Check out my new rig! Epi/Trace/Stewart

sweet! if there ever was a 2x12 to destroy all other 2x12's, its the Epifani...

 

sounds like a good rig...but i cant see the pic

 

Very nice rig! Pound for pound, that baby should hold its own against about anything. Well, at least until Nick starts putting out ultra light 12's...

Enjoy!

Tom.

 

nice looking rig. I may eventually go with Epifani myself. What type of D.I. box is in the picture? Let us know how it sounds for your gig.

 

yey i can see it now...looks cool

 

Tasty!

I need to know more about stewart... what are the issues? I'm thinking about going that route, just need info tho....

 

The one rackspace models don't have a cooling fan, and there are accounts of people having their amp shut down on them due to overheating.

 

I'm on the site right now, so the 1.6 & 2.1 have fans.

Would they be worth the risk or do you suggest something else that would better for the price and durability?

 

Bro....

I'd use short thumbscrews to fasten the Stewart in the rack for transport and then pop it out and rest it on top of the bag when playing gigs for maximimum breathability.

 

Regarding the Stewart 600 ... be very careful in bridged mode, they are notorious for shutting down with 4 ohm loads.

Stereo mode is fine.

 

Durability is a big deal for me... My cover gigs are usually 4-5 hours each. I take it, the Stweart's are the way for me... I might want to go Josh Walsh's Route. I really liked the Alembic F1X with the Crown... Too bad I don't own the Crowns anymore.

 

Durability is a big deal for me... My cover gigs are usually 4-5 hours each. I take it, the Stweart's are the way for me... I might want to go Josh Walsh's Route. I really liked the Alembic F1X with the Crown... Too bad I don't own the Crowns anymore.

 

Better give your new rig a thorough workout before the gig! If bridge mode is a problem at 4 ohms, you might be able to wire your 2x10 cabinet in stereo (one channel for each driver).

 

well,

some things to keep in mind:

the stewart will shutdown without sufficient airflow. as long as you have it in a 3 space case with a space open underneath, with a fan blowing, it'll last for a good while, even near a full powered bore. but if you're pushing the full 1200 watts @ 4ohms for at least an hour, it will get REALLY hot! i use mine purely for the headroom, and on my lower volume gigs. most times, i'm only at 3-4 on my Kern's master volume.

alot of guys who have had them shutdown, like yours truly, were prolly using them in a 2 space rack, where there was NO air flow. bad news.

also, the Stewart is noticible lighter than the peavey. the peavey maybe be one space, but its a good deal heavier than the featherweight Stewart.

and be prepared for the fan when using the peavey on a relatively low volume gig like jazz or acoustic stuff. strangely, it does get a bit loud.

 

I'm using the Stewart 1.2 with an Alembic F2B.
I read all the posts of people having problems with overheating.When I first got it I made sure I
drilled some holes on the sides of my rack where the heat sinks are and left 1 rack space open on top of it; so far I have not run into any thermal shutdowns. I run it in bridged mode with 1 Low B2 with the amp setting no more than 11 o'clock and it's been a trouper for me. As for reliability, I haven't dropped my rack yet...but one day I probably will and then I'll see.

 

ive heard people having the same shutdown problems with the bigger stewarts when bridging at 4 ohms.