Hi all,
I have been a tube amp player all of my life. I think the only solid state guitar amp I ever owned was my very first amp and that was over 30 years ago. And while I've played through solid state amps very occasionally, I don't really feel like it's been for long enough periods of time to reach any meaningful conclusions.
So I'd like to ask those of you here who have more experience with solid state amps - be they combo or separate - what are the key differences in sound and feel that you have noticed? In particular, I have read that they tend to have a more consistent sound at low volumes than tube amps. Does this square with your experience? I have always thought that 'weak' sound at low volume was more a result of the Fletcher-Munson effect than choice of output-section device.
Thoughts?
Thanks,
Joe
I have been a tube amp player all of my life. I think the only solid state guitar amp I ever owned was my very first amp and that was over 30 years ago. And while I've played through solid state amps very occasionally, I don't really feel like it's been for long enough periods of time to reach any meaningful conclusions.
So I'd like to ask those of you here who have more experience with solid state amps - be they combo or separate - what are the key differences in sound and feel that you have noticed? In particular, I have read that they tend to have a more consistent sound at low volumes than tube amps. Does this square with your experience? I have always thought that 'weak' sound at low volume was more a result of the Fletcher-Munson effect than choice of output-section device.
Thoughts?
Thanks,
Joe