Once you go stereo...you don't go back !

[SongsForTheDeaf]

Finally got around to doing a stereo setup as my Boss Tera Echo has stereo ouputs. It was a revelation..there is no way I can EVER go back to one amp. I finally got that room filling sound I have always wanted, even at low volumes.

I put my Ampeg Reverb Rocket 50 watt 2x12 at one end of the room and either my 1976 Ampeg VT-22 120 watt 2x12 combo or Ampeg GVT15H into ported Peavey 1x15 cab at the other end of the room. It is awesome!!! delay in stereo sounds amazing and Univibe is also way better with this setup... I always keep my Malekko Sloika on with low gain/gritty clean and tuned my Ibanez Artist to C standard and it sounds way fuller...The Reverb Rocket is more chimey and clear while the VT-22 or GVT15H are more dark and thick/low mid heavy sounding so it balances out for a really full sound.

Anyone thinking of trying this should do it ASAP ...

 

[Lazarus1140]

Re: Once you go stereo...you don't go back !

Even the new Magnatone Stereo Twighlighter is supposed to be mindblowing ... and that's with two 12" speakers in the same cabinet! I don't doubt that your rig fills the room gloriously!

 

[JOLLY]

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I agree.

 

[Empty Pockets]

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Yep.

 

[SongsForTheDeaf]

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Juicy ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^


Lovin it!

 

[jeremy]

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two amps can sound amazing but not always practical live. i do it for trio gigs when i can but thats about it. too much to haul, setup, and mic but also sound guys usually cant mix for **** with one amp let alone two.

for the trio gigs i use two it makes the rotosphere sound incredible

 

[GuitarStv]

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I went stereo for a while, but went back. Like jeremy, it was just too much of a PITA to carry around all the stuff. There are some effects that just sound ridiculously better in stereo though.

 

[AlexR]

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^ Chorus and reverb.

I play at home, so no lugging needed.....but I can see how it would be a pain.

 

[Diego]

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It's a bad deal live unless you've got a really trusty sound guy.
Otherwise, you'll just be complicating something he doesn't give a pig's ass about getting right.

 

[Empty Pockets]

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That sound guy should just keep his mics the **** away from my cabs anyway.

 

[marcboomer]

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I was looking for some new thang to play around with this weekend...thanks!

 

[LReese]

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I like stereo so much I got a rack...

Triaxis & 2:90 with 2 Theile cabs with EV's. 2 H9's and Lexicon PCM81 between the Pre and power amps.

 

[SongsForTheDeaf]

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That sound guy should just keep his mics the **** away from my cabs anyway.

Yeah exactly... For smaller clubs/bars I could get away with just cranking both amps anyways. Bigger rooms may be a problem though but I don't care about lugging extra because at the end of the day its a backup amp if you need it too. Sh*t happens!

 

[Demanic]

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Ok, this

 

[Empty Pockets]

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^ Nothing I like better than a nice wall of sound.

I'm not sure what the technical term for this is, but here's my favorite setup:



The Orange is powering the outer 2 stacks while the Sunn powers the two cabs in the center. Kept the trick-or-treaters away last night.

 

[SongsForTheDeaf]

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do you actually lug all that to a gig ??? Looks like overkill unless you are playing Arenas lol

 

[Vajazzled]

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...but here's my favorite setup:

Where do you live? I'm gonna burgle your joint :eek13:

 

[Empty Pockets]

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Haha. I usually take the 69 Bassman and the Emperor 2x12 to gigs

 

[SongsForTheDeaf]

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Haha. I usually take the 69 Bassman and the Emperor 2x12 to gigs

Nice!! That alone sounds pretty loud!

I have been wondering about those Emperor cabs. I want to find a builder who can make me a 4x10 cab to go with my 1x15 for my Ampeg head. I hear Emperor is expensive though?

 

[Empty Pockets]

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Yeah its loud enough... Their cabs look amazing and this one has Swamp Thangs making it a 300w 2x12 that I can safely run my Sunn or Orange into. When I put one of my 4x12s on top of it, its like a subwoofer.

I scored mine in a trade so I honestly have no idea what price was like on these, but I'm pretty sure they're out of business... Just keep your eyes peeled for an Ampeg 4x10 :smokin: