Dr Z amps

[j_m_s]

on the global warming topic.

i have to disagree. We should all realise that science is biased. So there's no way of confirming that. Also, people will interpret the same data on carbon emissions/etc differently.

It is still not solidly proven that the cause of global warming is SOLELY carbon emissions from car engines/etc/etc. Won't the methane coming from the bacterial decay of vegetable matter also cause the greenhouse effect?

Think about it, someone working for an environmental agency would OBVIOUSLY make a statement that cars/planes/etc are causing the rise in temperatures around the world due to the amount of carbon dioxide emitted from the combustion of fuel and all. but do you realise that someone working with a Chemical Engineering company would contradict that statement to protect the interests of his company?

enough OT from me.

I realise I'm being a real prick.

but oh well.

 

[edgie]

Whew! I didn't know my simple question would spark some SS vs tube debate. But thanks guys for your opinions.

Goose, I do agree with you about the vai analogy. I've seen some session players in my country play stuff that i thought wouldnt' just be possible with no-name guitars, and with less desirable set-ups but still they blew my mind. I, however, would respectfully disagree that attenuators suck. While i would admit that i never tried other attenuators except the hotplate, it has worked fine for me for the past two years.

For some of our soft bros: Yes, it introduces compression and changes your tone, but what most people tend to miss out is that they have to change their EQ setting on the amp as well to have more desirable effects. For those who don't know yet, they have this scientific term in which it is stated that our ears are sensitive to different frequency types depending on how loud something is. Usually you have to lower your mids to take out that boxy effect and turn up your treble and/or bass the higher your attenuation level is because the ear is sensitive to mid frequencies already at low volumes so you don't need the excess mids. If the volume is loud, you would want to keep the treble and bass down and increase the mids sincd the ear is sensitive to treble and bass at high volumes.

I would say that if let's say i managed to dial a tone i like but it has to be at a loud volume, by the time i use an attenuator to keep it down, i can approximate it to be at least 90% of the original tone and feel. Practically speaking, it can never be as the original feel and tone but the important thing, at least for me, the final result is close to what i want to have.

 

[Breen]

Good information ^^^^ thanks for pointing it out.

Not really on topic but on topic, how about Eddie's Variac? It's not really attenatorish but along the same angle am I correct to say so? 65' Alder Strat body with Charvel reject neck, 60s PAF rewaxed with surfboard wax in a coffee tin through some mojo pedals and a stock as day Marshall with a Variac on it's tail, but of course from that mojo era. Best sounds only one man can get. I believe this was posted on soft http://www.amptone.com/eddievanhalenrig.htm

About the climate change thing, well, I believe that we of blessed to inherit the earth are contributing more to say a fact, ozone depletion, then of farting cows and rotting leaves, and if the lobbyist and eco-MENTAList wants us to reduce reuse and recycle, I say for all it's troubles, isn't it better to do so then continuing to give means to city dumps in Manila and Jakarta's rivers? Also I think it's more city pollution/industries then transportation and communication that would contribute to the carbon emissions. In fact it's calculated to a certain level of argument that vehicles contribute 5% to carbon emission in the world. Don't ask me to produce where that came from...

Sorry for the OTness again. I will stop myself here. On a side note, if can own every car with an above 3.5L petrol engine available, and every classic straight through exhaust system turbo fed rally car that feeds on Narwhal tears, or just a Bentley Speed 6 or AC Cobra, believe me I would =]
Except for the new Hummers. Their useless.

 

[gsonique]

Power scaling is much better ....



http://www.londonpower.com/catalog/mod_kits.php

 

[Ratboy]

http://www.skipzcircuits.com/index.html

a cheaper alternative ?

 

[edgie]

Power scaling is much better ....



http://www.londonpower.com/catalog/mod_kits.php

I would like to try amps that are equipped with this feature. I heard great things about it but i read at tgp it should come stock with the amp or if not, you have to modify and drill some holes to your non-power scaled amp, right?

 

[gsonique]

I would like to try amps that are equipped with this feature. I heard great things about it but i read at tgp it should come stock with the amp or if not, you have to modify and drill some holes to your non-power scaled amp, right?

Yup scary stuff :twisted:

 

[JMguitars]

Regarding the guitar is the weakest link, let's just put it this way: you take a Historic '59 Les Paul, plug it into a Fender Frontman VS an Epiphone LP plugged into a Tone King Metropolitan, and then see which setup gives you a better sound.

In my humble opinion, assuming both the Epi and Historic59 are avg sounding of their range, the Epi into the TK will sound better.

Purely my opinion, having owned the actual/equivalents of the above.

 

[Whitestrat]

In my humble opinion, assuming both the Epi and Historic59 are avg sounding of their range, the Epi into the TK will sound better.

Thing is, I've not yet had the chance to come across any 59RI that was avg sounding... They all had some magic to it... I have no clue what it is, or what's mainly different from the way Gibson builds the 59 compared to a Traditional, aside from the swiss cheese, but somehow, all 59s I've tried are amazingly resonant, and respond to touch fantastically, both plugged in as well as acoustically.

On a side note, whoever said "All you need is one good amp" has no clue what he's talking about.:twisted: In the spirit of a true gearhead, you need definately at least 1 6L6 amps as well as one EL34 amp. Oh, and one AC30. And a Plexi. And a Matchless. And a Dumble. And a /13. and... aiyah... you get my drift lah...

 

[Whitestrat]

after some test between several models, Those amps delivered! but it hit me that why would i need an amp with that kinda wattage. For 2-3k+, would these beautiful amps fulfill my needs? actually no. they are all eye candy and i wont mind having one of them in my bedroom but You would have to really crank it up to work the tubes at very high volumes. Most of us live in apartments and that can seem rather unpractical.

Junkie, you want a Fender that does all this? Then you want what I'm using. The Princeton Reverb Reissue. Great at low volumes (low enough that you can't hear much when you close the door), yet the amp tone has opened up already. I ordered this thru Swee Lee (the dolts there, for some reason, never thought of bringing this in) and waited 4 months for it to arrive. this was all done without trying the amp out before ever. Once the amp arrived, it blew me away on the spot. Nevermind that it was almost the price of a DRRI. It's more usable, have everything in an amp I ever wanted, and it puts a smile on my face. At least that initial need for a GOOD clean amp has been satisfied, I can now go around on a slow hunt for nice boutique stuff.:mrgreen:

 

[Weiht]

Ah, Dr Z amps... Brad Paisley uses them and gets a great tone, but he also has a trainwreck!!!

 

[Breen]

Trainwreck could be the next Dumble thing. Everyone one will want one and will try to clone it and fanboys will say this and that and heresy will develop and it will give TGP more stereotyped filled comments....

Great amps. Play was recorded all on his Trainwreck, no overdrive pedals used at all. Incredible. If I'm correct, and to feed the fodder I described above at a local level, one could be on our shores~