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Side Effects posted:I think the assumption we had when you first posted your problem was that you were playing at above-bedroom levels, like if you were using the amp at gigs where a higher volume is required. The higher volume makes all the difference in the life of the speakers. No worries; I thought I'd been clear that I'd been playing a bass through it for five years and solely for recording, but I guess I didn't state it well enough. In any event, I didn't want to thread poo poo and run, especially when I wrote that I'd do some research and report my findings afterward 
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Email response from Blackstar Amps asking about the US street date for the HT-1: "We aim to release the HT1 in January in the US. Expect to see it sometime after Christmas."
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If anyone wants to get a pretty cool clean acoustic sound, try out the Boss Acoustic Simulator (AC 3 the newer one), run it though the effects loop as the first on the chain and with an equalizer after it. Use the Line Out output. The sound you can get is a very cool hybrid acoustic/electric sound. Going through my Blackstar HT-60 it has an awesome warm bassey sound. It isn't going to replace a high end acoustic guitar or amp, but it's a pretty unique sound. Don't run it in the front (guitar, effect, amp) because it sounds like total poo poo.
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Oct 7, 2010 04:25
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I saw Propagandhi play two nights ago and mother fuckin' Todd (their bass player) uses the same amp as I do, but he's got a fridge and I've got a dinky 2x12. Now I want an Ampeg fridge again. 
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Oct 7, 2010 14:16
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scuz posted:I saw Propagandhi play two nights ago and mother fuckin' Todd (their bass player) uses the same amp as I do, but he's got a fridge and I've got a dinky 2x12. Now I want an Ampeg fridge again. I want a 2x15 fridge.
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Scarf posted:I want a 2x15 fridge. I want a 4x15 fridge. 
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Picked up a Mesa Rectoverb Solo 50 and a Fender Twin Reverb today. Haven't had much time to put into them yet, but the Mesa's impressed the hell out of me already.
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The amp I use most is a Hughes and Kettner Triamp MKII. If you want to get metal-thrashing mad or clean it up the amp will definitely do it all. I certainly do not use it to its full potential, but I do love it. I dont think there is anything I would trade it for right now.
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Oct 8, 2010 04:21
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Another goon considering the Tiny Terror Combo. Thing is I'm worried it might overheat as it has no top vent, just an open back. Any thoughts? Can't seem to find any complaints online about it, which is a good sign I suppose.
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Oct 8, 2010 07:28
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If I get an amp head without having a cabinet, can I hook that up to a PA system, or should it always go through a mic'ed cabinet?
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Oct 8, 2010 17:01
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Boz0r posted:If I get an amp head without having a cabinet, can I hook that up to a PA system, or should it always go through a mic'ed cabinet? http://www.marshallforum.com/85058-post15.html
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Schlieren posted:http://www.marshallforum.com/85058-post15.html This, exactly. If it's a tube head, you NEED a speaker load. Otherwise the world may come to an end. If it's a solid-state powered head, then you can just use a direct out or any kind of Line-Out provided on the head itself.
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Ok, so I have an idea, and need some advice. What I want to do is get to matched tube-combo, preferably 1x12, and run stereo-effects (like chorus and delay) with two amps. My initial plan was to get mesa rectifier combos, but I ran into some budget constraints and need to re-think the layout. So, who here has an idea of a sweet, deep-sounding combo amp that's cheap enough new, or common enough, to allow me to buy two and remain beneath the price of a single used rectifier combo?` I'll mention that I live in Sweden, so the second hand market may vary quite drastically from overseas.
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What's the word on the street about Bugera amps? Are they ok if money is tight?
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I've got a Peavey Classic 50 212, and just bought the Peavey Classic 50 head. Yes. Exact same amp. Would I be loving things up really badly if I split the 2 12s, plugging just one speaker into each amp? I can't help but believe that it's going to really gently caress poo poo up, but I've seen 50-watt amps with 1-12 with them. So - is this doable?
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If you wire it so each speaker has it's own lead then i guess so.
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Boz0r posted:What's the word on the street about Bugera amps? Are they ok if money is tight? I had a yarn to the main guitar/amp tech down at the music store that gets the majority of my money, and his response to the same question was "they sound good, but we had to RMA enough that we decided to stop selling them". Behringer is Behringer unfortunately, and these "boutique" range of amps really aren't that much better from a reliability perspective - which is a shame because they've just launched Mark IV and Rectifier copies with an adjustable variac circuit that would be ideal for home use in my humble opinion. Honestly I think you would be better buying a genuine Peavey rather than one of their knockoffs, or one of the smaller Blackstars. Or better yet, just buy used. The advantage of most four-figure tube amps is that they're usually over-engineered, with the (replaceable)tubes themselves being the weak point, so you should be able to find plenty of serviceable 5150s and even the odd dual rec for sale for something not too far off the price of a new Bugera.
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Its really weird how much amplifier speak happens in code. Like how a rectifier is present in any amp but its immediately obvious that a TRIREC is a mesa clone along with the "boutique style" desptite "boutique" being an utterly meaningless word outside of context. I suppose the "1990" is a Marshall DSL clone as thats when they came out right?
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Oct 12, 2010 12:50
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Jargon thread would be cool
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Three Red Lights posted:I suppose the "1990" is a Marshall DSL clone as thats when they came out right? JCM 900 But yeah, don't give Behringer money. It's cheaper in the long run to save up a little more for the real thing used which won't have to be replaced in a year or two.
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I'm looking to get a mini guitar amplifier, something really small. I tried a friends' fender mini twin, which was pretty terrible - no cleans to speak of and just generally crappy sounding. Anyone have suggestions? I was looking at the mini-cube. I'm kind of a VOX fan, I have an AC30 at home which I loving love, if that helps. I'm mostly interested in good, loud cleans, I have pedals if I want something else.
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No Solid state love? One of the amps I own is a 1982 Roland JC120. I run a PODXT into it, using an A/B switch to get to the clean tones/chorus of the amp, which are unparalleled (IMO). The thing really shines when running effects & (POD) Distortion...so much so that I've retired my Mesa boogie Tri-Axis. If clean, shimmering tones with giant headroom and a GODLY stereo chorus are something you strive for, nothing else comes close to the (older) JC120.  Oh, and they are road tanks.
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Has anyone had any experience with a Jet City PicoValve? I am trying to decide between that and the Night Train. Specifically looking for a great clean.
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Any guidance would be appreciated. I was looking around my local music shop today and found a Sunn SA-11 for sale. I've only used solid state combo amps up to now, so i don't really know what I'm getting into here. They said they could throw in two 2x10s w/ tweeters which were sold to them along with the amp, but they look like a custom build and aside from the fact they worked with the amp I don't know anything else about them. Has anyone used or heard a similar set up for an electric guitar? I've only ever seen tweeters on bass cabs, but my experience is pretty limited. e: If I decide not to get those speakers any suggestions for an alternative?
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For a while I've wanted a 2x12 tube combo that can give me more of a crisp, sharp, overdriven tone for playing jazzy/bluesy stuff. I'm thinking something like Jack White's tone for the Raconteurs, though I imagine he either has an insanely obscure amp or something expensive. I'm basically compensating for my Dual Rectifiers lack of great clean channel. The opening chords of this song are the type of tone I'm going for: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bITTAB2smnA I live in Los Angeles so I can probably get most suggestions on the cheap from CL, so what amp do I want?
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I'd look for a used Vox or Peavey combo (I think there's a Classic 50 2x12). A treble booster pedal would probably help give you that edge and definition too.
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Sounds like a boost going into a twin reverb turned up real loud.
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SSJ2 Goku Wilders posted:Jargon thread would be cool Podtats??? ahahaha
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Does anyone know where I could get the foam used to keep tubes from vibrating when you play? I noticed one of my tubes on my hot rod deluxe doesn't have it and it vibrates noticeably when I play a particular note.
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BronYAurStomp posted:I'm looking to get a mini guitar amplifier, something really small. I tried a friends' fender mini twin, which was pretty terrible - no cleans to speak of and just generally crappy sounding. Anyone have suggestions? I was looking at the mini-cube. I'm kind of a VOX fan, I have an AC30 at home which I loving love, if that helps. I'm mostly interested in good, loud cleans, I have pedals if I want something else. How about the Night Train? Vox 15wt head, I think.
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Stayne Falls posted:How about the Night Train? Vox 15wt head, I think.
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I currently have a 412 Deville which is just way too loud (shows included). I'm looking to downsize to a 10-15 watt tube amp that has great cleans and takes pedals pretty well. My budget is about $500 and so far I'm leaning towards a Tweed Blues Jr. Anyone else have any recommendations along those lines I can check out?
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Could anyone ID this amp for me? (Awful cellphone picture incoming.) I bought it for $100 a while ago and I don't know much about it (besides the fact that it's dusty as poo poo, holy crap.) The only marking relating to the make or model I could find was "Models 400" (Model S 400?) Any help would be appreciated.
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Jedrick posted:Could anyone ID this amp for me? (Awful cellphone picture incoming.) Haha, I have wondered the same thing. A few years ago I helped in the recording of a punk band that used that as their recording amp. The tone sucked solo-hard. Mixed well with the rest of the band however.
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Possibly this? http://www.harmonycentral.com/products/96783 yeah, I think that is it.. check this out.. http://www.univox.org/pics/amps/stage_720.jpg Unicord stage 720 .. Univox bought them out? 70s amp? Unicord Model 400/210 Lead Combo ($305) - 40W, 2 10" speakers, preamp volume, clipping control, treble, bass, reverb, master volume. 1977-1980 http://www.univox.org/amps/uniamp.html Philthy fucked around with this message at 05:56 on Dec 29, 2010 |
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Philthy posted:Possibly this? http://www.harmonycentral.com/products/96783 You are the man. With a little more research, it is the Stage 400- http://www.gbase.com/gear/univox-stage-s400-1978-black
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FrankenVader posted:No Solid state love? Truth. I don't even use digital stuff with mine. Its basically a clean pallet for whatever you want. Hell I can even make some stoner/doom stuff by putting an OCD overdrive into a Big Muff. And its a tank, I have had every tube amp fail on me at the worst times and generally over-distort when I DIDNT want it too. The JC-120 is controllable and easy to manipulate.
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Philthy posted:Possibly this? http://www.harmonycentral.com/products/96783 Professorbx posted:You are the man. With a little more research, it is the Stage 400- Wow thanks guys, wasn't expecting anyone to figure that out so quick. EDIT: Wait a sec, my 400 has 2 speakers.  EDIT: Ahh, the picture from link in the second post was a 400/112. Durrr Jedrick fucked around with this message at 18:46 on Dec 30, 2010 |
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Jedrick posted:Wow thanks guys, wasn't expecting anyone to figure that out so quick. Yeah, it appears to be a pretty decent amp from the limited reviews. They all seem to like it. quote:I have no desire to replace it with anything in particular. The only other 400 that I have ever seen was used by the great jazz guitarist Sonny Grenwich, from Montreal. I saw him play an Ibanez hollow-body through it on two occasions. He got amazing sounds out of it. You can see a glimpse of it at the 4:57 mark here http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0oaYy5RJ8aY Philthy fucked around with this message at 23:22 on Dec 30, 2010 |
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The guy who I know who had one in his studio to record with used to use a distortion pedal into it but also had the distortion on the amp turned up-not usually the right way to go, but it sounded really good. It makes sense now reading that, as the fuzz was parallel, making the secondary fuzz controllable instead of simply distorting the original signal.
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