Guitar amp used for bass
Question: I have an AX84 P1 which I built as my at-home guitar amp. I generally play it through a 1x12 closed back cabinet with an old Eminence guitar speaker in it (probably a 30 - 50 watt speaker, but not sure). I just picked up a cheap bass guitar for fiddling around with at home. Since I do ...
- have you used guitar amps with power amps?
Question: I am looking for someone who might know how good of an idea it would be to run my amp through another power amp in hopes of increasing my power. I have a Fender super 60 watt rack head and it doesn't seem to power large cabs very well even though it has 4 and 8 ohm jacks. Since I have ...
tagged: Used Guitar Amps- Used Guitar Amplifiers
Question: Maybe a weird question? Who would want to overdrive a Hifi amp? For listening to music, I wouldn't For making music, maybe I would... But I wonder how it would sound to overdrive a tube Hifi amp? How does it respond? I've never tried, so I have no idea. I'm interested about it as powe ...
tagged: Used Guitar Amplifiers- Advice on Fender Twin Reverb amp .
Question: A guy is selling a used 1967 Fender Twin Reverb. He says it has Altec speakers in it that appear to be replacements. Are these speakers any damn good -? From what I know Twins usually had Jensens or JBLs .... how would the Altec speakers compare with the traditional Fender Twin sound ...
tagged: Twin Reverb Amp- Mains hum on Trace Elliot amp - ideas?
Question: My Trace Elliot BLX80 amp has developed a hum which sounds like a mains-related problem. Anyone else had this on this type of amp or indeed any other? What part of the circuit could be the problem - power supply or low-voltage part? Answer: you should only have one earth connected on ...
tagged: Trace Elliot Amp- WTB: Fender Super Reverb Amp Cover & 2-Button Footswitch
Question: I am looking for a cover for my '70 Fender Super Reverb Amp. Saw one on e-bay about 3 weeks ago (before I bought this amp) that had Super Reverb Amp printed on it. This is what I would really like to have, but would consider any cover that fits a Super Reverb. Also need a 2-button foo ...
tagged: Super Reverb Amp- Stereo Keyboard Amp?
Question: The Rogue KBR-1560 is the only stereo keyboard amp I can find. It's inexpensive ($230); is it any good? I bought the Behringer stereo guitar amp (UltraTwin), but it does not have stereo inputs (except for Aux), so I'm probably going to return it. My main kb is the Yamaha P60, so I wan ...
tagged: Stereo Keyboard Amp- Help With Stereo Micing a Guitar Amp
Question: the assignment is, do a stereo recording of a guitar amp (a small 1*12 combo) using two totally different mics.....a U99, and an SM57. Guitar part is basically a distorted rhythm guitar doing chords... I actually did it the other day, with the SM57 right on the speaker...about an inch ...
tagged: Stereo Guitar Amp- Surge suppressor for solid state guitar amp?
Question: Is it appropriate to use a surge suppressor (the kind you get at Radio Shack for computers) with a solid state guitar amp (specifically a California Blonde), or would the amp draw too much current? !-- end question --> Answer: Solid state electronics are typically quite robust. So ro ...
tagged: Solid State Guitar Amp- Solid state AMP
Question: Looking for a solid state AMP that's a tube-alike sound.. I want something versitle that can sound vintage and Hi-gain I choosing between Peavy xxl combo or Tech 21 trademark60 any suggestions? Answer: Take a good SS amp, and ruin its low output impedance with a series power resistor ...
tagged: Solid State Amp- Small Guitar Amp
Question: I've recently built a small guitar practice amp circuit found here: http://www.generalguitargadgets.com/richardo/practiceamp/lm386.gif I've seen generalguitargadgets.com mentioned in ths ng before, and there are a few players here, i see. I'm betting that someone has come across and p ...
tagged: Small Guitar Amp- What's a Single Ended Amp?
Question: We hear a lot of talk from time to time about single ended amps. Can someone explain what that means? (Please don't tell me it's an amp that, once you buy it, you can't get out of it and you're stuck with it!) Answer: There are others here who´ll explain it better, but a simple analog ...
tagged: Single Ended Amp- guitar amp hum
Question: What causes an amp, a new one at that (Randall RX30D) to have a background hum and a bit of static? - Even at low volume/gain levels. More importantly, how do I get rid of the hum/static? Or, at least reduce it. Answer: First elminate any ground loop issues. A ground loop is a situati ...
tagged: Randall Guitar Amp- Randall Guitar Amps
Question: let me preface this with: I like tube audio amps I believe tube guitar amps are far superior to solid state guitar amps, and modeling guitar amps (computer on board) are total crap I like tube hi-fi amps and believe in many cases they are superior to solidd state. But...this has got t ...
tagged: Randall Guitar Amps- Randall Amp
Question: Can anyone point me to somewhere that I can find a circuit diag for a Randall Amp Answer: You and me both! What model do you have? I bought a Randall amp and speakers a while ago, and have been looking for a while. Washburn bought Randall a few years ago, but they did NOT buy their ol ...
tagged: Randall Amp- Randall amps?
Question: Does anyone have any opinion on these? There's one down the local music store, 50w tube combo, model RG50TC.. I didn't try it for long, but it sounded very bright and metallic to me, with reasonable overdrive. Answer: My Randall RG-140 SS amp is ok, buttt.... 1.The caps fall off of th ...
tagged: Randall Amps- Randall Amplifiers/Elliot Randall question...
Question: I always assumed that guitarist Elliot Randall created Randall Amps, but after looking on their site, there's nothing mentioned about Mr. Randall. Was he or wasn't he? Answer: To the best of my knowledge,the Randall name comes from the name of a gentleman who worked for Fender Electri ...
tagged: Randall Amplifiers- One Tube In a Push Pull Amp .
Question: by accident I ran my Seymour Duncan Convertible with only one power tube. I was surprised that it worked! A little hummy but it worked. Doesn't a push pull amp need one tube to push and the other to pull? Answer: A push-pull amp operated in class B (which is fairly elusive - only the ...
tagged: Push Pull Amp- simple Power Supply design help needed .
Question: I'm building a power supply to run a 12vdc car stereo in my room. The power amp is a 300w ADS Power Plate 300. At 12.5v I need a 24A supply? This seems wrong somehow. Answer: You will very likely need a hell of a lot more amps than a LM317 @ 1.5A can deliver. Also it is very unlikely ...
tagged: Power Supply Amp- Preamp vs. Power Amp Distortion .
Question: I'm in the process of doing some preliminary designs for a guitar tube amp. I'd like to have some comments on preamp versus power amp distortion. Should I design for saturation in the preamp and build a power amp that adds as little distortion as possible? Or, should I let the power a ...
tagged: Power Amp
Acoustic Guitar Amps (43)
