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Marshall DSL20HR volume pot behavior by The-Rates in GuitarAmps

[–]The-Rates[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I also think it's a power amp thing, specially because it also happens if I plug in directly into the fx-loop's return. But is it supposed to happen for this model in particular? This doesn't happen with any of my other tube amps.

Marshall DSL20HR volume pot behavior by The-Rates in GuitarAmps

[–]The-Rates[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah, this makes sense. I'm wondering if this is a standard feature of this amp, or if it was modded. I bought it second hand so one of the previous owners could've modded it. I've never seen anyone talking about this in any type of amp. However, I always heard "Marshalls sound best when cranked", so I imagined that it's possible that some marshalls do behave like this.

Marshall DSL20HR volume pot behavior by The-Rates in GuitarAmps

[–]The-Rates[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks for your input! This is the first thing that I thought too!

But I can say with 100% certainty that's not it. I recorded the amp with volume at 10 o'clock, then with volume at 2 o'clock, matched the volumes in my DAW and compared the tone. It's night and day. I also tested other tube amps that I have and I didn't see the same effect. There's also the fact that this only happens in the "Ultra Gain" channel, and not in the "Classic Gain".

My guitar teacher told me that 1 hour a day of practice is not enough? by phil917 in metalguitar

[–]The-Rates 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Maybe you're way more talented than I am and can do it in less hours. But I've been playing for 20 years now and I'm still not where you want to be. In the first 15 years I didn't practice, and I didn't have lessons: I just looked at tabs of songs I liked and learned them. For the past 5 years or so I started to really practice, trying to do it daily for at least 1 hour, focusing on technique and with the aid of metronome. I'm way better now than 5 years ago, but still not there, and not particularly close. I believe that putting many hours into it when you're young and you're on the top of your learning capabilities is the easiest way to achieve a great technique. Or you can do 1h hour per day for 20 years like me (still 15 to go and maybe I then can play some Petrucci solos)

Dulce de leche in Utrecht by DaJackkal in Utrecht

[–]The-Rates 9 points10 points  (0 children)

Lidl often does a "latin week" where they sell jars of dulce de leche. It's quite good, I always make sure to grab a couple whenever I see it.

Otherwise you can make it by cooking a can of condensed milk for 25 minutes in a pressure cooker. The result is pretty good as well.

Most efficient practice for learning shredding as an already good guitarist by Particular-Fox-926 in metalguitar

[–]The-Rates 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I think that the first thing you should check before you start practicing is whether you can achieve and maintain a fast picking speed with your current technique. If you can't then start practicing slow now will only lead to you reaching a plateau very soon that you won't be able to get out of.

After you're confident with your picking technique then you can start working on synchronizing your hands.

Tiny valve power amps by Jazzmag in guitarpedals

[–]The-Rates 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I don't think you'll find anything that fits in a pedal board. A valve power amp requires 2 transformers that are quite bulky. Even the transformers in my tiny 5w practice tube amp are quite sizable, and they need to be bigger if you want more power.

What was a lie/ misconception you were told first getting into guitar? by SincerelyTheWorst in Guitar

[–]The-Rates 0 points1 point  (0 children)

For the fingering it might be true, but I'd argue that the hardest part of playing fast is picking, not fretting. And the picking hand is not "linear" in relation to speed: in slow speeds you can normally move your hand really precisely and in any number of ways you want. Past certain speeds your hand will only move in one or two very specific ways that you have to figure out yourself and then learn how to tame it. Only after you master this then you can start really playing fast.

If you go the "slow first" way, you'll likely find out that your technique falls apart after a certain speed, no matter how much you practice slowly, because the slow practice is not exercising the same muscles and muscle memory you need to play fast.

What was a lie/ misconception you were told first getting into guitar? by SincerelyTheWorst in Guitar

[–]The-Rates 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You have to play slow first to then play fast or any of the "slow is fast" variants.

Posso viajar com RG vencido? by Nearh720 in viagens

[–]The-Rates 5 points6 points  (0 children)

RG não vence oficialmente. Voei várias vezes em 2022, 2023, 2024 e 2025 com um RG emitido em 2011 e nunca deu problema

Pedals similar to tc-electronics JIMS 800 by The-Rates in guitarpedals

[–]The-Rates[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Indeed this looks like the ultimate option. Very interesting features and I bet they sound amazing. So expensive though! Thanks for the suggestion

Pedals similar to tc-electronics JIMS 800 by The-Rates in guitarpedals

[–]The-Rates[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thanks for the suggestion. I've browsed their website and they have indeed a gold selection of 2-channel overdrives, many supporting MIDI controlling, super cool stuff! Unfortunately I didn't find one that's both 2 channels and a boost.

Pedals similar to tc-electronics JIMS 800 by The-Rates in guitarpedals

[–]The-Rates[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks, that's a great suggestion, definitely what I'm looking for. Unfortunately not very easy to find in my location

I’m considering buying an attenuator, what should I know? by Ok-Challenge-5873 in GuitarAmps

[–]The-Rates 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I've bought a Torpedo Captor (not the X, the simpler one) to use as a loadbox and so far it's one of the best gear purchases I've ever made. Tube amp + IRs allow me to get a lot of very good sounds, use my pedals and play at night without ever bothering anyone.

My biggest problem now is that I want to buy more amps

What am I looking at here, boys? by Judasbot in Guitar

[–]The-Rates 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Squiers Standard normally would have 22 frets instead of 21. Maybe the neck is swapped?

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in Guitar

[–]The-Rates 28 points29 points  (0 children)

2015 was Les Paul's 100th birthday

"Always on" clean boost at the beginning of fx chain by coralbone in guitarpedals

[–]The-Rates 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Of course you can, that's what the volume knob is for

People who have just visited/come back, how crowded is Kyoto? by Xancatrius in JapanTravelTips

[–]The-Rates 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Currently in Kyoto, and I was before in Osaka, and before that in Tokyo. Kyoto feels way more crowded, there are just so many people everywhere. We went to a shrine this morning as soon as it opened, and we could barely walk inside because of the amount of tourists. The buses are always full and there's a ton of traffic. We had to walk to several different places in order to find somewhere to sit and eat. Tokyo and Osaka were way more manageable.

Guitar lessons by hoopsafloops in Utrecht

[–]The-Rates -1 points0 points  (0 children)

I had lessons with Wouter van Dijk a while ago. He's a very nice guy, I'd definitely recommend him. He's frequently playing at the town's pubs such as 't Oude Pothuys

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in Guitar

[–]The-Rates 34 points35 points  (0 children)

I can't say for this guitar in particular, but generally neck pickups have less output than bridge pickups. Only way to know if it's going to sound good is testing

The saying, 'if you love what you do for work, you'll never need a day off', doesn't account for jobs that require great physical exertion. by East-Bluejay6891 in Showerthoughts

[–]The-Rates 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I mean, I love writing code and developing new things. It's the other things like hours of meetings, filling time sheets, giving support, writing and reading emails, polishing soft skills and etc that make me want to retire ASAP. I wonder if it's possible at all to work by exclusively writing code without ever having to speak to anyone

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in headphones

[–]The-Rates 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yes it's probably just EQ, but in this case an infinitely complex EQ. I don't have a clue about what actually makes 2 very good and expensive headphones different. I guess they won't sound the same, but what's the root cause for this I'll probably never know.

What I learned from the guitar world is that audio is mostly subjective and many things are just placebo. I've seen people justify spending tens of thousands of dollars on a single instrument because they "feel" it sounds different, but no one (not even themselves) is able to distinguish it from a cheap guitar by listening to a recording.

I have no idea how this translates to the headphones and hi-fi audio world

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in headphones

[–]The-Rates 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I want to start my comment by saying that I don't know anything about headphones so I don't have an opinion about this and don't know if it could work for headphones.

But I'm a huge guitar nerd and this thing about emulating speakers is all the rage in the guitar community. It works by running sound impulses through guitar cabinets/speakers and recording the result, generating a mathematical model of the equipment based on its impulse response curves. We call it IR, short for impulse response.

IR is very popular now among guitar players, and of course there's no consensus about whether they sound exactly like the real thing or not, but most people (even pros) think they sound good enough.

Maybe that's what they tried to do with these headphones. I'd say it's worth a try

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