Emulating Guitar Amp With Poor Power Supply

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Emulating Guitar Amp With Poor Power Supply

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I remember a lot of amps a long time ago that I think had inadequate power supplies that couldn't ramp up fast enough to produce a good attach at high volumes (slew rate?), or maybe they were Class B amps. One of the "effects" from this was a slow attack when drive and volume were both maxed out, something like a violin attack. I've tried compression with a very fast attack, and some waveshapers, but it's not quite the same as I remember.

Is there a plugin that simulates this well? Or an amp plugin that does it well?
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bump. I still hope to find out.
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Re: Emulating Guitar Amp With Poor Power Supply

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Eddie Van Halen was famous for running his Marshalls from a variax to lower the line voltage almost to the point of amp melt down. This was a key component of his "brown sound" which does not have a sharp attack. Marshall tube amps were essentially the tweed Bassman (much to Leo Fender's chagrin) a class B push-pull design.

If that's what you are looking for, you probably want to look for a decent plugin that emulates Eddie's vintage Marshall tone.

I tried a quick search and can't believe how many free amp emulators are out there for Windows. Over no idea if someone really offers what you are looking for.

Good luck!
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Re: Emulating Guitar Amp With Poor Power Supply

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mikehalloran wrote:Good luck!
Thanks for the info. I tried a zillion Line 6 patches and got nothing close. But with this, maybe I'll be able to narrow the search. I don't even remember what amp I was using. Probably Traynor, made locally around Toronto for a while until they put themselves out of business with design flaws.
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