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Big E Speakers Part 4 - Quadraphenia

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I'm really appreciating the great reviews and detailed comparisons.
I apologize for not adding more gig impressions, but my only current band just went on an indefinite hiatus - Ted (my partner in Folk in A) had a massive stroke and while he's slowly on the mend and getting rehab, it will be a long time before playing guitar (or walking or talking or using the right side of his body). I'm on the lookout for a new musical endeavor but thus far nothing interesting has come up within my "willing to drive" radius.

However, know that the 210 FlexMod is getting plenty of use for home practice, and never fails to delight.
 
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kesslari said:
I'm really appreciating the great reviews and detailed comparisons.
I apologize for not adding more gig impressions, but my only current band just went on an indefinite hiatus - Ted (my partner in Folk in A) had a massive stroke and while he's slowly on the mend and getting rehab, it will be a long time before playing guitar (or walking or talking or using the right side of his body). I'm on the lookout for a new musical endeavor but thus far nothing interesting has come up within my "willing to drive" radius.

However, know that the 210 FlexMod is getting plenty of use for home practice, and never fails to delight.
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Wish Ted a speedy recovery. I'm longtime friends with Dave Becker and Tommy K who played with Ted for years...
 
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kesslari said:
I'm really appreciating the great reviews and detailed comparisons.
I apologize for not adding more gig impressions, but my only current band just went on an indefinite hiatus - Ted (my partner in Folk in A) had a massive stroke and while he's slowly on the mend and getting rehab, it will be a long time before playing guitar (or walking or talking or using the right side of his body). I'm on the lookout for a new musical endeavor but thus far nothing interesting has come up within my "willing to drive" radius.

However, know that the 210 FlexMod is getting plenty of use for home practice, and never fails to delight.
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The good thing about living in our area is plenty of talented musicians come (and go), but it is not a stagnant scene. A spot will open up, or you will find a collaborator soon. And you have great gear!
 
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mothra2 said:
MAS 112 help ... the 3 switches
From top to bottom I am running them
Out (towards edge of cab)
Out
IN (towards center of cab)

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My MAS 112 Signature does not have the tweet so I only have one switch.

While chatting about my second cab Mike asked which way he wired it so the second cab matched.

On my switch there are two markings.
An 0
And a -

We decided 0 means off and - means in line.

That's how mine works, YMMV

Mr Bear
 
#1,230
Top switch - tweet on off. Middle switch - mids on off. Bottom switch - mids pad in/out (no effect when mids are off). Pad out/off = slightly hotter mids. Experiment with the tweeter off to get a clear idea of what the mids are doing, padded, fully open, and off.

Towars the edge of the cab is ON (remember, pad on softens the mids a bit). Switches are fairly easy to operate by feel.
 
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Ewo said:
I only have the mid pad. The switch is marked O and I (off and on), in the usual way. Same as the rocker switch on my amp.
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Too funny on me.

I happen to prefer horizontal stacking at the present.

Standing in front, leaning over, my switch is top right side.

From that perspective the 0 holds constant while your l becomes my -

Too rich. Splitting hairs on switch graphics. LOL
 
#1,234
Aha! Mystery solved. :roflmao:

Got an idea for making the switch position easy to check on a dark stage with the cab horizontal: cut a small piece of bright yellow electrical tape and stick it to the _on_ side of the switch. You could just feel if the yellow tape was flush with the rim of the switch, and you'd know the pad was engaged. Or prolly cheaper, if you didn't have use for a roll of colored electrical tape (I mark my stage gear with the stuff so I don't lose anything at tear-down): fluorescent sticker dots from a stationery store.
 
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Truly a matter of perspective, seriously.

Okay, I just walked back to the music room and gave the stack a spin.

Sitting lotus 0 is at noon and l is at 6 pm.

And before Mike has a memory cardiac I misspoke earlier. Speakons are upper left and the switch is lower left when stacked horizontally viewed head on lotus.

Whew! Glad that's over. Lol
 
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Dude, now I'm confused. The switches on mine are pretty easy to operate by feel from the front, and mostly intuitive... The mid-pad I want to switch in my head sometimes, making the "outer edge depressed " position the "hot" position, but it's still pretty easy. Bottom line, there are three switches with distinct functions. They should be sortable by ear. The mids pad is, IMO, subtle, but still makes an audible/feel-able difference.
 
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MarkA said:
Top switch - tweet on off. Middle switch - mids on off. Bottom switch - mids pad in/out (no effect when mids are off). Pad out/off = slightly hotter mids. Experiment with the tweeter off to get a clear idea of what the mids are doing, padded, fully open, and off.

Towars the edge of the cab is ON (remember, pad on softens the mids a bit). Switches are fairly easy to operate by feel.
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Perfect, Thanks man
 
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I have to apologize
I'm still standardizing the switching. They are different on the cabs out there. So---at least right for now----you have to listen. The Middle switch is mids on/off. Either the top or bottom is the tweet off. The one opposite the tweet is the mid boost switch. In the future I'll have it so that the tweet switch is on top and toward the edge of the cab is default (mid and tweet on, no mid boost). But for the ones out there-----you have to check. Sorry---there have been different switching options on different cabs.On the tweeter-less cabs there is the mid boost switch and an optional mid-off switch.
 

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