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Fart Tone

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KimblesNimble

Jan 10, 2008
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Ive been handed down a Eden Nemesis NC4x10, combo!!

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But The Compression button doesnt seem to work (does not light up), and I just cant get anything but a farty tone.

Does anyone else play a nemesis nc410 that could list their settings. I know tone is a subjective thing but Im getting frustrated because it seems (online) that this is a good amp. It does pump in terms of volume, but Im pretty block headed about developing a good tone.

Also! I have a 1x15 Yorkville Bassmaster 100 (old blue carpet one). Would adding this to my setup (if possible Im not sure of the Ohms I'm at work) help?

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#3
so should the gain be set high, and use the master as, well the master volume. and does anyone know if the yorkvill ecan be set up with the nemesis. I know these are dumb questions but Im kinda lost. The sticky threads on Ohms should help tho.
 
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KimblesNimble said:
so should the gain be set high, and use the master as, well the master volume. and does anyone know if the yorkvill ecan be set up with the nemesis. I know these are dumb questions but Im kinda lost. The sticky threads on Ohms should help tho.
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I don't know the ohm specs off hand but it oughtta work.

And yeah, if you want much compression that's probably the way to go.
 
#6
The best thing to do in your case is to get an AB/Y pedal so you can use your two amps at the same time, that way you could eq them to sound complementary, you could eq one for the bass ans one for the higher frequency's you could even have one with effects ans one clean.

Edit:

You, most likely, won't be able to connect the speaker of your combo as an extension cab as most combo amps don't have a jack to separate the head from the cab.
 
#8
On the Nemesis - "The extension speaker jack is wired in series, allowing most models to deliver their maximum power to the internal speakers and allowing users to safely add almost any extension cabinet."

So would I connect my Bassmaster from its Input to the Nemesis extension jack? Again I apologize for my newbish ways.
 
#9
NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!

If you do that you will destroy your bassmaster, a speaker out jack is sending an amplified signal that has a voltage way higer that the couple volts your bass is putting out, sending that signal into an input made for low level signals will fry your preamp.

An extension speaker jack is for a cab, the only way you could use your other combo as a cab would be to open your amp, unsolder the wires from the output jack, drill a hole in the back of your amp, mout a jack in that hole and solder the speaker wires to it.

There are two ways you can connect your two combo together, If your nemesis combo has a line out that doesn't mute your amp, you could send it to the effect loop return or the power amp in of your other combo, that way you would be sending the signal from the preamp of the first amp to be amplified by the power amp of the second combo.

The other solution, I already mentioned it to you, you can buy an AB/y box that would let you split your signal in two and send the signal from your bass to both inputs on both amps, that way you could control the volume of both amps and their Eq separetly.
 
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JustOpenYourMind said:
There are two ways you can connect your two combo together, If your nemesis combo has a line out that doesn't mute your amp, you could send it to the effect loop return or the power amp in of your other combo, that way you would be sending the signal from the preamp of the first amp to be amplified by the power amp of the second combo.
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That's how you do it. but it don't work with all amps, sometimes using the preamp out of a head mutes the output of the combo, if you have a line out or a Di on your amp, it could work
 
#16
Ok, from an owner of an NC410, here's some comments:

First, the compression button doesn't have a light. When the button is pushed in, the compression is on.... BUT - it only kicks in when your signal is overloading the input... ie, if your gain is set too high, and the clip light starts coming on. So, it's not compressing anything unless you are clipping the signal. I set the compression switch to on, and then set the input gain to just start to light up when I hit my loudest/hardest note.

To daisy two amps together, use the tuner out from the back of the Nemesis to the input of the other amp. Works like a charm. This will give you a non-eq'd signal out, so you can use the preamp of the other amp. If you want to use your eq'd signal out, use the jack next to that labeled DI. You can always send that signal to the "return" of the effects loop of the Bassmaster, to bypass the preamp section - if you so desire.

EQ on the Nemesis - set everything to 12 o'clock. Then turn on the parametric eq, and set the boost to about 2 o'clock. Then slowly sweep the frequency between 10 o'clock and 2 o'clock and listen to the tone changes. Find a spot you like. If you still need more mids or treble or bass after that, notch that eq knob up ONE notch and listen to the difference. Small tweaks go a long ways in this amp.

But the most important thing with the Nemesis amp... turn that enhance knob down to below 9 o'clock! It makes things sound "farty" when you crank it up. It's essentially a "scoop" in the eq. Skip it.

Btw - I *love* this amp. I started with an NC210, and bought an NC410 to compliment it. Sure, I have other heads and cabs as well, but this is my gig setup for most situations now. Spend some time tweaking it, and you'll love the sound.
 
#17
Yes, keep the enhance knob down and I'd also take the grill off and check the speakers. If one is blown, it'll be flapping around reacting to the changes in air pressure made by the ones that are working making some godawful sounds. (flapping/farting). Blown tweeter could be another suspect.
 
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KimblesNimble said:
So would I connect my Bassmaster from its Input to the Nemesis extension jack? Again I apologize for my newbish ways.
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Listen to what others have said on this, but it's actually kinda neat when it happens. Lots of really cool distortion and then a big pop and a bunch of smoke...about 1.3 seconds of entertainment. And then you realize you just killed one or both of your amps.
 

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