I have concluded that I have a 150k pot, and it has dead spots. So I will replace the pot and let you know how I make out.
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Originally posted by Blackbasser View Post
I have a Line 6 Spidervalve Bogner HD100 MKII head in to a 4x12 with vintage Altec Series II speakers. I can guarantee it's not the amp tho. All my other guitars sound fantastic thru it.
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Originally posted by Demanic View PostFinally, someone else with some love for this amp!
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Originally posted by Blackbasser View Post
It's an amazing amp! I've downloaded a **** tonne of patches, so It's basically every amp in one. I have all the Boogies, Soldanos, 5150s. And the tube side is super strong and really loud!! I had the combo, and liked it so much, I got the 100 watt head.
And I've often been tempted to run a few AITB or preamp pedals straight into the tube power section.
Oh, and even with just a 4x12, it can get ungodly loud without farting out.
We'll have to start another thread about them.
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Originally posted by Demanic View PostI picked up one 5 or 6 years ago used for short money. Should have bought the Ampeg 4x12 that was being sold with it, but I already had an old Carvin 4x12, so I didn't really need it. I've never downloaded anything but it already has more options than I could ever use.
And I've often been tempted to run a few AITB or preamp pedals straight into the tube power section.
Oh, and even with just a 4x12, it can get ungodly loud without farting out.
We'll have to start another thread about them.
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Originally posted by Blackbasser View Post
The premade patches are hit and miss, but there are some great ones available. You wanna sound like Zakk Wilde? Boom. Warren DiMartini? Bingo. EVH? Done. Plus all the amp sims too. Paired with my Altecs, it's a really great rig.
Freaking heavy
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Originally posted by dave74 View Post
So you don't find ceramics to lend a "faster", or should say crisper bass response? I find most alnico-based pickups to lag a bit on the lows unless it's a somewhat neutered wind. Full Shred is a great pickup but I wouldn't say it's good for beefing the lows.
Personally I would go with a super2 in the neck if I wanted that much heat there.
I think maybe you mean a pickup has a tight bass, meaning generally higher output. There are some hot a5 pickups with tight bass so I don't think its a ceramic thing.
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Originally posted by Top-L View Post
Faster..or slower...speed has never come into my description of pickup. Hotter pickups are more compressed, lower output pickups are looser or more open.
I think maybe you mean a pickup has a tight bass, meaning generally higher output. There are some hot a5 pickups with tight bass so I don't think its a ceramic thing.
The a5 pickups that are big in the lows/beefy also tend to have more bloom/sag/lag/shwag, whatever you want to call it. I don't dislike them at all, but for tighter technical riffing styles with a big strong bass punch I would always looks at the ceramic based high-output models first and foremost, and not only those wound hot, but also those that are high output with low to moderate dcr.
Now for doom, sludge, or even more classic metal, I would usually go with a thick-toned hot a5 model like a TZ or A-pig, even a JB in some cases. Of course it always depends to some degree what the specific guitar is giving you to work with.Last edited by dave74; 05-09-2022, 02:13 AM.
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Originally posted by Top-L View Post
I remember the details now. The guitar in question, my LTD M400 is a single volume pot guitar. All my other guitars have had a tone control. Usually 500K + 500K.
The absence of tone control made guitar really bright in a way I wasn't accustomed to. Asked around and a 250K vol control is similar treble bleed as typical 500K+500K setup. Now it sounds similar to my other guitars.
The point is that the potentiometer values can make a big difference. You need to know what youre dealing with. If no pickup sounds correct, then it may be because of the pots. For all you know, it is wired with 1000K+1000K pots, or has one of the tone pots that disconnects from the circuit when its on full.
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Originally posted by dave74 View Post
So you don't find ceramics to lend a "faster", or should say crisper bass response? I find most alnico-based pickups to lag a bit on the lows unless it's a somewhat neutered wind. Full Shred is a great pickup but I wouldn't say it's good for beefing the lows.Originally posted by crusty philtrumAnyone who *sings* at me through their teeth deserves to have a bus drive through their face
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