THD Flexi 50 Owners...

Evan Skopp

Evan Skopp

SDUGF Founder
I'm going to use one for the first time on a gig next weekend. It's a borrowed amp (it belongs to the Seymour Duncan sound room) and I'm not totally familiar with it. I'm using it with the stock EL-34s. I don't plan on changing any tubes, but I notice it sounds kinda bright. I'm going straight into an old Seymour Duncan 2x10 ported cabinet. I'm using a prototype distortion box.

Anyone have any tips or tricks or anything I should know?

I notice the boost is really loud, even at the lowest gain setting. Also, what does the "cut" control do? At low volume, I can't really tell any difference between the 20W and 50W settings.

Any advice would be appreciated. Thanks in advance.
 
Re: THD Flexi 50 Owners...

I haven't owned a Flexi, but I have used one, and they always sounded bright to me. I've really only liked THD stuff thru darker speakers. I had a Univalve for a while and sold it because it was always too bright thru any thing but a 4x12 with G12H30's, and I prefer to carry a smaller cab than that. For rythm/crunch parts the THD stuff sounds amazing, but when I played lead thru them, both the Uni and the Flexi, I got a lot of ice pick tone. FWIW I think the Flexi is voiced a good bit smoother in the top end than the other 2 THD amps.
BTW are you going to be using your new Hamer? You know we'll need a full report on how it goes.
 
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I'm curious to know what your new Hamer would sound like through it. Have you started using the Hamer yet? Plugged it into the Flexi?
 
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Yeah Evan...Go to either the Univalve Forum or The Gear Page. Ed DeGenaro posts regularly on both Forums & he is very helpful.

He's posted a ton of clips with all 3 THD amps & the tones he gets out of them are fantastic!!!
 
Re: THD Flexi 50 Owners...

Thanks for the tips, guys. Yes, I'll be using the new Hamer. As well as my Jackson SweeTone and a new Seymour-modified Tele I haven't told you guys about yet. And maybe a new Schecter Cosair (335-style with a Bigsby) that I just picked up.

I know Ed. He's a totally cool guy. And actually, he's the guy I bought the amp from a few months ago.

It seems like a beast. It just needs to be tamed.
 
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I was going to start a separate post with photos and such, but to give you a sneak preview: if you see the "official" picture of the Fender Lite Ash Tele (say on Musicians Friend), that's my exact guitar. But I gave it to Seymour and he made some "changes."

:burnout:
 
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I knew you had that Tele, but what did he do?

Evan Skopp said:
I was going to start a separate post with photos and such, but to give you a sneak preview: if you see the "official" picture of the Fender Lite Ash Tele (say on Musicians Friend), that's my exact guitar. But I gave it to Seymour and he made some "changes."

:burnout:
Click to expand...
 
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Is that the tele that was sitting up on the bench at UGD? I know you had talked in a previous post about putting an SM-1 in that one, if I'm not mistaken. Has that been done, and did he do anything else to it?
 
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That's the one. SM-1n in the neck position. Vintage-style large barrel saddles. Les Paul-style output jack. CTS pots and switch. STL-2 Hot Tele lead.
 
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The Flexi 50 sounds awesome through a 212 cab of alnico tone tubbies. Really dark warm speakers, they seam to round out the tone nicely. One of my friends has that rig and I am jealous beyond belief (I am a broke teenager)
 
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Here's a pic from the gig.

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The amp sounded real nice, once I rolled back the highs. Many people at the gig told me that it cut through real nicely. I like it. Personally, I like a spring reverb on my amp and that could be a deal breaker with the THD. But honestly, the tone was right there. Even the sound guy complimented me.

Thanks to everyone here to gave me advice. It helped a lot.

By the way, that's a D-TAR Mama Bear sitting on top of the THD, plugged into the J45. Also, that orange stomp box is a new prototype we're testing...
 
Re: THD Flexi 50 Owners...

Evan, that Hamer looks fantastic!

Im glad you got it all worked out and I bet it sounded great.

So, were you using the SFX-03?

What was Seymour playing through?
 
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thats a 2x10 under the flexi??? wow it looks big.

hamer looks great with that pick guard
 
Re: THD Flexi 50 Owners...

DITTO what Jeremy said.....

What cab is that?

That Hamer & the tortoise-shell were made for each other. Looks like you were made for each other!:bigok:

Glad it worked out well for you.

Some day I'd like to own another THD. Had the Uni & it was a fun amp to play with but collecting tubes became an obsession & that can get pricey!!! :22:
 
Re: THD Flexi 50 Owners...

That Hamer looks stunning. That indeed is an absolutely gorgeous combination!

The SFX-03... is this one of those 'I'd tell you more but I'd have to kill you' situation? I can't wait to see what it does!
 
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