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Greg Vincent
From: Folsom, CA USA
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Posted 19 Apr 2004 12:51 pm
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Hi Folks!
In rehearsal my Nash 400 has to sit on top of an organ right up against a wall (to maximize space). In this situation I only need to turn up to about half the level that I would use at a gig and I seem to have the same perceived volume. Tone is lousy, though. Could these characteristics be caused by the fact that the amp is right up against a wall?
On the flip side, the other day I played an outdoor gig with no wall behind me. I had to really crank the level, but I was digging the tone.
This being a solid state amp, I wouldn't expect it to need to be cranked to reach its "sweet spot" --or even to really have a sweet spot.
Also, it was really cold & dry out that day (45F). My fingers didn't work, but the amp sounded great! Has anyone ever noticed improved tone in cold air??? Or conversely, lousier tone in really hot, muggy weather?
--Baffled in L.A.[This message was edited by Greg Vincent on 19 April 2004 at 01:52 PM.] |
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Larry Bell
From: Englewood, Florida
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Bob Snelgrove
From: san jose, ca
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Posted 20 Apr 2004 5:56 am
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Do you normally play with the amp off the ground? Night and day if you don't.
bob
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Greg Vincent
From: Folsom, CA USA
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Posted 20 Apr 2004 6:47 am
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Thanks for the replies.
Larry the 45 degree weather totally took me by surprise! Indeed we Angelenos are not typically prepared for that --not in April, anyway!
Yeah Bob I try whenever possible to put the amp on a stand to get it pointed towards me. How does getting it off the ground change the sound, though? -GV |
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Bob Snelgrove
From: san jose, ca
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Posted 20 Apr 2004 2:41 pm
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You lose a lot of bass when it's off the ground. For me, I could never the stand the speaker anywhere near ear level.. too bright.
bob
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Lee Baucum
From: McAllen, Texas (Extreme South) The Final Frontier
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Posted 20 Apr 2004 5:45 pm
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Back when I was running through two amps, I would place my Evans on a stand and leave the Peavey Nashville 400 on the floor. Big sound.
Years ago, we had to play on a very shallow stage. The front of my guitar was right at the edge of the stage and my amp was right behind me. Directly behind the amp was a wall with a very dense curtain hanging from it. Everybody's amps sounded terrible that night. There was just no room to move the amps away from the curtain.
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Lee, from South Texas
Down On The Rio Grande
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Murnel Babineaux
From: Mermentau, Louisiana, USA
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Posted 20 Apr 2004 9:11 pm
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Normal placement of an amp is 3 feet from the back wall, 4 feet from the side wall.
Murnel |
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