Yorkville 400w SS head not keeping up with drummer?

hall1k · #1 09-11-2010, 07:28 PM

I just recently purchased a Yorkville 400B solid state head to go with my Peavey 410TVX 4ohm cab, but I was extremely disappointed to find out that I couldn't even be heard over the drummer with the gain and master knobs both at max, even though the drummer was not playing particularly loud. Is this normal? It seems like my old Fender Rumble 100 with a 1x15 speaker was actually louder, as it could keep up with the same drummer at only 6 or 7 on the volume knob. There were no other instruments playing, just me and the drummer, so I wasn't getting lost in the mix.

Is there something wrong with my head or something? I have a very hard time believing that a 100w SS amp with a 1x15 cab could be so much more powerful that a 400w head and a 4x10 cab...

Beej · #2 09-11-2010, 07:37 PM

Somethings screwy. I had a 400B and it had no problem keeping up to a loud band situation...

hall1k · #3 09-11-2010, 07:48 PM

Maybe the EQ? I had boosted mids and the treble rolled down maybe 3dB. Bass was at (or within 1dB of) flat. I even cranked the level slider for the 12-band EQ up to max. I checked that my bass' volume knob was all the way up, and that I was using the P pickup (which tends to be louder and boomier than the J pickup at the bridge). Now, the basement room we were in had a ceiling with rafters all along it to hide the pipes and stuff. Could they maybe have been dampening the sound somehow? The walls were plywood/semi-covered insulation (it's a unfinished basement). I won't have a chance to jam there again for another week or so (its the drummer's place), so I can't test that theory atm. I would really prefer to be able to keep up at like 4-5 on the master knob, so my tone doesn't sound like absolute crap either.

**Lazarus.Bird** · #4 09-11-2010, 07:52 PM

Something is definitely screwy there. I owned a Yorkville Bassmaster 200t (~185W RMS with a 210 combo cab) and it was loud enough to keep up with my death metal band at practice...

hall1k · #5 09-11-2010, 07:53 PM

Well, does anyone have any idea what it could be? Hopefully its something simple, but if not I would rather flip it to somebody else than invest any more into it. I only paid $275 for it, so I should be able to get most of my money back. Of course, the guy who sold it to me won't take it back (didn't ask him, I'm just assuming). Something about private cash sales with no receipts lol.

Stereo Joe · #6 09-11-2010, 08:09 PM

Have you tried a different speaker cable?

hall1k · #7 09-11-2010, 08:12 PM

No, I only have the one. It's brand new. Maybe I'll head over to the store tomorrow and try that. I would think it would either work or not in the case of a cable failure though.

I can't see it being the cab, as lets face it, its a Peavey!

Ben Clarke · #8 09-11-2010, 08:13 PM

Yeah - something's not right with it. It should be plenty loud. Have you tried it with another cab? Different cable? Troubleshoot.

hall1k · #9 09-11-2010, 08:15 PM

I only have one cab. Could I somehow hook it up to the 1x15 in my fender combo? But then it would of course not be as loud.

Edit: I'm glad to see an actual support rep on the forums

I suppose even if I have to get it fixed it would still be cheaper than shelling out another $500 for an ampeg V4BH, which may not really even be any louder.

62bass · #10 09-11-2010, 08:57 PM

That head has plenty of power to drive that Peavey cabinet over the top. Something is wrong-either with your eq or other settings or something else with the amp or your input or speaker out. Go to their site and download a copy of the user's manual and check the whole thing out. Then check everything you can. Don't take any chances of getting a shock from any internal parts. If still no joy it needs to go to a tech.

It's not your room or insulation or anything like that.

taurus1 · #11 09-12-2010, 12:01 AM

I too think something's wrong, a 400B is a ballsy amp, that rig should pound.

MIJ-VI · #12 09-12-2010, 12:40 AM

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Originally Posted by hall1k

No, I only have the one. It's brand new. Maybe I'll head over to the store tomorrow and try that. I would think it would either work or not in the case of a cable failure though.

I can't see it being the cab, as lets face it, its a Peavey!

And take your amp head with you?

hall1k · #13 09-12-2010, 07:23 AM

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Originally Posted by MIJ-VI

And take your amp head with you?

It was a private sale off kijiji, so no returns. I just go there cause they have excellent service.

Jazz Ad · #14 09-12-2010, 07:27 AM

I played with no PA in every possible situation with a y400b 15" combo. I always was plenty loud.

hall1k · #15 09-17-2010, 06:49 PM

Just an update for anyone else who may come across this issue. Turns out the previous owner tried rewiring it or something. The front panel was all messed up. Cost $120 to fix, but still a great deal imo.

MIJ-VI · #16 09-17-2010, 06:56 PM

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Originally Posted by hall1k

Just an update for anyone else who may come across this issue. Turns out the previous owner tried rewiring it or something. The front panel was all messed up. Cost $120 to fix, but still a great deal imo.

hall1k · #17 09-17-2010, 08:27 PM

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Originally Posted by MIJ-VI

Yeah... No wonder it was so cheap lol. Apparently the schematic is printed right on the inside of the box, so I dunno how they screwed it up that bad.

MIJ-VI · #18 09-17-2010, 08:36 PM

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Originally Posted by hall1k

Yeah... No wonder it was so cheap lol. Apparently the schematic is printed right on the inside of the box, so I dunno how they screwed it up that bad.

'Talent'?