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Old April 17th, 2009, 12:52 AM   #4 (permalink)
Scott S
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Remember that back in the day, these amps were also used for microphones, crystal pickups, and other low-output sources. The thinking was that you design the amp with enough gain to accomodate all those sources, and adjust the volume as needed. Later on, as PAs evolved, guitar amps could become more specialized for that instrument.

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