TC RH750 part II - Page 16

Wyrm74 · #**301** 12-29-2012, 12:46 AM

Hey Eublet, are you using the "Streamliner" settings that you've posted in the past or just enjoying the RH750's natural voicing? I've been using the Streamliner settings on my RH450 on one of my channels and like that pretty well. Just curious, as I just got a Duck Dunn P and I'm enjoying the heck out of it, but if it could sound even better? Well...always up for that!

Eublet · #**302** 12-29-2012, 07:36 AM

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Originally Posted by Wyrm74

Hey Eublet, are you using the "Streamliner" settings that you've posted in the past or just enjoying the RH750's natural voicing? I've been using the Streamliner settings on my RH450 on one of my channels and like that pretty well. Just curious, as I just got a Duck Dunn P and I'm enjoying the heck out of it, but if it could sound even better? Well...always up for that!

No not specifically as I don't recall what those settings are. I'm always trying to make one amp sound like another just for fun, but that's about it. Generally speaking, on the rh750 I am boosting bass and treble around 1 or 2 clicks and cutting upper mids by the same. Very subtle shaping more than any kind of drastic EQ'ing. However, the RH750 is capable of some very complex EQ configurations that most heads just won't do, and I enjoy doing that also just for fun.

iwearpumas · #**303** 01-02-2013, 10:43 AM

Does anybody play Ken Smith basses? I am considering getting a RH750. I want to know how the combination sounds together.

Hamfster · #**304** 01-03-2013, 01:58 AM

For all those that have had issues with the knobs, I've come up with this solution on my own RH750, which not only works but is even better looking than the original:

The knobs are these and work like a charm: http://www.millbrook.fi/tuotteet.php...=200&offset=90

That site is in Finnish, but I guess you can find these or similar knobs all around the world. I still would like to change the Master knob to something similar to the others, but with a dot. Haven't gotten round to that yet.

arai · #**305** 01-03-2013, 02:43 AM

that looks sharp

4-string · #**306** 01-03-2013, 07:47 AM

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Originally Posted by arai

that looks sharp

+1.

drpepper · #**307** 01-03-2013, 08:04 AM

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Originally Posted by arai

that looks sharp

Yeah. It does.

I guess gold is a matter of taste...the know style does look good.

Eublet · #**308** 01-03-2013, 08:12 AM

To me the gold doesn't match the aesthetics of the head at all, but that wouldn't stop me from doing something like that if the need arises. I'd probably look for more black knobs, preferably half-height if possible. Not sure how long the shafts are on the RH750, but I think a half-height knob would be perfect if they'd fit on there, and might be a little easier to protect given the lip around the face. hmmmm

AMp'D.2play · #**309** 01-03-2013, 08:26 AM

While I like the idea of knurled metal knobs, from the looks of the pic there's nothing on the face of the knobs to indicate where it's set to, i.e., no dot or line. Even with some markings, there may not be enough contrast against the gold-colored background to see the settings if the lighting on the stage is low.

4-string · #**310** 01-03-2013, 08:44 AM

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Originally Posted by AMp'D.2play

While I like the idea of knurled metal knobs, from the looks of the pic there's nothing on the face of the knobs to indicate where it's set to, i.e., no dot or line. Even with some markings, there may not be enough contrast against the gold-colored background to see the settings if the lighting on the stage is low.

There's plenty of lights for that IMO.

Eublet · #**311** 01-03-2013, 09:25 AM

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Originally Posted by 4-string

There's plenty of lights for that IMO.

Correct, plus the knobs are continously rotating, meaning there is no start/stop. The LED's are the only thing that indicatest the setting. You can keep rotating the knob even when the setting is maxed out, so the knobs should not have markers on them.

Hamfster · #**312** 01-03-2013, 10:08 AM

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Originally Posted by Eublet

Correct, plus the knobs are continously rotating, meaning there is no start/stop. The LED's are the only thing that indicatest the setting. You can keep rotating the knob even when the setting is maxed out, so the knobs should not have markers on them.

Except for the master vol, for which I haven't yet purchased a new knob. But might do that someday. However the original master knob seems to be of better quality than the other knobs, of which 6 out of 7 were broken before.

And as it comes to gold on black - is there anything better

It goes well together with my black P-bass with black pg and golden hardware.

(actually, when the amp is on and all the leds are lid, you can hardly see the golden knobs from distance).

Eublet · #**313** 01-03-2013, 10:14 AM

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Originally Posted by Hamfster

Except for the master vol, for which I haven't yet purchased a new knob. But might do that someday. However the original master knob seems to be of better quality than the other knobs, of which 6 out of 7 were broken before.

And as it comes to gold on black - is there anything better

It goes well together with my black P-bass with black pg and golden hardware.

(actually, when the amp is on and all the leds are lid, you can hardly see the golden knobs from distance).

Correct on the Master knob, and aesthetics is always subjective, so if it works for you then you have the perfect solution!. I kind of wonder though if the knobs are meant to be a little bit "breakable" so that they don't transfer to much energy from an impact into the shaft, or into that plate that covers the LED's. Just thinking outloud.

AMp'D.2play · #**314** 01-03-2013, 05:16 PM

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Originally Posted by Eublet

Correct, plus the knobs are continously rotating, meaning there is no start/stop.

Gotcha! I guess I thought it was like my Classic 450 with knobs that do have a start/stop. But you don't get the cool LED light show with my no-frills model!

iwearpumas · #**315** 01-10-2013, 08:32 AM

DId everybody that owns one purchase it online, or they went to a store? Their website says they don't have any US dealers and I dont know where to go to try one out.

xbud · #**316** 01-16-2013, 07:07 PM

I recently picked up a RH750 due to all the reviews and not reading a bad review about it. So hooked it up to my BC410 TCE Cab and I am struggling to find a good sound that doesn't make the the low end sound fuzzy, especially at a loud level. It seems the louder I turn it up the less bottom end I get. Anyone else noticing this, or do I have a bad unit? Compared to my Ampeg PF-500, I am thinking the PF-500 has more down low.

drpepper · #**317** 01-17-2013, 07:37 AM

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Originally Posted by xbud

I recently picked up a RH750 due to all the reviews and not reading a bad review about it. So hooked it up to my BC410 TCE Cab and I am struggling to find a good sound that doesn't make the the low end sound fuzzy, especially at a loud level. It seems the louder I turn it up the less bottom end I get. Anyone else noticing this, or do I have a bad unit? Compared to my Ampeg PF-500, I am thinking the PF-500 has more down low.

No doubt, you can whip out a PF-500, plug it in and all the pleasing tones are right there. I had one for a couple of months.

While I don't believe there's truly any place the PF-500 can go that the RH750 can't, getting to those places on the RH750 can become challenging if you don't land on them with a twist or two. For me, admittedly, as someone who has never fully caught on to the relationship between the way I'm trying to affect the sound and the endless adjustability of the RH, that adjustability has proven to be a frustration more than a tool on some occasions. And I think that relative to many other amps that don't have the same range of adjustment, it can become a liability at certain times and in certain hands (like mine). Once you start "hunting," you can go down some bad roads.

Because of the number of steps in the 4 bands of eq, each with the same number of mid/shelf frequency steps, there are literally millions of settings.

Have you made adjustments to the frequencies? More importantly do you have a good handle on the adjustments and the resulting changes in the sound?

Are you using Tubetone? How much? Spectracomp? How much?

xbud · #**318** 01-17-2013, 07:03 PM

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Originally Posted by drpepper

No doubt, you can whip out a PF-500, plug it in and all the pleasing tones are right there. I had one for a couple of months.

While I don't believe there's truly any place the PF-500 can go that the RH750 can't, getting to those places on the RH750 can become challenging if you don't land on them with a twist or two. For me, admittedly, as someone who has never fully caught on to the relationship between the way I'm trying to affect the sound and the endless adjustability of the RH, that adjustability has proven to be a frustration more than a tool on some occasions. And I think that relative to many other amps that don't have the same range of adjustment, it can become a liability at certain times and in certain hands (like mine). Once you start "hunting," you can go down some bad roads.

Because of the number of steps in the 4 bands of eq, each with the same number of mid/shelf frequency steps, there are literally millions of settings.

Have you made adjustments to the frequencies? More importantly do you have a good handle on the adjustments and the resulting changes in the sound?

Are you using Tubetone? How much? Spectracomp? How much?

I have a good handle on the 4 band EQ settings and how the shift settings play a large part in how the main controls have adjustability in either direction +/- for the tone. I took out all the Spectracomp and all the Tubetone to get the most basic sound I could get before adding more enhancement and I found that the low side just is not as "clear" or defined as I like it. The high side is a little dark as well.

I know what you mean about all the adjustability and how you can get lost trying to find some good settings but I adjusted for days, and can not get what I want (Close). I also noticed that when you take all of the Spectracomp and Tubetone out, you lose a lot of volume. I am guessing the RH750 is dependant on having some compression?

I'll play with it some more to see if I can dial in some better sounds.

4-string · #**319** 01-17-2013, 07:23 PM

Not depending on tubetone and or spectracomp to be loud.

Make sure you have the preset level adjusted correctly. Also, open the tweetertone for more brightness.

There's always some hair to the lows and mids with this amp. Not the amp for deep, open and uncompressed lows.

xbud · #**320** 01-27-2013, 12:34 PM

Finally figured it out, shift levels for the tubetone and spectracomp were way out (I had them in reverse). I had a misunderstanding of the shift setup on these. Now I can dial in some increadibly clean tones that sound amazing, I got some really deep lows figured out as well, better than what I can get out of the Amprg PF-500.

Thanks for the help everyone, if I didn't keep playing with it, trying to figure it out, I would have let an incredible piece of equipment out of my hands and would never have known the true potential.

Anyone looking for an Ampgeg PF-500?