Applying a SUS control in a SE Amp with a Master Volume

[makinrose]

Hi makinrose

SUS is NOT a Boss compressor pedal effect and won't do what you are thinking for the clan sound.

Circuits like the Champ cry out for more gain, so adding a tube will open up millions of possibilities for much warmer clean sounds and far better distortion sounds, just as the Champ chapter of TUT3 illustrates in its 36-pages.

Have fun

I think I may have overstated what I'm wanting it to do....I've installed it in about dozen amps (with a licence!)  so I'm know how they sound/feel.  It's good to clarify so other folks reading this so they don't misunderstand though.  I'm not trying to get overtly compressed sounds like a compressor pedal but instead try to alter the feel . SUS does that really well.  I find the ability to control how the amp feels  really useful.

I do agree that more tubes opens up possibilities with a Champ. I'm often building for other people and right now the market seems heavily skewed towards clones of vintage amps.  I try to strike a balance between vintage simplicity and adding features that will make the amps more useful and playable.