I realize that most people will rarely (if ever) play their HXDA this clean, but I've been talking about how I love the HXDA for clean tones. So I thought it'd be fun to share a quickie demo on my 30W HXDA - - just a very, very short noodle to show how it sounds. A recording is worth a bazillion words.
I had nothing in mind to play, which explains why the playing is sh!t, but it's about the tone this time.
The only mic on the amp is a Sennheiser 945 dynamic about 25" from the grille, angled toward the edge of one of the speakers on the closed back 2x12 I use with it, loaded with V-30s.
The master volume is maxed. The HX gain is at about 8:30, and the DA gain is lower than that by a smidge. Switches are DA, HX, HX. The EQ is a little too bright for this mic. Treble 2:00, Middle 2:00, bass 8:00. Presence 10:00, Master maxed. Not too loud in the room at all set this way. I should have given it a little less treble and presence.
I used the neck pickup on a Telecaster. I know. I'm not a Telecaster guy. But I wanted to demo a clean, single coil tone.
There's a little H9 delay, and that's the only effect. Note that the only hiss in this track comes from the H9. My rig is dead quiet, no hums or buzzes. When the delay is off, there's no hiss, but I like delay, so it's there.
The tubes in the amp at the moment are an NOS Mullard in V1, and the stock JJs in V2 and 3. The output tubes are NOS Siemens EL-34s. I like the tone, subject to my cavil about too much treble.
I had nothing in mind to play, which explains why the playing is sh!t, but it's about the tone this time.
The only mic on the amp is a Sennheiser 945 dynamic about 25" from the grille, angled toward the edge of one of the speakers on the closed back 2x12 I use with it, loaded with V-30s.
The master volume is maxed. The HX gain is at about 8:30, and the DA gain is lower than that by a smidge. Switches are DA, HX, HX. The EQ is a little too bright for this mic. Treble 2:00, Middle 2:00, bass 8:00. Presence 10:00, Master maxed. Not too loud in the room at all set this way. I should have given it a little less treble and presence.
I used the neck pickup on a Telecaster. I know. I'm not a Telecaster guy. But I wanted to demo a clean, single coil tone.
There's a little H9 delay, and that's the only effect. Note that the only hiss in this track comes from the H9. My rig is dead quiet, no hums or buzzes. When the delay is off, there's no hiss, but I like delay, so it's there.
The tubes in the amp at the moment are an NOS Mullard in V1, and the stock JJs in V2 and 3. The output tubes are NOS Siemens EL-34s. I like the tone, subject to my cavil about too much treble.
I Can Hack Around On A Tele But I Still Can't Play A Strat.
