What's the best electricity for metal?

[IamGroot]

Only use electrons from renewable resources.

Like dumb TB posts.

 

[Griev]

Fellow TBer's,

As a journeyman electrician it is my duty to inform you all that the best electricity for metal can only be installed by a qualified electrician.

Please check your local trades authority for contractor recommendations.

 

[bassliner50]

Electrons moving FAST, relentlessly FAST.

 

[4001]

Coal generated.

 

[Watchootognbout]

500 kV DC 3 phase.

 

[Peteyboy]

This is the Niagara Mohawk Building in Syracuse, NY. Judging a book by its cover here, but they're probably generating the best electricity for metal.

 

[dbsfgyd1]

The Monster Cable for bass thread made me think--what kind of electrons do I want circulating around my rig for the best tone? Can my favorite local electric monopoly provide me with boutique electricity? I mean, think about it--you don't spend $250,000 on an Italian sports car and put discount shopping club gas in it. Should I look into something in a higher voltage for metal? Maybe something coal-fired for country staples by Loretta Lynn? What about those peaceful acoustic tunes that you play sitting on the banks of a river--hydro power? Will solar power bring out the mids better on Jack Bruce's lines in "Sunshine of Your Love"?

I think I've been missing out on the secret to great tone.

Voltage at the outlet is somewhat limited 115( American house current) or 220 (Europe). Amperage is limited to the the amount the circut will handle before a fuse blows or circuit breaker trips (one of the biggest downers on a gig). If you do the math between amps and volts, that are both limited, you will end up with how many watts you are using.

Great tone is the sum total of your gear and EQ. Further, your gear is designed to operate with specific current. I wouldn't advise going with current other that what your gear is designed to use.

 

[Killing Floor]

Negative Ions have more punch to cut through the mix.

 

[ahc]

The kind that comes from this cable. BUT... be sure to wait till the encore to use it for that really big pyrotechnic ending.

 

[flatrat]

Dark electricity produced by dark matter.

 

[Peteyboy]

Only use electrons from renewable resources.

Like dumb TB posts.

The dumb posts are always my favorite! But then, I'm pretty into the 3 Stooges.

 

[Diamond_Dave]

Only use electrons from renewable resources.

Like dumb TB posts.

We could power the planet on this thread alone!

Fellow TBer's,

As a journeyman electrician it is my duty to inform you all that the best electricity for metal can only be installed by a qualified electrician.

Please check your local trades authority for contractor recommendations.

This thread is now officially a job creator!

Voltage at the outlet is somewhat limited 115( American house current) or 220 (Europe). Amperage is limited to the the amount the circut will handle before a fuse blows or circuit breaker trips (one of the biggest downers on a gig). If you do the math between amps and volts, that are both limited, you will end up with how many watts you are using.

Great tone is the sum total of your gear and EQ. Further, your gear is designed to operate with specific current. I wouldn't advise going with current other that what your gear is designed to use.

What if we used two outlets?

 

[farace]

If you have vintage gear, what you want is vintage electricity, from back when electrons were hand-forged one at a time by Reddy Kilowatt. Also, the electrons were bigger and stronger back then; you only needed 110 to do what takes 115 or 120 now. They just don't make 'em like they used to.

 

[The Owl]

 

[The Owl]

 

[micguy]

European 240 Volt, 50Hz power is absolutely best for metal. Besides more voltage (which makes it more lethal should you get a hold of the wrong wire), the reduced frequency necessitates a larger, heavier transformer in your amplifier (this is actually true) Having hefted that before the set, that helps you get the right "snarl" on your face for the set. Why are there a lot of good German metal bands? Duh!

Oh, and the power plant should be nuclear (with an umlaut over the U).

 

[L Anthony]

Norse god power.

 

[Cut the middle]

And yhey

Negative Ions have more punch to cut through the mix.

And they're just plain meaner.

 

[JeezyMcNuggles]

You have to plug directly into this:

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[basey]

220/221 whatever it takes.