Re: Bogner Shiva overhauled for 2006
OlinMusic said:
CHRIS you never answer my PMs
I want to hear some of your ideas to fix Shiva problems
DO TELL
DONT HOLD OUT
CMON NOW
Sorry Olin, I thought I had sent you the reply before :smack:
Before we begin, study these two diagrams (taken from the Bogner website):
To get the perfect FX Loop cable, ignore the 100k resistor you see pictured in between the center conductor of the cable and the positive or tip end of the plug. You don't want a 100k in there because it will sound dull, you want a 47k resistor in there (trust me, it sounds MUCH BETTER and it will NOT harm your amp in any way, shape or form).
You want footswitchable pure volume to cut through with leads because the boost doesn't give you enough? I use this:
http://goudiefx.com/boost.php This solves the volume issue with cutting through with leads. This is a perfect way around having to mod your amp for a boost master volume. Want to thicken up your leads or make them sustain longer? Use a transparent overdrive pedal and dial in a little mids and gain and you'll be pleasantly surprised (I use a Pro Analog Dual Drive, I'll be trying the Pro Analog Power Driver in a few weeks).
Ok, now that leads are taken care of, how about speakers? I recommend a mix of Vintage 30s and Classic Lead 80s. Vintage 30s have a nice upper mid push that helps cut through the mix, but doesn't hold together in the lowend too well and can sound a bit muddy due to a smooth highend. Classic Lead 80s are extremely balanced and stays together in the lowend and has that upper note extension, so the two speakers mix well together. I really dig the crunch that the CL80s give too (it adds an edge to the Shiva which has always been more of a smoother, more refined and modded Marshall 800)! This gave me more headroom in the cleans and better definition at higher volumes, which was exactly what I was looking for (I usually crank my clean channel volume around 1 o'clock with my master around 11 o'clock... so definitely not "soft" volumes).
There are a number of things to pay attention to when setting up the cables. #1 make sure the modded end of the FX Ducking cable goes into the input of the first pedal in the loop, if it's reversed, it will sound way too hot and terrible (found that out the hard way). #2 make sure the ground on the cable doesn't touch anything on the modded end side, it will ruin the results. #3 use heat shrink tubing or electrical tape to isolate components
I said "screw it" and bought a used 4x12" for $900 instead.
