I've had probably 20 Hamers through my hands over the years, from 1979 to 2008 models. One of the things I've liked about them is the usability and smooth taper of the tone control. But looking at it objectively, the behavior of the tone controls has been kind of hit-and-miss.
The current working dog fave is a 2005 Studio that I have tweaked very nearly to the way I like 'em. The last hitch is the tone control. It's one of those ones where most of the action is bunched up at one end of the dial. Not as bad as some I've seen, where there may as well be a switch instead of a pot, but it's still all below about 3 1/2 on the dial.
I checked the wiring and it appears to be all stock and unmolested. but the solder on the back of the tone pot case makes it impossible to discern the type (value and taper) that it is.
I like to set my tone at about a "5" default value and roll it up or down as the song/situation demands. Is there sometweak that could be applied to even this out?
OH, BTW, I'm aware that different amp input impedances can have an effect on tone control behavior, but this seems pretty consistent across several tube and hybrid amps.
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I've had probably 20 Hamers through my hands over the years, from 1979 to 2008 models. One of the things I've liked about them is the usability and smooth taper of the tone control. But looking at it objectively, the behavior of the tone controls has been kind of hit-and-miss.
The current working dog fave is a 2005 Studio that I have tweaked very nearly to the way I like 'em. The last hitch is the tone control. It's one of those ones where most of the action is bunched up at one end of the dial. Not as bad as some I've seen, where there may as well be a switch instead of a pot, but it's still all below about 3 1/2 on the dial.
I checked the wiring and it appears to be all stock and unmolested. but the solder on the back of the tone pot case makes it impossible to discern the type (value and taper) that it is.
I like to set my tone at about a "5" default value and roll it up or down as the song/situation demands. Is there sometweak that could be applied to even this out?
OH, BTW, I'm aware that different amp input impedances can have an effect on tone control behavior, but this seems pretty consistent across several tube and hybrid amps.
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