Hmm, the Master shouldn't overdrive much past two. Plus you can play between 1 and 2Superfuzz wrote:Well I know it doesn't change the tone, but in the case where you have: less than 1=FireAarro wrote:Basically, think of the "volume" knob as the drive/gain knob and the "master" knob as the volume knob.samblers wrote: What’s the difference between pre-amp gain and power amp, and how should I twiddle the volume knobs to get the best of both?
Yes, it does sound like crap at really low levels, but I think all tube amps do... you shouldn't have to be playing that soft anyway! Try sitting in front of the speaker while playing, that helps the higher frequencies reach you. I think solid state amps do sound better at very low volumes though.
Changing the pot won't make it sound better, it'll just change where the different values are on the knob rotation. It'll make it easier to set a low volume level accurately. The tone should be the same.and more than 2= overdrive, having a middle way could mean having another amp sometimes..
It's more the preamp Volume that controls the drive, and that acts pretty smoothly to me, no sudden jumps.Yeah, person-in-the-same-room volume is pretty soft.
