that was my thinking Ben, i knew it would make some difference, but would it be significantly audible. i've tried it now with one amp, the Marshall AFD100. if it did make a difference, it was very subtle. it seemed as though there may have been a little more clarity in the high end, but of course that could be my imagination! the amp remained quite hissy, but it has always seemed quite noisy to me. i've been told to try some different preamp valves in it, apparently the ones Marshall used in early production were quite noisy and they changed.
tonight, i'll try a different amp, something with less gain, and see how that goes. i'm thinking my 1969 Super P.A.
