These are stompbox circuits guys, not tube amp replacements--or even preamps originally in spirit, it's others that have found use in applying slightly higher voltage to drive power amps. I think the runoffgroove guys would be the first to admit that they're not trying to veritably replace tube amps (and anyway if I'm not mistaken it's Jack Orman and Doug Hammond that get credit for adapting these FET techniques to guitar circuits).
What were they thinking? They were experimenting and came up with what many feel are great sounding circuits. what's the big deal here? like it or not, decades of "bad" design principles, accidents, and cheap shortcuts have shaped present ideas of good guitar tone (who at the dawn of guitar amplification could have predicted extreme distortion characteristics would become desirable, or even a singular focus of amplifier design?). I'm honestly surprised you guys dont appreciate the spirit behind these articles, or are you "beyond" constructively adding to the discussion?
Anyway I would love to see or hear what you guys think are more well designed FET based circuits. I read support here for marshall valvestate amps, which I think are kind of a strange choice (and I love early florida death metal!).
What were they thinking? They were experimenting and came up with what many feel are great sounding circuits. what's the big deal here? like it or not, decades of "bad" design principles, accidents, and cheap shortcuts have shaped present ideas of good guitar tone (who at the dawn of guitar amplification could have predicted extreme distortion characteristics would become desirable, or even a singular focus of amplifier design?). I'm honestly surprised you guys dont appreciate the spirit behind these articles, or are you "beyond" constructively adding to the discussion?
Anyway I would love to see or hear what you guys think are more well designed FET based circuits. I read support here for marshall valvestate amps, which I think are kind of a strange choice (and I love early florida death metal!).