how did jimi hendrix control amp feedback?
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He didn't. The settings he used on his strat were to turn the amp up full and then use the volume control on the guitar to provide distortion. He also used a Marshall Superfuzz and a wah-wah pedal. Fenders only tend to feed back if you get too close to the amp.
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The Shure wireless guitar system is an excellent choice. My friend has one and when he plays, there is no static, and even when he is in the other end of the house it still sounds like he is right next to his amp plugged in!
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I may not have understood your question properly but here goes anyway.  If your Peavey is a combo guitar amp you have a built in pre-amp already.  It is not wise to pre-amp a pre-amp as this can cause excessive distortion, noise and much varied tones other than what you want.  Maybe on the other hand you want it very distorted.  If you have an effects loop on the amp you could go that way..  Into the amp from guitar then out of effects send into pre-amp and then back into amp at effects return.  If no effects loop then go ahead and go through the pre-amp first then into the amp input.  Put the amps channels on clean.  hope this helps
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I'll start with bass.  One of the most common methods of recording bass guitar is Direct to the board, typically through a direct box.  On some boards, one or more channes may have seperate Hi-z inputs just for this.  A compressor is also an essential tool for this method.  You can mic the bass amp, and it's neccessary to do that under a few circumstances, but in general, direct is the way to do it.  It's also the most quiet.  To get a good bass sound using a mic usually requires a decent amount of spl (sound pressure level) to get a really good sound, so were talking about more power than you've mentioned.\n\nAs far as guitar, it just depends on what sound you want.  Are you using pedals or do you want effect on the amp, or do you use any effects at all.  The absolute smallest speaker I would use would be an 8", and some suggest no less than 10".  If you bump up the wattage a little you can use a dual speaker combo.  Each speaker can have a unique "signature" so two just doubles your options, but it's not absolutely necessary.  For effects on the amp, I'd recommend Behringer on the low end.  They have several nice small affordable amps that have suprisingly good effects.  On the high end, there aren't many amps in the 10-20 w range.  Some of the nicer Line 6 Spider and Fender GDEC amps start at 30W.  For a basic small amp with no effects in the 10-20 w range, I like the Peavey Rage 158.  It's cheap, it can get loud, and it's pretty tough.  The only problem is that it has a thin sound from the 8" speaker and you'll have to really work the mic to get a sweet spot, but thats mostly an issue of speaker size.  I know peavy earned a bad name back years ago, but they've come back with some really nice products.  I gotten some good results from the 158, and even I was pesimistic.  All of the amps I've listed are the small ones I have experience with, and that's a limited list.  It looks like Behringer, Crate, and Line 6 are making some pretty nice small amps.  I haven't tried or even heard the small Marshalls so I don't know about them.   Just try a bunch.  If it sounds good to the ear, it's probably what your looking for.  If your going to use a small amp, and are worried about volume, I have to reccomend a accoustic blanket from markertek or someone simillar.  It can be used for isolation, noise reduction, and all sorts of other things.  Just a versitile tool, and cheap too.
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here is my opinion, and i will explain why...\n\nQuality Electric Guitar + All Tube Amp = Warm, Fat, Awesome Tone!\n\nExample: Gibson Les Paul + Marshall DSL100 (or TSL) = Orgasm\n\nExample: Gibson Voodoo V + Marshall JCM800 (2203) = GOD\nExample: Fender Stratocaster + Fender 68 Vibrolux = Stardom\n\nThere are basically two different types of guitar amplifiers, Tube and Solid State (or transistor).\n\nTube amplifiers use a series of old fashioned tubes to provide power, distortion, and tone. Solid State amplifiers rely on transistors, and sometimes software, to provide the tone. They both have the same job, to amplify the sound of your guitar, however they both sound totally different, with good points and bad.\n\nhere i will guide you through exploring The advantages of a Solid State Amplifier.\n\nThey usually have fabulous clean sounds, crisp and accurate almost to a fault.\nThey are quick and responsive to your playing.\nThey can take more abuse in moving since there are very few fragile parts.\nThey require less maintenance.\nThey can “Try” and emulate other amplifiers at the push of a button.\n\non the other hand here are the disadvantages:\n\nNO WARMTH – solid state sounds cold and sterile.\nLOUSY DISTORTION - to the point that it fatigues your ears and can cause your spine to shatter at high volumes. I have actually talked with people who have no idea about music gear describe the sound of a quality Fender solid state amp that was trying to “rock”, as sounding “Harsh, like a razorblade through my ears”.\nNO TONE – Solid State amps all sound very similar and will sound the same with almost any player.\nTHIN – They usually sound very thin as soon as you leave the clean spectrum. Distortion only makes solid state amps sound even more thin and lifeless. Like a mosquito in a jar.\n\nmoving on to tubes, here are the advantages:\n\nWARMTH – Tube amps are best known for their exceptional warmth. They are pleasing to the ear, something you can not justify in a laboratory. Scientists have no way of measuring the warmth, which is probably the reason that they have not been able to duplicate it in a solid state amp. You can hear a tube amp “Warm Up” the longer it is on. Your audience’s ears will not tire of a tube amp sound in the way that they will from solid state. The warmth acts like a blanket, soothing the ears. The WARM tube amp sound blends with the rest of the band perfect.\nMORE TONE - Each tube amp sounds different, each with its own unique tone. You can hear this tone between manufacturers and even between the same exact models. Changing out the tubes will even change the tone. No two guitarists will sound the same through the same tube amp, as the amp will respond to the individuals playing technique in a totally different way. Tube amps have been described by many veteran guitarists as “Tone Monsters”.\nTHICK AND HEAVY – Tube amps sound fat and thick, and will sound even fatter as the volume is turned up, creating that famous wall of sound. Tube amps sound HUGE!\nULTIMATE DISTORTION – Most electric guitarists want at least a little edge to their guitar sound, otherwise known as distortion, while others want screaming leads. Tubes, by their very nature of operation distort sound, and do so in the most pleasing way to the human ear, by Pushing and Pulling on each other. I have heard many tech guys go on and on about why tube distortion is better and I do not feel like quoting all of their boring documents about it. Let’s just say, YES, there are specific proven reasons why, but who cares, everybody agrees tube distortion is far superior to solid state.\nCOMPRESSION – Tubes compress your sound in several ways, usually when to much power is demanded from the output transformer. The transformer can not handle the signal peaks and softly rounds them off, causing even more distortion. Trust me, it’s a good thing.\n\nnow for the disadvantages of tubes amps.\n\nMaintenance Costs - If you
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Trick question...Lemmy is God!!
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artists: jimi hendrix, jimi page, angus young, saul hudson, keith richards\nbands: AC/DC, led zepplin, guns n roses
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I think jimi could play in his sleep. He was truly a great guitarist, but like Frank Zappa, his playing was not hook-laden, not easily accesible- more like ornette coleman than chuck berry. Once it hit you right, you got hooked!!
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Yes you can. HINT: turn the distortion off on your amp play it clean if you don't it will pitch squeal or feedback or both. And trust me you cannot solo over this feed back so dont try. If your just starting out get a processer pedal they have a ton of effects in one and Zoom makes up for like 70-80 bucks. If you have to have top of the line go out and buy boss or digitech pedals for 70 bucks+ a peice and thats just one effect.
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The Monkees' audience booed the Jimi Hendrix Experience (they were still together at that point) off of the stage.  Jimi Hendrix quit the tour after only a few shows because he was insulted by the lack of enthusiasm for his type of music from the Monkees fans.
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i'm more familiar with old ampegs, peaveys, and fenders. however it seems to me from what i've seen and heard of the 6100 that what you are saying sounds corect. a lot depends on what type of music you are playing, and what pickups you are running through it, of course. the crunch channel should give you more of a classic rock blues sound, and the lead should be more of a metal screaming tone, and i would think the lead would have a lot more gain than the other 2 channels. and certainly i would agree that there shouldn't be an excessive amount of 60 cycle noise. one thing i would try to do if you haven't is to set it at the 100 watt setting, i'm sure you had the preamp volume and gain set where you wanted it, as well as had the master turned up a bit. with this amp you should be able to get very clean tones, clapton sounds, as well as guns and roses sounds, but with a little MORE gain. it's hard to describe what it should sound like, you just kind of know. i've been playing for 34 years. my advice would be to either give it a little time and play around with the settings until you get it where you want it, and sounds right to you, or return it if you got it from a store and are not happy with it, or trade it for something you will be happy with. good luck.
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Try something from Musician's Friend.  The more power, the less distortion.  I just checked, and MF has a Behringer 120-watt combo amp for $199.  It might not be an SWR, Fender, or the worlds best amp, but you'll get by.
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In general, smiley face works well, but it is better to do it in decrements rather than increments. When you boost any frequency on an equalizer, it causes more phase shift than if you decrease the same frequency, that is why touring sound engineers cut mids on channel strips of their consoles instead of boosting highs and lows. So, leave the lowest and highest frequencies at 0 or unity, and cut the others so they look like a smiley face. Having said that, how you equalize your amplifier depends on what tone you want, what sort of wood and pickups are on your bass, what gauge and type of strings you use, and what type of drivers are in your cabinet (2x10" or 1x15' for example). If you want a good sampling of different bass tones, check out the song titled Tribute on Victor Wooten's Soul Circus album. That song has some very good impersonations of some of the best bass players ever, and all their unique tones/voices are reproduced very well.
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eq (graphic or otherwise) can simply be thought of as "frequency selectable volume control"\nwhen you boost the eq of one area, you are simply increasing the volume of that particular frequency range or parameter (Q)\ngraphic eq is very specific as to what  fequency is being aletered, and can go up to a 32 band (32 frequency) eq.  these are normally used to adjust for the specific room that you are in.  the best way to use them is to have an audiophile come in with his toys and he'll use white noise through your system to adjust the eq.  at this point it shoudl be a "set it and forget it" piece of equipment.\nas for how to use it, they differ brand to brand.  the best way is to consult the users manual to find out everything you can.
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Well it all depends on what sound you are looking for.  Alternative rock artists usually use a setup consisting of simply a high quality amp such as a Marshall, a Peavey or a Crate for instance.  These amps will usually come with a set of controls on the amp for gain, chorus, reverb and so forth to edit and customize their sound.  Other genres however have foot switches for the certain tone they desire. Heavy metal is the most commonly used genre for footswitches, because of the distortion needed.  Foot switches can range from a simple on and off button to a multi-sound pedal with different tones to choose from, to what are called floorboards with several pedals, over a hundred different sounds, delays, and sometimes even a recording feature. \nAgain it all depends on the sound you're looking for, and the genre of music you play. Try going to your local music store, like Steve's, Domenic's, Songbird, Continental, Metro, depending where you live and just try out some of the amps they have there. Most of these places allow you to walk in and test out the amps with one of their guitars.
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I hate to burst your rock bubble, but the greatest guitarist of all time is probably sat in front of his house playing away without a care in the world, not really giving a flying V who thinks he is the best or the worst for that matter. But if you want the greatest Rock Guitarist/Performer of all time most would say it has to be Jimi Hendrix...