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Thunderbird Club
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yeah, imagine the potential market for perfume/fragrance manufacturers....
I’m being told there will be a MarkBass 610 cabinet for me to use at my next gig coming up this Friday. I believe that it’s a 6 ohm cabinet. Of the two heads I may bring, I’ll either have a 4/8 ohm switch or two 4 ohm jacks and one 8 ohm jack.
Just confirming I’m correct here, I will either have the 4/8 ohm switch in the 4 ohm position or if I use the other amp I will plug into one of the 4 ohm jacks?
Just confirming I’m correct here, I will either have the 4/8 ohm switch in the 4 ohm position or if I use the other amp I will plug into one of the 4 ohm jacks?
For a solid state amp, you want the cab impedance to match or be higher than the amp setting/jack. If the cab impedance is to too low, you get more current flowing than the amp can put out, and bad things happen.
I'm not 100% sure about tube amps. I've heard some don't like an impedance that's too high.
I know,. I laughed at your remark!
SS: You want the amp impedance at or below the speaker impedance. A short will fry the transistors (unless they have overload protection, in which case the amp just shuts off).
Tubes: You want the amp impedance at or above the speaker impedance. An open will fry the tubes and/or OT.
In either case, it's best to keep the ratio within 1/2 or 2/1, as needed. There are amps you can run wide open into a bigger difference (or a difference the other way) but if you don't *know* it's safe, don't chance that.
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OK, the BBE Sonic Stomp or whatever it's called is a think of sonic beauty. Now I have to rip apart my pedalboard and get more power connectors to work it into the chain properly.
I took both Grecos yesterday (but alas, no BBE). The red one sounds a bit better but the burst plays a bit better. I split the time roughly equally between them. Due to scheduling conflicts, it was just the WL (on acoustic guitar and vocals) and me (on twin Thunderbirds). I often have to play a bit simpler[1] live than how I practice to not hog the sonic space, but yesterday I got to keep the rhythm, keep the groove, and nudge the edges of lead break territory once or twice. Every set is different - either musically and/or group makeup - think Radiohead jam band but without the occasional hopelessness or swearing (as a rule)[2].
[1] Not that I play complex stuff to begin with. It's all relative. Mainly third cousins-in-law, twice removed.
[2] Quite a stretch, I know.
I took both Grecos yesterday (but alas, no BBE). The red one sounds a bit better but the burst plays a bit better. I split the time roughly equally between them. Due to scheduling conflicts, it was just the WL (on acoustic guitar and vocals) and me (on twin Thunderbirds). I often have to play a bit simpler[1] live than how I practice to not hog the sonic space, but yesterday I got to keep the rhythm, keep the groove, and nudge the edges of lead break territory once or twice. Every set is different - either musically and/or group makeup - think Radiohead jam band but without the occasional hopelessness or swearing (as a rule)[2].
[1] Not that I play complex stuff to begin with. It's all relative. Mainly third cousins-in-law, twice removed.
[2] Quite a stretch, I know.
I want to start a punk/thrash jam band called Frantically Thrashing About. Likely a four piece, possibly with multiple bassists. We'll play one gig, clearly lost the whole time, and implode spectacularly - possibly on stage, possibly afterward. Should be a blast.
Cool! Glad you see some benefit. I would never be without one. Whatever it does. What were your settings you found helpful?
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gotta learn this one.....always dug it....technically not difficult but tricky with the arrangement and so well written and recorded it's hard to pick out certain notes (still take pride in not needing isolated tracks) making up chords with other instruments......badazz groove.....
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I’ll have to play with it again once it’s hooked back up. It was someone here’s suggestion but I forget whose and what.
If you can’t make out some notes, anything that works is right!
That’s two kidneys. Don’t do it. Frank needs you.
Just what I need for Christmas!
No idea(way above my pay grade), but they were issuing EB-3s in 66-67.
