Light up

Lostfp · #1 01-10-2011, 03:30 PM

It's been years and years ago but while attending a show I noticed that as the bass player was playing, his speakers were lighting up. If I had to guess I would say that they were lighting up as he hit the limiters. Has anyone ever heard of a cabinet that lights up while playing, and if not, how do you think this might have been done?

Bean639 · #2 01-10-2011, 03:33 PM

many cabs use small light bulbs as fuses for the tweeters. that guy def needed to turn down. ha!

Lostfp · #3 01-10-2011, 03:38 PM

It was a punk show.

billfitzmaurice · #4 01-10-2011, 03:41 PM

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Originally Posted by Lostfp

It's been years and years ago but while attending a show I noticed that as the bass player was playing, his speakers were lighting up.

It's a lamp in the tweeter crossover circuit. Perfectly normal.

Lostfp · #5 01-11-2011, 05:26 AM

Does anyone have any recommend a cabinet or two with this feature. I would love to have one just for the novelty effect.

Mo'Phat · #6 01-11-2011, 06:25 AM

Acme uses (or used) bulbs in their crossovers. Freaked me out the first time it happened.

clmayhew · #7 01-11-2011, 06:38 AM

The older Fender Rumble 100 has a red light at the bottom that pulses along with your playing.

Low Sound Love · #8 01-11-2011, 06:45 AM

Ampeg SVT 410Hlf does that too. Imagine my surprise when it first did (was going all out with fuzz, modulation and feedback at the end of a show).

JTE · #9 01-11-2011, 08:35 AM

Eden D-series cabinets use a light bulb for the fuse. I believe it's the same lamp as Chrysler uses in the dome lights for the Voyager/Caravan mini vans...

John