eljeffebrown
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I ran the gain at 3 oclock on lead, had my eq at pres 8 oclock,treb at 7 coclock,mids at 3 oclock,lows dimed.
mine was running KT-77's at that point but, i swapped for E34L's to get a softer crunch. I ran mine at 25 watts most times as well.
You know how your always saying that the 900dr's are very bright, the above is why.
I was always told if you want more lows out of your amp don't add Bass, remove Highs and Presence and add Mids. it's a tone staple that I stick to to this day cause it works. adding Bass just gives you flub but removing Treb and Pres REMOVES highs. when you add Mids to the mix you get some of the highs back but most important you get what cuts, low Mids.
Running a 4500 at 25 Watts makes it sound very brittle W 34's if you were running something like a KT88 then you could crank it and it would sound big but EL34's just sound wimpy and thin when switched to 25 watts (whatever mode that is, I can't remember)
I run my head like this, Pres 3 Oclock, Bass noon, Mids 9 oclock/dimed (depending on venue), Treb 3 Oclock. Vol 2 1/2 / 4 (depending) Gain Ch B, 14 Gain CH A, Dimed.
See I've taken the highs OUT, and added tons of Mids (to cut) and just enough Bass to complement the low Mids.
I hope this makes sense.