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| I experiment a lot with all the different component value settings, but I of course mainly target what Page would have used around '72, which is rumored to be a late '68 100W Plexi with EL34s, before any KT88 mods or other supposed changes he had done over the years. | I experiment a lot with all the different component value settings, but I of course mainly target what Page would have used around '72, which is rumored to be a late '68 100W Plexi with EL34s, before any KT88 mods or other supposed changes he had done over the years. | ||
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| + | To dial in the sound, I used the same method that [[https:// | ||
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| + | I wound up with: //Vol I// around 4, //Vol II// 0, //Bass// 0, // | ||
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| + | For reference, I am usually always shooting for a 1972-era, [[htwww|How The West Was Won]]-style tone, rather than the 1973-era [[tsrts|The Song Remains The Same]] that most people seem to target. I just like HTWWW best, probably because I heard it first and have listened to it most. | ||
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| Currently I have mostly vintage Mullards for each tube position: | Currently I have mostly vintage Mullards for each tube position: | ||
| - | * V1: 12AX7/ECC83 Mullard Blackburn 1959 date code | + | * V1: 12AX7/ECC83 Mullard Blackburn, from 1959 |
| - | * V2: 12AX7/ECC83 Mullard Blackburn 1960 date code | + | * V2: 12AX7/ECC83 Mullard Blackburn, from 1960 |
| - | * V3 (PI): 12AT7/ECC8 Mullard Blackburn 1961 date code | + | * V3 (PI): 12AT7/ECC8 Mullard Blackburn, from 1961 |
| - | * V4 (power): Mullard Blackburn EL34 xf2 from 1972 (HTWWW :) | + | * V4 (power): Mullard Blackburn EL34 xf2, from 1972 (HTWWW :) |
| - | * V5 (power): Mullard Blackburn EL34 xf2 from 1975 | + | * V5 (power): Mullard Blackburn EL34 xf2, from 1975 |
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| + | I've tried modern production tubes, and done blind A/B tests with identical settings and a looper pedal, and I'll be honest: I don't notice a ton of different between them and the " | ||