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    New Guy Question about Bass Amp Power

    12 years earlier I played with a SWR Redhead Combo, who gave 280 Watts @ 4 Ohm into a 210" - cab @ 8 Ohm, with a extention cab with addittional 4 10" speakers. So the surface of the speakers gave me more loudnes than an amp with lets say 500 Watts into a 210" would have given me. If I was in...
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    600 watt 8 ohm amp heads

    Go for a used GenzBenz GBE 1200. Those mighty mofos spew put 550 Watt @ 8 Ohm, 1000 Watt @ 4 Ohm and 1200 Watt @ 2 Ohm. There are two seperate channels, a Solid State and a Tube Channel, and you are able to mix the channels. The Solid State channel is known for its stellar cleans, the tube in...
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    Only 3 speakers working in a SVT Classic 410 HLF

    OK, so three speaker @ 16 Ohms equal 5,3 Ohms, this would be OK. But as I sayd before, refuse to use that cab, not before it is fixed.
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    Only 3 speakers working in a SVT Classic 410 HLF

    @JimmyM: OK, didn't know that. So I have to do the math again.... ;)
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    Only 3 speakers working in a SVT Classic 410 HLF

    Downunderwonder sayd it. Refuse to play with a 410" - cab with a blown speaker. I persume the cab to be 8 Ohm, so every speaker has 32 Ohm impedance and is wired in parallel. If you mount your 8 - Ohm - speaker, the overall impedance will be 4,57 ohm impedance, what is not bad. But persuming...
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    Why does my Vox headphone amp sound better than my Genz Benz

    Listen to your shuttle with a headphone. This would be a more fair comparison. I don't think that any amp with a single 12" - cab is able to sound as "warm and full" as any steenkin' headphone amp with - you sayd it - headphones. Those are often voiced to please the human ear, with a massive...
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    New Sire P Basses!

    Hmmmm..... Feeling serious G.A.S. since I have heard of the new Sire P/J - Basses. Swamp Ash in white with all maple neck.... Yummi!!! I'll give Thomann Germany a call next week, asking for a date for shipping - and if there is an idea what happenes in case of being a P-neck - lover. I would...
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    Get off my LAWN! "Grumpy Old Farts"

    Stop making a weak, grumpy man hungry! ;) And all of it does sound delicious. Can't wait until I come home....... :D I love a bit of peanut butter on roasted chicken filet on top of a green salad, first chopped in small pieces, than roasted a short time, together with a mild Balsamico...
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    Get off my LAWN! "Grumpy Old Farts"

    Thank you all a lot! Yes, it is not easy to change all that "bad behaviors" you accustomed through all the years. ;) I love homecooking, and it was wonderfull to learn a lot about how to prepare meals even more healthy - and this with lots of lust for eating. Less smoking means having a...
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    Get off my LAWN! "Grumpy Old Farts"

    I wrote something about my heart attack I suffered at 23th February. I had to go to a rehab for three weeks, and I am not grumpy at all - because I am ready to leave tomorrow. I am a lucky guy, because I had "the right feel" about the enormous pain I suffered, first thinking about stomach...
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    On tour and my Mesa amp just crapped

    Smart guy you are. The power is strong with that one. (Big Block 750) :D :hyper:
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    case of missing mid range

    I am wih Jimmy M. and Stumbo. Just try using the EQ. In "the old times" lots of (today) dedicated bass amps have been so called "instrument amplifiers" and have been used for organ, bass, guitar - and sometimes for vocals. Organ provides a lots of bass, so this amp should be able to deliver it...
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    Extreme Makeover: Ampeg Edition

    Nice cab! It does look like a "Hirschfelder" to me. Mr. Hirschfelder is a builder of custom cabs, located in Germany. He uses Eminence speakers (10" to 18"), and a 15" Oberton that is a substitute for the legendary EVM 15L. He uses 3" or 4" - speakers for mid range and high end, to have a...
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    Firebase vs Tour 700 vs MiniMega

    As an old time Peavey user I still love my TMax a lot. Used it with two TVX 410" - cabs @ 4 Ohms for a long time - never had anyone complain about my sound. I use to say its the amp with the best "no-Ampeg - Ampeg-sound" on the used market. The amp is rated 500 Watt @ 2 Ohms, 350 @ 4 Ohms, and...
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    Cab to Pair with Ampeg V4B

    I find the V4b Ri a great amp, no matter what kind of cab you use. Make sure to get a cab / cabs with a decent ammount of SPL, because you may want to have it a bit louder from time to time. I have an about 30 years old sealed 410" @ 8 Ohm, loaded with Emminent 10g50, no tweeter, designed like...