I kinda have to laugh remembering when my 50-watt Bassman head powering 2 JBL D140s was called "too loud." And I never ran it higher than 5.
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Freaked out by a full stack
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Sigh. Moral of the story; I obviously need to go spend a couple grand on a bigger rig so I can get used to them...
Or you could ask everyone to turn down. Wait ... what am I saying?
And you were probably too loud then, and you'd be too loud now!
Well, the bar owners said we were too loud, but that was in 1967. Wattage for the entire band probably was 350. Actually, I have tapes of that band recorded on cassette by hanging a microphone in front of the band, and it was remarkably balanced. A Shure Vocalmaster, two columns, no mics on anything except vocals. Them wuz the daze.
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They do have volume knobs
Yep never known anyone to get mad for turning down an amp.
I've ran into this before... the player before me uses a super light touch... i get up there and the dynamic is different just due to how i play.
or the other way around... i've let a couple people use my amp and they have to turn up to get the same dynamic i was getting.
Oh, wow. I'm glad I stumbled across this thread. I'm playing at a blues "challenge" on Saturday and the provided backline is an Ampeg SVT Classic head and 8X10. I've never played through anything larger than the Ampeg 4X10 I used to own!
I'm guessing the SVT Classic is bone simple, but I'm going to go have a look now just to be sure. I think it was the CL.
I am so excited to play through that rig. Hopefully that will help overcome any nervousness or awkwardness of not being used to a massive rig.
I'm guessing the SVT Classic is bone simple, but I'm going to go have a look now just to be sure. I think it was the CL.
I am so excited to play through that rig. Hopefully that will help overcome any nervousness or awkwardness of not being used to a massive rig.
I think the Shure Vocal Master got a bad rap. I used them many times back in the 70's and thought they were quite good for a vocals only PA. I'll bet you guys did sound excellent with a setup like that. Couldn't play MSG with it, but for a small gig I thought Vocal Masters were very cool.
yep!
look for the volume knob all the way to the right, and adjust it to where you're not too loud. then try pressing in the "deep" button if it isn't already, for bass tone you can take a bath in.
look for the volume knob all the way to the right, and adjust it to where you're not too loud. then try pressing in the "deep" button if it isn't already, for bass tone you can take a bath in.
