Just out of curiosity, have you guys tried using EQ to boost the low end after the Acapulco Gold?
That's a good call, I have not. When I get a chance, I'll give that a go. And yeah @YawningJorin is right about the AG being based on, not a clone/etc. It's based on a T with every knob cranked, and it does amp blowing up blooming explosiveness extremely well. I have the ability to blend, not sure why I haven't tried that either. Hopefully will have time in the near future, but I need to finish some projects.
What up, hippies? I got nothin'. Well, a bit of something. Found out the battle Dachshund has renal failure, as she is 15 years old, so the clock is ticking for her trip to the Rainbow Bridge. That makes me sad, but, it's the contract we enter when we bring them into our lives.
Glad to hear she had a great time, best wishes for the transition and future.
On a side note, I meant to comment on your idea of tilting the amp and using a stool. Personally, outside of being able to shake everything, when there's enough volume, that's what makes the large cabs so valuable.
For stage volume alone, a 2x12, 1x15, 4x10 is plenty. If you've ever played a 4x10 and only had room to stand like 5-10ft in front, you know you dont hear yourself well. You end up being way louder to the crowd.
The fridge, 2x15s, 4x12s all bring speakers much close to your ears. Yes they can move a ton of air and that's one of the best things about them, I love having the feeling of sounds enveloping you physically. It's something to behold for sure. But yeah being close to your ears so you can hear yourself in a mix is huge. Ever vertical I ch does make a huge difference. I like the ampeg 6x10 better tone wise than the 8x10 I borrowed for most gigs with a band way back. What's funny is that I could hear myself on stage way better with 8, so I passed the 6s on. 10in of height difference made that much impact. I remember pushing the 6x10 so hard to get the same stage volume.
2 funny things I've got to mention about cabs too. First is that moving an 8x10, etc, is not bad if you have a friend (for stairs) and the right vehicle. The bar and wheels make moving em way easier than any 4x10, you just need to roll em up or down stairs and an extra hand makes that easy for sure. But in and out of cars and rolling around was so much easier than a 4x10 being carried even 20ft.
The other was I normally only used a 15w 1x12 Vox for the "guitar" octave of my signal chain with my band when we were gigging. I put it on top of my bass rig 2x12 and head, so it was about chest height. I'd have that matched to my bass volume and it never went more than noon on the master. Surprising to some bit, of 15w vs 500w, but height makes a big difference, and frequencies being pushed too. I digress, the point was, that every engineer I asked said they didn't even put the guitar in the PA since it was loud enough to carry the whole venue as is, because it was so much higher than anything else!
