That Radio Shack combo looks like it could be a contender for the Chöadhammer franchise. I've never seen one; I wonder what the construction is like.
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Janky-A Rigs of Doom
- Thread starter S.Harrison
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Chöadhammer would mop the dance floor with the RadioShack combos smoldering corpse!
Maybe the Rådiöshaak hämmer could just be sort of a visual backline. Like one time in the 90s when I saw Molly Hatchet playing and they had, like, four Randall 4 x 12s and two Randall RG heads, all empty except for one of the cabs...which was actually powered by a rack containing the equivalent Randall amp in a rackmount chassis.
For years now, I've wanted to get a bunch of cheap used combo amps and chain them together into a Wall of Jank.
I was inspired by this Jordan 10 I found on the side of the road. You had to set the treble in one exact place or it wouldn't make any sound, but the fuzz it produced was pretty gnarly:
I was inspired by this Jordan 10 I found on the side of the road. You had to set the treble in one exact place or it wouldn't make any sound, but the fuzz it produced was pretty gnarly:
I actually like those old Crate cabs. So sue me.
Does double-duty as a stepstool, end table, meal tray, etc.
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Wow, does the Jordan have a line out or headphone out jack? That thing is begging to get slaved to a bass cab through a power amp. I wonder how much of that clipping is speaker freakout vs amp circuit freakout?
You know you want to use it as the mids and highs of a jank biamp rig...
I think I have found a way to add another Vox amp and 115 cab to my janky set up. The 115 is the left overs from the Peavey Max that died. I have a few Vox amps now that I bought cheap after I found they could play a role in my rig set up. I'll post pics when it is good to go!
It's been years since the Jordan bit the dust, so I can't recall what kind of inputs and outputs it had on the back, but that sounds like a cool idea!
It had a "Tube Blaster Drive" circuit, which was maxed in the clip I posted. The speaker was definitely janked up too- it had at least 2 kinds of mold growing on it. As I recall, we took it to the old warehouse jam space and ran an increasing number of pedals at max gain in front of it until it blew up.
I'm on board with your multi-function amp furniture...the Peavey TKO 115S makes a great organ stand when it's not amplifying a stringed instrument. I have other amps, but as long as I don't need to be super loud the cranked TKO is my fave for guitar, lap steel and bass.
If that organ had an electronic output I'd be cranking that though it too.
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It can still be jank if you buy it. You just can't pay too much for it. That can be part of the jankiness, that you paid some pittance for it. $49.99 is a nice janky price. IMHO
I actually like those old Crate cabs. So sue me.
No fooling, the 2x15 is pretty special (until you need to move it.)
Man, there's been a Crate 2 x 15 for sale on my local CL for awhile now. I think it claims to be loaded with JBL speakers. It's not priced jankily though, and gray rat fur covering makes me go Ewwww because we have a lot of hairy animals.
I got it roughed in. I need to add my other small Vox head - an MV50AC - to power the added 115 cab. Not sure if it will create phase issues. Time will tell.
If it sounds weird, try making a phase-reversed cable (make sure to mark it as such!) so you can reverse one side or the other of the rig. Whether before the amp or at line or speaker level.
Sound clips needed! Interesting rig!
Unfortunately it did not work. I'm not sure why. I decided to leave it for now. I think the issue is the out on the one amp. The addition is completely unnecessary, so that's why I'm leaving it for now.
I have no knowledge of how to record. I should learn! Next project.
I have no knowledge of how to record. I should learn! Next project.
