Just a simple bit of software, but it helped me ( Duncan Tone stack calculator )

[Fourth Feline]

Hi,

I was needing to know where a 'Flat(ish)' E.Q. setting was to be found on my Fender 'Twin Amp'.  This was very relevant to me, as the stuff I am currently playing seems to benefit greatly , from either a 'flat' amp e.q - or at least to start from there.  Whilst of course the ears are king in setting an amp ;  these ears are having to adjust to what 'flat' actually sounds like, after years of setting amps for very different criteria.

This may be of no interest to players with 'normal' requirements, but without it, I would never have thought that ( at least theoretically ) a relatively flat E.Q. on my Fender Twin would be Bass and Treble almost fully off, and the Mids fully on. I was thinking all at '5' .

This is the website page, with a description - and the free software download :

http://www.duncanamps.com/tsc/index.html

[HTH AMPS]

TSC is very helpful - I use it all the time when modding amps.

[jpfamps]

+1

I use it all the time too, and it has saved me hours of messing around when designing stuff.

[Fourth Feline]

I am quite relieved Gentlemen ; I had braced myself for the reply :

T.S.C = B*****ks.  :lol:

[sgmypod]

have tried it not progressed enough to modding amp tone stacks yet

[BigB]

This is the website page, with a description - and the free software download :

http://www.duncanamps.com/tsc/index.html

"""Operating system: Windows 95, Windows 98 or Windows NT"""

Too bad it doesn't works on Linux  :(

[gwEm]

This is the website page, with a description - and the free software download :

http://www.duncanamps.com/tsc/index.html

"""Operating system: Windows 95, Windows 98 or Windows NT"""

Too bad it doesn't works on Linux  :(

sounds old skool - will it not work with WinE?

[Fourth Feline]

This is the website page, with a description - and the free software download :

http://www.duncanamps.com/tsc/index.html

"""Operating system: Windows 95, Windows 98 or Windows NT"""

Too bad it doesn't works on Linux  :(

That's a shame B.  The consolation being , that ( as it is a very small bit of software ) - it only takes a short time to draw your conclusions from it .  Because of these factors, I hoped you could have a very quick go on a mate's computer. You can  'Snapshot' the page / graph / settings from within it, for future retrieval.  So simple , even I could use it  !  :lol:

[Frank]

Speaking of tone controls, I've just dug this up from the internet. It's from the Radio Designer's Handbook, published in the 1950s so it's out of copyright now but it seems to be a valve-based parametric EQ ... sweepable centre frequency and variable from being a mid boost/treble and bass cut to a notch filter. Now to my mind, that's just begging to go in a guitar amp.

The octal tubes are still available but looking at their specs they're not too different to ECC83/81's, anyone in an experimental mood fancy throwing one together?