ManInTheBox
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- Birthday 06/23/1972
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guitar, music production, camaros
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Port Arthur, TX, UNITED STATES
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You should probably ask this guy. If anyone can understand what your issues are, he would. [video:youtube]
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She"s awfully talented. I can"t imagine some publishing company can"t figure out how to market that.
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James Poyser and friends - Amazing Grace
ManInTheBox replied to MAJUSCULE's topic in The Keyboard Corner
Trying to learn the lingo here, by straight up, do you mean just playing basic triads? -
James Poyser and friends - Amazing Grace
ManInTheBox replied to MAJUSCULE's topic in The Keyboard Corner
This may confirm that I am tone deaf, so just to clarify, you're saying each person played in a different key? Edit: I just reread the original note... yeah, all 12 keys. I am tone deaf -
Myles, If I had a 50Watt amp, with an eight ohm output, what is the limit to the number or cabinets I dould hook up to it? If I could manage to wire 10 cabs to gether with eight ohms of resistance, would this work?? would it be louder or quieter or the same as one 4x12?
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Ok, so maybe I overexagerrated ( and I don't appreciate the slap on the hands either) lol. But what I meant to ask, was how do you know when you reached the end with your blueprinting. I mean if I like the tone I am getting, but think I can get a little more sweetness, I could be working on an amp for a lifetime, and never be happy. I guess it is up to me to decide when enough is enough hugh? anyway, thanks for all your time.
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I can't remember if I asked this or not. But Myles, when would you say is a good time to leave an amp alone, and get another one. From what I have been reading, the differences in tubes should allow a person to get just about any amp to do whatever they want. Is there some limitation that I am missing here?
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Hey Myles, what is the difference between a 6L6GC STR 454 and a 6L6GC 420? What do those STR numbers mean?
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So you are saying this is a good deal/reputable dealer. A good source of tubes? tundrkys ...... I think he may be one of my blueprinting clients, and if it is who I think it is, his photo is on my website at: http://www.guitaramplifierblueprinting.com/ludo.jpg He is the guy standing with "Luke".
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Myles, what do you knoe about this guy? web page
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Myles, what would cause a power tube to burn out prematurely. In the past seven months, I have had to swap power tubes on my BlueVoodoo 6212. both times, the power tube on the right side of the cab(facing the back if it makes a difference) was bad. The manual said to use MesaBoogie matched sets, and I always have (I think that is because of the auto bias feature). but anyway, any ideas?
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Hey Miles, I did it again, I messed up my amp. I am always hearing that you can't play a bass through a guitar amp. And I wanted to find out why, so I did it, and I heard a loud pop. Then there was no sound for a few minutes. I turned it off, and back on, then I heard sound, but it was real thin, and low sounding. I pulled it out of the chasis(Crate BV6212) and checked all the voltages at the various test point(which appeared to be at the output stage of each tube. All checked correct. I plugged it back in, and it got a little louder, but still not good. I looked at all my tubes, and they weren't glowing, so I changed them. They glow now, the tone is back, but the volume is still really low. I changed the output tubes with an old set, and I had the same problem. Sounds to me like none of this is even related. I am sure the bass didn't ruin my tubes. I saw a little tag on the bigger of the two transformers on my amp, and it says there is a resettable fuse inside the transformer. I think some how the bass blew that, but when it reset, I lost something some how. Any idea what I should check?
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It is a Crate BlueVoodoo 6212 combo. I would like to try what you suggest, however I don't have another cab, or any friends (or friends with cabinets). So I'll probably try some new speakers in the near future. Any suggestions. It is a 60 watt open back combo. It currently has Crate 30 watt speakers. I know your specialty is tubes, but would you know how different wattage speakers would change the sound? Would 70watt speakers give me a cleaner sound, could I push them harder? If I am going for TexasBlues overdriven sound, would I be better off going with lower wattage? Who would be the right guy to ask these questions?
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Oh yeah, now I have this pinging type of noise whever I play a D or B on any of the high 5 strings, or a G major chord. Sounds funny I know, but that is what is going on. I am thinking maybe the voice coil of the speaker. I swapped all the tubes one at a time with one that had never been in the amp before, including power tubes, so I knowe it ain't the tubes.
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Hey Myles, Thanks for the quick response. I feel I should apologize for not really believing you, or your expertese. i originally posted months ago, concerning my BlueVoodoo. The highs were extremely bright in the clean channel, and you suggested a few tube swaps. Me, believing a tube is a tube, I held back on the tube swapping, well, I swapped around the tubes I had in there, but realized no effect, so the amp has sat here for the most part with both switches in the off position. I am preparing to send the amp back to the manufacturer, to see if they can fix it, and I decided to go ahead a buy a few more tubes, and see what happens. Amoung the tubes I bought, I opted for one 12AT7. The place I go to hands out MesaEngineering tubes at the same price as sovteks, even though they are probably the same. I installed the 12AT7 into the V1 position, and voila, I am pretty close to where I wanted the amp to be. crystaline highs, and blooming lows. I still think it sounded better when I first got it. Of course I am going to write the manufacturer, and find out exactly what came stock with the amp, and probably retube again. The tubes I pulled out were Sovtek 12AX7WB. the ones I put in are 12AX7-A, is there a big difference between these tubes, and can I ask for them by name? Also, the tubes I bought today, are marked russian 2, whereas the ones I installed six months ago are marked Russian one, is this a significant difference.