Is it amps, speakers, or pedals?

[TheArchitect]

Re: Is it amps, speakers, or pedals?

This just sounds like old tubes to me. When did you last put new tubes in your amps? You should replace pre-amp tubes (small ones) about every 18 months and power-amp tubes (big ones) about every three years. I don't know as I've never actually seen a JMP, but I'm guessing it uses EL34's as power-amps and ECC83's (or 12AX7's for all you Americans) for pre-amps. Groove Tubes is probably the most widely respected tube brand (they don't actually make them themselves, just buy them from the same factories as the cheaper brands like Electro-Harmonix. This could develop into a long-winded rant so I'll stop now. Though I will recommend that you pay the extra for the Groove Tubes). I've no idea what re-tubing an amp costs in America but it can be really expensive here in the U.K. Sometimes as much as £150 ($300 approx.). Don't worry though, you can do it for much, much less. The sure fire way to know if your problem is with your tubes is to listen out for any popping or high pitched noises comming form your amp.

Not sure why you would need to replace the preamp bottles twice as often as the power tubes. No noises or popping though. The tubes are a few years old but only recently have they gotten serious play time. 1 JMP and the plexi have EL34's. The other JMP has 6550's

 

[TheArchitect]

Re: Is it amps, speakers, or pedals?

its also not that easy to get awesome overdrive tones out of marshalls in bedroom volume levels, they need some crankin.

My bandmaster sounds like crap at bedroom levels with my TS reissue, but when i turn it up to 5 then step on the TS, it sounds like butter. The amp needs to breathe a little for overdrive pedals to do their jobs.

Not looking for bedroom volume but an untamed Plexi isn't realistic either.

 

[TheArchitect]

Re: Is it amps, speakers, or pedals?

ummmm.....which pickups are you using?

59b / PGn in PRS Cu22

S-Deco 2b / PGn in PRS cu22

Fralin 9.5 / 8.5 in LP

Stock Wolfgang pups