Frogman
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Just got an early 90s Mesa Fifty:Fifty stereo poweramp.
50w 6L6 per channel.
Channel A: AMT R1 (Single Rectifier)
Channel B: AMT M2 (JCM800)
Just bought an AMT O2 (DC30? AD30?) which, assuming I like it, I will swap in for one of the others depending on the gig.
I am going to build an oversized 2x12 like a Mesa Rec 2x12, probably even a little bigger. Stereo, of course.
Trying to decide which speakers to get.
Typically I like to mix speakers. In my 4x12, I have WGS ET65s x Veteran 30s.
I have another homemade 2x12 with Celestion G12K-85s.
For the new oversized 2x12, being stereo, each amp will be using one speaker respectively. This makes choosing even harder than it already is LOL.
I tend to roll down my tone and treble more often than. ow, harshness makes me cringe. So my first instinct is to go with some round and deep with more low mids and big ass bass like a Swamp Thang. But I also read that some people find them scooped. But I also think that if it is, it would just allow me to crank the kids more on the respective amp, and well - I am a mids on 7+ kinda guy.
Lots of other options from Eminence that would probably go well with that, like the Governor, Wizard, Texas Heat, CV-75, etc.
I am open to WGS too, but kinda want something different than what I already have (ET65/Vet30).
Mid focused Marshall M2 into a more scooped speaker?
Rectifier R1 into a more mid-focused speaker?
Off topic: nice thing about this setup (see below) is that for small gigs, I just bring a delta 44 mag for an ultra light rig. I can run one AMT into a cab and the other into PA via the direct out. In fact, if the PA has multiple inputs, I can also run the AMT that’s going through the cab into the PA as well, for a gnarly wet/dry/wet rig. And with the Mimiq, oh boy I dare someone to show me a bigger wall of sound!
50w 6L6 per channel.
Channel A: AMT R1 (Single Rectifier)
Channel B: AMT M2 (JCM800)
Just bought an AMT O2 (DC30? AD30?) which, assuming I like it, I will swap in for one of the others depending on the gig.
I am going to build an oversized 2x12 like a Mesa Rec 2x12, probably even a little bigger. Stereo, of course.
Trying to decide which speakers to get.
Typically I like to mix speakers. In my 4x12, I have WGS ET65s x Veteran 30s.
I have another homemade 2x12 with Celestion G12K-85s.
For the new oversized 2x12, being stereo, each amp will be using one speaker respectively. This makes choosing even harder than it already is LOL.
I tend to roll down my tone and treble more often than. ow, harshness makes me cringe. So my first instinct is to go with some round and deep with more low mids and big ass bass like a Swamp Thang. But I also read that some people find them scooped. But I also think that if it is, it would just allow me to crank the kids more on the respective amp, and well - I am a mids on 7+ kinda guy.
Lots of other options from Eminence that would probably go well with that, like the Governor, Wizard, Texas Heat, CV-75, etc.
I am open to WGS too, but kinda want something different than what I already have (ET65/Vet30).
Mid focused Marshall M2 into a more scooped speaker?
Rectifier R1 into a more mid-focused speaker?
Off topic: nice thing about this setup (see below) is that for small gigs, I just bring a delta 44 mag for an ultra light rig. I can run one AMT into a cab and the other into PA via the direct out. In fact, if the PA has multiple inputs, I can also run the AMT that’s going through the cab into the PA as well, for a gnarly wet/dry/wet rig. And with the Mimiq, oh boy I dare someone to show me a bigger wall of sound!
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