Tube Amp Experience

[JLagoon]

Hi everybody,

I thought I would share this experience that I got last night with my TriAxis, VHT2502, and Behringer BG412s stereo set up. My guitar was Ibanez RG7321 with Blaze Custom and Air Norton 7.

My band just started renting a new rehearsal place where we can use our equipment. I have never heard my rig sounded that good. It was like a revelation.

I noticed that the differences were: the room was decent acoustically and I had the power amp at 1 o'clock. I never set the volume of my power amp that high.

It was loud, but it sounded really good, powerful, and huge sounding. Everything sounded great and most importantly, natural. There was no sound of enhanced bass, mid, and treble. The timbre was very balanced.

A comparable sound is John Petrucci's sound in the Rock Discipline DVD, but not scooped.

The point: if you haven't cranked your tube amp to at least 1 o'clock, then you haven't experienced how good your tube amp is.

 

[rashayritto]

Re: Tube Amp Experience

The point: if you haven't cranked your tube amp to at least 1 o'clock, then you haven't experienced how good your tube amp is.

well every amp has its own sweet-spot.

glad you found a space where you can push your amp hard enough

 

[suislidE03]

Re: Tube Amp Experience

Yea I have several places that I can push my amp, even dime it. The problem is they arent exactly acoustic-friendly. One of them is a Roadway loading dock where my friend works. We usually jam out there, but the whole place is concrete and sheet metal with a high roof. Sounds horrible! But man we let loose.. hehe. Dad also has his place out in the country now, and there are no volume limits except for what your ears can handle in a 15x15 room, and the point where things start rattling violently.. you would never know a wall or floor could make music! :laugh2: So far, my Moms new house back home sounds the best. The living room is all carpet, 40x20 or so with many large door openings. All the frequencies respond the best, but objects in the room start to rattle when the volume gets around 2.. good thing I got my weber minimass!