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As if it wasn't obvious from threads recently I am working on a stereo rig that has been in the works for the better part of a decade, but was put aside for more than half that time as I lost interest in guitar and pursued other musical interests. Now I'm back and want to get the blasted thing done.
Here I was merely interested in seeing how people who have had stereo rigs here have gone about to make theirs. I will post some trouble spots with my own rig below, but I'd just like to see what people have done previously for inspiration as well.
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My rig is based around the ADA MP-1, going into a TC Electronics G-System. This will most likely be going into a 2x200 w Marshall 9040 power amp. I have a 2x2 EL34 Marshall 9100, but I honestly don't think the difference in tone warrants the extra weight and hassle of using it. The main difference for my purposes is that the solid state lacks a little top end sizzle, but the BBE Sonic Maximizer is the time-tested way of getting that back, and should be in there soon.
The main question now is how to scale the speakers. For now I got a 4x12 with Greenbacks, and whilst I would love to experiment with different variants of it, I love the top end sizzle in the speakers. I consider the Greenback/MP-1 mixture the heart of the rig. It would be fun to get 2 1x12s for the wet channel, so that the rig in time can be enlarged to a true w/d/w rig if and when I get a separate head. The real problem is that the 9040 might be too strong for the purpose: it runs 200w @ 4 ohm, c110w @ 8 ohm and 60w @ 16 ohm. One would rarely want to dime a SS power amp, but it also makes sense not to put oneself in a situation where speakers could accidentally blow up. Currently the 4x12 runs at 8 ohm, so it is pretty much rated the same as the power amp. If I want to downsize I could probably get a 2x12 and run it 16 ohm with no problem. But what of the 1x12(s)? Here the Greenbacks are dangerously weak. One option would be to get a stronger speaker. The Creambacks would work, but I don't like their darker voicing as much. The Lynchback looks like the perfect solution (especially since it makes fewer dB out of more watts!), except for one problem: it is only available in an 8 ohm version. Had Celestion sold a 16 ohm version I would have regarded it as a no-brainer. Or: another question is whether the wet channels should have speakers with such a strong colour to them…
I am not yet certain if I should scale down the power amp to something like a Rocktron Velocity, hope for the best with the Marshall, or something else. I'll contemplate this a bit further to images and run-throughs of your awesome stereo rigs.
Here I was merely interested in seeing how people who have had stereo rigs here have gone about to make theirs. I will post some trouble spots with my own rig below, but I'd just like to see what people have done previously for inspiration as well.
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My rig is based around the ADA MP-1, going into a TC Electronics G-System. This will most likely be going into a 2x200 w Marshall 9040 power amp. I have a 2x2 EL34 Marshall 9100, but I honestly don't think the difference in tone warrants the extra weight and hassle of using it. The main difference for my purposes is that the solid state lacks a little top end sizzle, but the BBE Sonic Maximizer is the time-tested way of getting that back, and should be in there soon.
The main question now is how to scale the speakers. For now I got a 4x12 with Greenbacks, and whilst I would love to experiment with different variants of it, I love the top end sizzle in the speakers. I consider the Greenback/MP-1 mixture the heart of the rig. It would be fun to get 2 1x12s for the wet channel, so that the rig in time can be enlarged to a true w/d/w rig if and when I get a separate head. The real problem is that the 9040 might be too strong for the purpose: it runs 200w @ 4 ohm, c110w @ 8 ohm and 60w @ 16 ohm. One would rarely want to dime a SS power amp, but it also makes sense not to put oneself in a situation where speakers could accidentally blow up. Currently the 4x12 runs at 8 ohm, so it is pretty much rated the same as the power amp. If I want to downsize I could probably get a 2x12 and run it 16 ohm with no problem. But what of the 1x12(s)? Here the Greenbacks are dangerously weak. One option would be to get a stronger speaker. The Creambacks would work, but I don't like their darker voicing as much. The Lynchback looks like the perfect solution (especially since it makes fewer dB out of more watts!), except for one problem: it is only available in an 8 ohm version. Had Celestion sold a 16 ohm version I would have regarded it as a no-brainer. Or: another question is whether the wet channels should have speakers with such a strong colour to them…
I am not yet certain if I should scale down the power amp to something like a Rocktron Velocity, hope for the best with the Marshall, or something else. I'll contemplate this a bit further to images and run-throughs of your awesome stereo rigs.
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