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AudioKinesis Cabs Part VI...

#10,364
Passinwind said:
I used some older school modeling gear with my TC112v1 pretty happily, but with things like guitar synth or highly distorted bass the tweeter would tend to run out of gas well before the rest of the system IME. Variable LPFs and/or higher quality cab sims are a lot more common these days though, plus the v4 cabs have a beefier compression driver specifically to make the cab better for applications like yours. As far as transparency, I used mine to run small open mics a few times and as a vocal monitor at reahearsals quite a bit. It killed in both cases. Well worth a shot if you have a good deal lined up, I’d say. I only sold my v1 cab off because this option became available:

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Which I probably wouldn’t have wanted to haul around to gigs too often, but it’s the most fab living room practice thing ever.;)
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I find the compression driver in my TC112v1 isn't the smoothest with overdrive. It would be great if I could upgrade it. Not sure if there is a drop in replacement that would be suitable without changing the crossover.

Of course the cab sounds fantastic with double bass, which is what it was designed for and 95%+ of what I do. Also sounds great with bass guitar except for the OD thing.
 
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bassically_eli said:
I find the compression driver in my TC112v1 isn't the smoothest with overdrive. It would be great if I could upgrade it. Not sure if there is a drop in replacement that would be suitable without changing the crossover.

Of course the cab sounds fantastic with double bass, which is what it was designed for and 95%+ of what I do. Also sounds great with bass guitar except for the OD thing.
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You are probably already aware, but I believe the Hathor line was designed as an alternative to the TC specifically for your use case... Pursuing one of those somehow may be a better option than messing with components of your TC.
 
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steubig said:
huh. i think it depends in what you’re trying to do with od. seems to work for my purposes, but i’m not going full grind.
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Yes, it totally depends on the OD settings and device.

mngnt said:
You are probably already aware, but I believe the Hathor line was designed as an alternative to the TC specifically for your use case... Pursuing one of those somehow may be a better option than messing with components of your TC.
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I'm aware of the Hathor and rest of the AK lineup, but that's not really my situation. Like I said, more than 95% of my gigs and jam sessions are on upright (with no effects). My primary cabs are a pair of MAS-16s, and I can't help but notice that they do handle OD more smoothly and gracefully (to my ears), so if I could somehow get my TC to do that, it would be very cool. Practically speaking, it would rarely see any use though.
 
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bassically_eli said:
Yes, it totally depends on the OD settings and device.


I'm aware of the Hathor and rest of the AK lineup, but that's not really my situation. Like I said, more than 95% of my gigs and jam sessions are on upright (with no effects). My primary cabs are a pair of MAS-16s, and I can't help but notice that they do handle OD more smoothly and gracefully (to my ears), so if I could somehow get my TC to do that, it would be very cool. Practically speaking, it would rarely see any use though.
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You need an LPF past the OD stage. Something you can tweak to remove just the sizzliest top, like this one:
https://www.broughtonaudio.com/product-page/low-pass-filter
 
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Joebone said:
Hathor 1533 and Mesa Subway WD800 are giving me serious OD character, without pedals, and I'm totally digging it. New to me as I'm historically more of a jazz/latin player, and it makes me feel young again!
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I had the same rig. Just sold it, but not because I didn’t love it. Using the “tube grind” setting from the WD-800 manual, with all ports plugged and both switches down on the 1533, and a G&L L-2500, produced great results. Even more grind with the woofer mid switch up, though I always preferred it down.
 

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