Also, Fender has always used a special log taper on their controls. In essence MOST of the "steam" was out of them once they were moved beyond 3.

Leo had this done on purpose IMO, because the other amplifier manufacturers were using more linear tone controls in that era. This meant that a Fender gave the same boost in tone (be it treble, mid or bass) at 2 as most others got at 8 or 9.

This psychologically, led a given player to believe the Fender was a better amp. Proof was the common statement,

"I got more power on my Fender at a volume setting of 3 than yours is at 8!"

Course if you had turned both amps to full volume, a 50 Watt Fender was NO louder than a 50 watt Gibson. Watts are watts are watts

Ah for the tricks advertisers and designers do to garner sales. But then some say this is "genious". Could be. Not sure.

carl

WWJD

[This message was edited by C Dixon on 02 March 2004 at 08:58 AM.]

Fuller steel sounds for the steel are in vogue, now. It's almost like steelers went from "bright and twangy" to "smooth and mellow" in the last 40 years, and country lead players did just the opposite! (LOL!)

[This message was edited by Donny Hinson on 02 March 2004 at 02:07 PM.]

Bass-10
Middle-0
Treble-10

First, notice the big dip in the middle. That's what gives Fenders their unique sound, and that's why they work well with the steel guitar.

Now, notice how the bass end of the curve goes down if you lower the bass, and how the middle of the curve goes up if you raise the middle. But when you lower the treble, something different happens! Along with the treble going down, the "dip" in the middle goes to the right! This is what's called the "mid shift". On the Fender amps, the mid dip shifts as the treble control is changed. On most Peavey amps, the mid shift is a seperate control, and the treble control doesn't "shift" the mids. This is one of the things that gives each amp different dynamics, and it's why some people still prefer the old Fender amps.

Next, notice that if all the tone controls are set to "0", there's no output at all!

Lastly, notice that if the bass and treble are set to "0", and the mids are turned all the way up, you have almost a "flat" (even) frequency response. This is what audiophiles (they used to be called "hi-fi nuts") love, and what musicians hate, in an amp.