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Post subject: FSR DRRI advice
Posted: Fri Dec 29, 2017 1:34 pm
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Hi all
I recently acquired second hand my first ever DRRI. Its the Oxblood Red one with Wheatcloth grille. Looks very pretty.

It came with a Jensen P12Q which was too bright for me. I swapped it for one of the Jensen C12K that is in the standard DRRI and it sounds much sweeter now.

However I have noticed an issue when I play one of my sounds - used in my covers band - the higher gain lead sound which is a TS9 into a RAT to give some saturation and sustain and depth to my strat bridge single coil pickup. The ound has a "fizz" to it on the Vibrato channel which I am not liking much. I don't hear it on my other amp, which is a Hot Rod Deluxe. I asked about this on a facebook group and was advised that I have probably got the wrong amp for the job. Its not designed for clipped, high gain sounds.

So I wonder if anybody on here uses their amp in this way and if so what pedals you use to create the high gain sound and sustain and how does the amp cope? Maybe I have the wrong amp?
Maybe I need to remove the trevle capacitor on the Vibrato channel as I don't seem to hear it anywhere near as bad on the normal channel?

Any advice or tips for me? Or should I sell it on and get something else?

I love the cleans by the way, which is where I spend 80% of my time, using it as a pedal platform playing funk etc I just need a smooth lead line sound every once in a while.

I appreciate any insights for me - thanks

Dieter

Thanks in advance


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Post subject: Re: FSR DRRI advice
Posted: Fri Dec 29, 2017 2:01 pm
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Deluxe Reverbs can certainly do creamy singing distorted lead tones.

Clip the bright cap (treble cap).

You might explore some other pedals for that sound. TS9's and Rats are classics, but different amps often prefer different pedals. And there are hundreds of pedals designed for those tones without having to stack 2 pedals together.


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Post subject: Re: FSR DRRI advice
Posted: Fri Dec 29, 2017 2:10 pm
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Thanks - that's what I wanted to hear - it is such a beautiful clean amp.....any suggestions on a good alternative pedal to start with?


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Post subject: Re: FSR DRRI advice
Posted: Sat Dec 30, 2017 3:29 am
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DieterHachenberg wrote:
...The sound has a "fizz" to it on the Vibrato channel which I am not liking much. I don't hear it on my other amp, which is a Hot Rod Deluxe....


Do you have the fizz on the normal channel? If the normal channel sounds fine with your pedals, you might try another tube in the V2 position. Just swap V1 and V2 to start.

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Post subject: Re: FSR DRRI advice
Posted: Sat Dec 30, 2017 5:17 am
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Thanks. I just swapped V1 and V2 and that has improved things s bit maybe around 50% but the fizz is still there albeit less noticeable. I have not yet clipped the treble cap. As to be honest I like the tonality if the sound just not the fizz I hear.

Any further recommendations?


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Post subject: Re: FSR DRRI advice
Posted: Sat Dec 30, 2017 9:06 am
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If swapping tubes changed the degree of the problem, look no further than the tubes at this point.
Spend some money on a good Amperex Bugle Boy.
The effect of the bright cap diminishes as you turn up the volume control. As a test, turn the pedal output down to the point that you can turn the amp volume up to 5 or 6.
If the fizz is still there, it's probable cutting the bright cap won't fix it.
The lack of a mid control limits the amps use with pedals. Overdrive pedals are mostly mids.
An eq between the od pedal and the amp input can correct that


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