2x12 preamp out to separate 1x12. Is this stereo?

Re: 2x12 preamp out to separate 1x12. Is this stereo?

Radial twin city or bigshot?

Also keep in mind that the difference in 6L6 or el34 is negligible compared to the difference in using 1x12 as opposed to 2x12.

I also wonder if the attenuator in your 5150 is an actual power soak or just a good post-phase inverter master volume.

Radial Bigshot AB/Y Splitter. I'm not sure if I'll be able to get what I want out of it but I figure it could be worth a shot. I'll post a small video once I get it working to see what people think. I am going to try leaving my board the way it is with reverb/delay and have the 6l6 amp be wet and the el34 dry. And if I don't like it I'll run both cables through the pedals and see what it sounds like both wet. I mainly practice lead stuff to backing tracks so I am going to have them both on the red or blue channels with the gain dialed back. From what I've read people really admire the blue channel on the 6l6 and the red on the el34, so I may try to get that blend going.

And yeah I'm not sure the manual doesn't say. The dial says "Power Level" and it's supposed to be "post power tube" attenuation. I think it works ok it's just I figured if I dialed it back to 1watt I'd be able to get the volume up to noon but in reality it's more like I can go to between 2-3 instead of between 0-1. I tried my friends hughes and kettner tubemeister at my place once. It had a 1-watt setting and I was able to get that volume to noon. So I figured it'd be more like that.
 
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Re: 2x12 preamp out to separate 1x12. Is this stereo?

I ended up getting the EVH 5150 2x12 combo amp with the built in attenuator. Full disclosure though, it still is ridiculously loud even at the 1watt setting. Cannot turn volume above 2 lol. But I don't mind because I wanted the 6l6 version of the amp anyway. I like the El34 version and 6l6 each in their own way, maybe slightly leaning towards the EL34. That's why I'm excited to try to get them in stereo

BTW, that's what Egnaters brilliant "tube mix" function does. Amp has two sets of power tubes, which you can blend freely by adjust single pot in amp. I have the Rebel version with 2x2 6V6/EL84 tubes, I prefer to keep blend around halfway to 40/60 on the 6V6 side.

They also have bigger 2x2 EL34/6L6 version. Have to try to that out if I ever see one on the wild.
 
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Re: 2x12 preamp out to separate 1x12. Is this stereo?

Just remember, without a time based effect or specific volume weighting between both, two speaker sources (the combo and the 1x12) is really not a good true "stereo" effect. it's more dual mono -which is cool for texturing and thickening your tone but for true stereo image effect, get a time based effect on one or both sources and least spread them out wide which creates the effect of source placement and the manipulation to that spot with effects between the two cabs spacing.

also, does using your preamp out jack kill the feed to the combo amp and speaker or not -many amps are an all or nothing affair if you use pre out.? may want to check that before you plan your stereo attack!
 
Re: 2x12 preamp out to separate 1x12. Is this stereo?

With what you have, you can get a stereo sound now. Use the stereo chorus in front at the end of whatever other pedals you use out front and send each out from the chorus to both amps. You don't want to go to the FX return as that is at the end of the preamp and you'll lose all the tone shaping abilities. Sending the chorus outs to both FX returns would need the chorus to have 2 inputs as well (from the amps FX send) so you are truly splitting the signal through the FX loops. Since the chorus most likely has one input, you want it out front of the amps and the outs to the amps' input.
 
Re: 2x12 preamp out to separate 1x12. Is this stereo?

Just remember, without a time based effect or specific volume weighting between both, two speaker sources (the combo and the 1x12) is really not a good true "stereo" effect. it's more dual mono -which is cool for texturing and thickening your tone but for true stereo image effect, get a time based effect on one or both sources and least spread them out wide which creates the effect of source placement and the manipulation to that spot with effects between the two cabs spacing.

also, does using your preamp out jack kill the feed to the combo amp and speaker or not -many amps are an all or nothing affair if you use pre out.? may want to check that before you plan your stereo attack!

What effect would you recommend? I have an evh chorus and a eventide pitchfactor. Those are my only time based effects unless delay/reverb counts as one. I dont use the chorus or pitchfactor much because whenever I did use them in mono, it made the tone sound chimey/lighter. I want thick screaming lead tone from all angles.
 
Re: 2x12 preamp out to separate 1x12. Is this stereo?

With what you have, you can get a stereo sound now. Use the stereo chorus in front at the end of whatever other pedals you use out front and send each out from the chorus to both amps. You don't want to go to the FX return as that is at the end of the preamp and you'll lose all the tone shaping abilities. Sending the chorus outs to both FX returns would need the chorus to have 2 inputs as well (from the amps FX send) so you are truly splitting the signal through the FX loops. Since the chorus most likely has one input, you want it out front of the amps and the outs to the amps' input.

I didnt think to try this. I forgot that my chorus pedal is a true bypass and I could have put it at the front and just left it off... that would have fixed my volume problem! Well I'm waiting on the replacement for my combo amp anyway (it was damaged) I may give this a shot if the bigshot doesnt work out.
 
Re: 2x12 preamp out to separate 1x12. Is this stereo?

Just remember, without a time based effect or specific volume weighting between both, two speaker sources (the combo and the 1x12) is really not a good true "stereo" effect. it's more dual mono -which is cool for texturing and thickening your tone but for true stereo image effect, get a time based effect on one or both sources and least spread them out wide which creates the effect of source placement and the manipulation to that spot with effects between the two cabs spacing.

also, does using your preamp out jack kill the feed to the combo amp and speaker or not -many amps are an all or nothing affair if you use pre out.? may want to check that before you plan your stereo attack!

Also, if it works out and I really do like the sound. If I wanted to record a cover of a song, would my best option be put 1 mic in front of each speaker cabinet and then hook them up to channels 1/2 on my usb interface?
 
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