Recent content by ampeg_turtle

lol.... glad we're bassists rather than accountants

Is the 15 bad because of the ohm rating difference, or because it doesn't have the response of the 10's? I did a lot of reading before making my decision, but unfortunately its sort of difficult to seperate fact from opinion. I loved the sound this 15 put off when i tried it out at the shop, but...

"some equipment needs to be turned all the way up" (when making adjustments to correct clipping)

I turn down just enough to avoid clipping. the xti also has a limiter that i have set to -6db from clip. I've recently been wondering about the setup on the power amp. It pushes 500w per channel @4 ohms in stereo mode. my 410 is 4ohm the 15 is an 8 ohm. I want to try the power amp in bridged...

If wattage isn't the answer, than how does one get more volume? I'd really like something to try other than dumping cash into another larger amp. I've tried different speaker cab configs, tried different eq settings to gain some higher frequencies, thus greater perceived volume, but nothing...

Wow, maybe I'm just def... but i have a crown XTi 1000 pushing out to an ampeg 4x10 and a peavey 15 and I barely get enough volume to keep up with my drummer and my guitarist's vintage dual showman. In fact it's been an incredibly frustrating experience dumping money I don't have into gear i...

I was in a very similar situation a couple of years ago, we jammed at my drummer's house which was next door to a condominium development. By the end we were on a first name basis with all of the northfield police department as they came on frequent calls and on more than a few occasions sat and...

To my best understanding, the fundamental difference between speaker sizes isn't in tone, but rather the sheer amount of air the speaker moves. A 15" or 18" speaker has more surface area than a 10" hence it's able to produces the earth rattling lows at a greater volume, the tone presumably would...

nah, unfortunately not the case. This head lets you set and save all of your settings into 4 different presets, so you can stomp on the "included" 4 button switch and call up the presets automatically. It has a connector end that looks like the plug for a computer mouse on steroids in lieu of...

Yep...so I recently made a mistake... Not only did I unfortunately purchase an Ampeg B500DR (ampeg's infamous solid state dog), but I managed to get one ignorant to the fact that it was actually suposed to come WITH the footswitch. So I figure... no big deal, I'm sure I can find one of these...

might sound silly but, you do use up strokes as well as down attacks right? Believe it or not varrying your attack on the string not only produces a nice dynamic of tones, but also saves the hand from cramping up IMO. Also make sure you're keeping the pick parrallel to the string, when you get...

never mind... recently picked up a crown XTi1000... when run as a preamp this thing makes some great sound

oh cool. That opens the options up a bit. Trying to breathe some new life into my rig. Guitar player up'd his gear and I just need a bit of umph without breaking the bank.

probably a ******** question but is it do-able to set up a power amp to get more out of a good sounding (all be it under powered) head?

LOL