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Tested: Where Does The Tone Come From In A Guitar Amplifier?
Jim Lill
Guitarist Jim Lill spends a year testing where guitar amplifier tone comes from, swapping tubes, rectifiers and bias types. He finds that much of it can be reproduced with EQ and distortion in different orders.
Recommended as a systematic, surprising experiment, often cited in audio and gear-obsession threads.
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