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[โ€“] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Fwiw, and I could be wrong about this, I've heard the origins of the heavily distorted sound comes from bands having to overvolt smaller amplifiers to try to match the sound of the PA systems some bigger bands were traveling with in the age before a venue could be counted on to have a decent PA system to plug into.

[โ€“] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Iโ€™ve heard that before. I think there was a long period of experimentation that basically involved breaking amplifiers to see how they sounded as well. Slashing the cones, rubbing dirt on them, etc.

[โ€“] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago

That's so cool.