but one of the best practice amps out there.
Is it ok to just …
Is it ok to just completely remove the reverb tank? Just like unhook the 2 RCA cables and take it out? Or will this damage the amp? I cant believe it would but I’d like to know before I try it. Someone please respond..
Can an amp head …
Can an amp head with 450 watts @ 4 ohms work on a cabinet with 450 watts @ 8 ohms?
lol? at the end of …
lol? at the end of the video xD
with a magnet
with a magnet
i just got a ”vox …
i just got a ”vox vt15” amp. i have no idea if it’s good or not. can anyone tell me?
you cant break a …
you cant break a 1957 fender deluxe valve amp… believe me, i have tried.
you unscrew the …
you unscrew the chassis and find where it went. (the little screws that hold the tray with the knobs and stuff). Then you find it… and if the screw is stripped you have to buy a new input jack and just solder it into the place.
1.copy and paste 8 …
1.copy and paste 8 times on diffrent videos
2.then,look at your profile background
Im not sure if you …
Im not sure if you can hook up a head to a combo but you can hook up the mesa express to a cab.
And if your looking into the Mesa express series, They are awsome. I bought 5:25 last month and I love it: I wanted to tell you that you don´t need all the power in the 5:50 i mean 25W isn´t a high number of watts but it is really loud and you can play in a garage band with that amp with the level at 9 to 12 o’clock + the 5:25 is a lot smaller and lighter and easier to carry around.