WHY OLD SCHOOL AMP DISTORTION = THE BEST DISTORTION!

Why did so many guitarists in the 60’s, 70’s and 80’s have such unique, dynamic tones? Here we a close look at that vintage-style cranked amp magic! 0:00 9:14 Jose-style modded Germino “preamp gain“ 9:38 SL68 “cranked plexi“ gain 11:26 waveform pic of preamp vs. full amp drive 12:47 plexi- style amp transformer sound 13:34 SLO100 “preamp gain tone“ 14:46 effect of PPIMV on tone 17:31 effect of pre-phase inverter master vol on tone 18:47 Jose-mod style gain boost, effect on tone Got GAS? Check out all the cool gear and sweet deals from my pals at Sweetwater (Affiliate): BRAND NEW PETE THORN MERCH! T-shirts, hoodies etc: PETE THORN II NEW ALBUM OUT EVERYWHERE NOW, CLICK TO BUY/LISTEN HERE: Get Pete’s ’Space Charged“ jam track in E on iTunes: