Question about my amp???

[wildbeast]

Hi,

First, i bought a head(yorkville xs800h) an a cab(madison m410) last month. I noticed that when i play, the peak meter get in the red(master at 4). I was asking if i was doing something wrong or if i should not care about this(some amp dont have this).

Thanks

Sorry for my bad english( i'm french)

 

[leehoop]

does it have a gain knob? if so how high is the gain knob? how high is the volume on your bass?

 

[wildbeast]

does it have a gain knob? if so how high is the gain knob? how high is the volume on your bass?

Yes, the gain on the amp is approximately at 5 and the volume on the bass s at the maximum.

I know if the compressor could be a part of the problem.

Thanks for answering.

 

[wildbeast]

Is there anyone who can answers my question?

 

[derridiandrift]

Try to zero out all the eq controls and see if the amp is still running into the red. That should indicate that there's nothing wrong with the amp.

The level meter might simply be showing you that the preamp is running into clipping. It has a tube preamp, so running into the red is actually a desirable situation if you want to fatten the sound.

Hope that helps.

 

[wildbeast]

ok thanks for the help.