SteveB Posted February 6, 2007 Share Posted February 6, 2007 anybody know of a compressor (or other pedal) that can simulate the power supply sag and then note bloom from a cranked tube power amp? Obviously a compressor will do the compression part of the equation, but not sure about the "bloom" part. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZR Posted February 6, 2007 Share Posted February 6, 2007 I had an Ibanez Tuke King (BK Butler design and made I believe) that would do something like that. I was probably stupid to sell it. Under the right conditions it would squash the note then kinda open up letting the note sing more. Was fun to "play" with that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteveB Posted February 6, 2007 Author Share Posted February 6, 2007 I had an Ibanez Tuke King (BK Butler design and made I believe) that would do something like that. I was probably stupid to sell it. Under the right conditions it would squash the note then kinda open up letting the note sing more. Was fun to "play" with that.I happen to have one of those ( TK-999US?), but I don't remember getting it to do that. I'll have to drag the thing out again and play around with it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZR Posted February 6, 2007 Share Posted February 6, 2007 I also play w/ different tubes in anything I have with 'em. I also may have run another pedal in front of it but I'm not sure. I thought those pedals actually ran the tube w/ essentially very little voltage so that they would be less efficient and distort more easily. Thereby, giving you more of that tube goodness quicker. Someone smarter than me can chime in here if I'm off base on that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteveB Posted February 6, 2007 Author Share Posted February 6, 2007 maybe slam the TK with another overdrive in front? Sounds like some experimenting is in order. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MCChris Posted February 6, 2007 Share Posted February 6, 2007 My old Soldano HR50 did this on its own better than anything else I've ever used. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brewmaster Posted February 6, 2007 Share Posted February 6, 2007 My old Soldano HR50 did this on its own better than anything else I've ever used.+1. I had a Hot Rod 50+ that did that. I had that amp for 9 years or so. My son misses it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tomteriffic Posted February 6, 2007 Share Posted February 6, 2007 Back in the late '60's I had a Lafayette that would do that, but I don't think it was supposed to.If you have a compressor with input gain, attack, release and makup gain controls, you can emulate the sag/bloom by hitting it with a ton of level, slow-ish attack (let the initial attack of the note go by before the compessor clamps down), and a slow release and some extra output gain. Experiment with the compression ratio to get the degree of effect you want. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
soulshine74 Posted February 7, 2007 Share Posted February 7, 2007 I used to have a ROUTE 66 from VISUAL SOUND. It could do this to an extent when using both the overdrive and compressor together. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mudshark Posted February 7, 2007 Share Posted February 7, 2007 http://namm.harmony-central.com/WNAMM05/Co...uitar-Bass.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hepkat Posted February 7, 2007 Share Posted February 7, 2007 +1 for the Route 66. I get that same effect, and its one of my favorite things about the Rt 66 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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