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Hi there, I am wondering what the roles of each of the preamp tubes in the Blackstar 30 is. V1 is the EF86 - The 1 gainstage for the first channel? V2 is an ECC83 - First gainstage for the second channel? V3 is an ECC83 - Second gainstage for the second channel? V4 is an ECC83 - Phase inverter? If a...

Hi there, I recently bought my first amp. It's a Blackstar Artisan 30 tube amp. I've been playing for many years, but it's been a long time since I've played on a proper amp (I mostly use simulations for recording). While the amp sounds very good there is a strange raspy sound when the amp starts to...