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"text": "1998 January 6, Rory McQuillan, \"Gear: Does anyone use tone controls on their guitar?\", bit.listserv.blues-l, Usenet,\n\"I asked […] how they adjusted the tone controls on their guitars. They both told me the same thing, that they dimed 'em and adjusted their tone at the amp.\""
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"text": "1998 February 15, Milan Plechata, \"Re: DIMED- N.J. Slang??\", alt.guitar, Usenet,\n\"Using dimed to mean at ten or full volume is pretty common here in South Carolina, too. I've been hearing it for years, now.\""
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"text": "2002 January 17, ryanm, \"Re: Most appropriate Marshall guitar amp for studio\", rec.audio.pro, Usenet,\n\"The only way you're going to get the 'dimed marshal plexi' sound is with a dimed marshall plexi. It's gotta be non-master, though, and you have to put all the knobs on 10.\""
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"text": "2007 February 13, Jim, \"Re: A question about amp volume.\", alt.guitar, Usenet,\n\"Tell us why many amps will give a warmer, smoother tone with preamp volume dimed and guitar volume down (as compared to guitar on 10, then turning up the amp).\""
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},
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"text": "1998 February 15, Milan Plechata, \"Re: DIMED- N.J. Slang??\", alt.guitar, Usenet,\n\"Using dimed to mean at ten or full volume is pretty common here in South Carolina, too. I've been hearing it for years, now.\""
},
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"text": "2002 January 17, ryanm, \"Re: Most appropriate Marshall guitar amp for studio\", rec.audio.pro, Usenet,\n\"The only way you're going to get the 'dimed marshal plexi' sound is with a dimed marshall plexi. It's gotta be non-master, though, and you have to put all the knobs on 10.\""
},
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}
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