One of the valves in my Splawn Quick Rod died, and while I had the head down from the cabs, I decided to try the amp out in full power instead of half power, which is where I have been running it.
SWEET MOTHER OF MYSTERY!
Volume-wise, it sounds like the amp is running about 20% louder. But tonally, it's a totally different beast. The gain is way crunchier, and the amp has WAY better control over the speakers. There's zero sag, overhang, or tubbiness. It's like a high performance race car - - starts and stops on a dime!
I switched back to 1/2 power (50w) for comparison, and it confirmed what I had heard initially. The tone is way ballsier, more open sounding, as well as being a bit louder.
On my Hot Plate, you can see the difference in the amount of current 100w is pushing as opposed to 50w. Whereas the lights were bearly ticking over on 50w, on 100w it's glowing like a little flashlight.
I know there is a contingent among this forum that doesn't see the need for anything over 20-50w, but in my experience, I'll take 100w+ any day of the week. (Besides, I don't like the sound of power amp distortion.)
You can hear a quick (sloppy) clip here https://forum.seymourduncan.com/showthread.php?t=63040
SWEET MOTHER OF MYSTERY!
Volume-wise, it sounds like the amp is running about 20% louder. But tonally, it's a totally different beast. The gain is way crunchier, and the amp has WAY better control over the speakers. There's zero sag, overhang, or tubbiness. It's like a high performance race car - - starts and stops on a dime!
I switched back to 1/2 power (50w) for comparison, and it confirmed what I had heard initially. The tone is way ballsier, more open sounding, as well as being a bit louder.
On my Hot Plate, you can see the difference in the amount of current 100w is pushing as opposed to 50w. Whereas the lights were bearly ticking over on 50w, on 100w it's glowing like a little flashlight.
I know there is a contingent among this forum that doesn't see the need for anything over 20-50w, but in my experience, I'll take 100w+ any day of the week. (Besides, I don't like the sound of power amp distortion.)
You can hear a quick (sloppy) clip here https://forum.seymourduncan.com/showthread.php?t=63040
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