Anyone else getting sick of GAS?

[mercifulfuzziness]

Just played a deluxe reverb (the real amp) on volume 2 with a customer shop Stratocaster

I am fucked. That would not even be to loud at home right?

 

[laxu]

Just played a deluxe reverb (the real amp) on volume 2 with a customer shop Stratocaster

I am fucked. That would not even be to loud at home right?

Bring a decibel meter, put it 1m from the amp and measure.

 

[JiveTurkey]

Your first answer is always right

 

[mercifulfuzziness]

Bring a decibel meter, put it 1m from the amp and measure.

Let me lie to myself

 

[duzie]

Just played a deluxe reverb (the real amp) on volume 2 with a customer shop Stratocaster

I am fucked. That would not even be to loud at home right?

It’s kinda like my wife buying furniture.
She said it didn’t look that big in the store

 

[mercifulfuzziness]

It’s kinda like my wife buying furniture.
She said it didn’t look that big in the store

Whaha that might be true. I was in a isolated sound room and with volume 2 it felt like I had my studio monitors almost full open (okay that’s a bit exaggerating, but still)

 

[mercifulfuzziness]

It’s kinda like my wife buying furniture.
She said it didn’t look that big in the store

I missed the best “that’s what she said” joke

Damit

 

[Whizzinby]

This thread…

Have fun guys…

 

[DrewJD82]

Whaha that might be true. I was in a isolated sound room and with volume 2 it felt like I had my studio monitors almost full open (okay that’s a bit exaggerating, but still)

That’s the loudest I ever got mine in my apartment and even that felt like I was asking for a knock from the neighbors.

 

[mercifulfuzziness]

That’s the loudest I ever got mine in my apartment and even that felt like I was asking for a knock from the neighbors.

I think I was between 1-2. Guy at store also showed 3 to make the point how loud it can get and 3 was obviously too much. With a meter between him and me now the amp was clearly louder than our conversation. Between 1-2 this was not the case.

But it’s clear why a modeler is way way better for home use on normal levels haha with the deluxe it’s questionable if it’s really that quiet. With a modeler it can go from quiet to nicely loud.

Can’t imagine what volume 4-6 would be on that deluxe

 

[FuzzyAce]

I think I was between 1-2. Guy at store also showed 3 to make the point how loud it can get and 3 was obviously too much. With a meter between him and me now the amp was clearly louder than our conversation. Between 1-2 this was not the case.

But it’s clear why a modeler is way way better for home use on normal levels haha with the deluxe it’s questionable if it’s really that quiet. With a modeler it can go from quiet to nicely loud.

Can’t imagine what volume 4-6 would be on that deluxe View attachment 35221

5 and up is when the magic happens.

 

[PLX]

5 and up is when the magic happens.

 

[mercifulfuzziness]

5 and up is when the magic happens.

Yeah … so you would a. Deluxe to keep it at 1-2 … feels a bit like buying a muscle car and just drive 100 km/h where 100 is allowed.

 

[PLX]

Yeah … so you would a. Deluxe to keep it at 1-2 … feels a bit like buying a muscle car and just drive 100 km/h where 100 is allowed.

 

[FuzzyAce]

Yeah … so you would a. Deluxe to keep it at 1-2 … feels a bit like buying a muscle car and just drive 100 km/h where 100 is allowed.

I mean, they still sound great at low volumes. Cranking it to 5 in the living room is probably not ideal though?
Any tube amp is going to be loud at it's "magical" spot, even a 5watt one in a room. So you either deal with it, turn them down, or get something to scale the power down like an attenuator.

 

[mercifulfuzziness]

I mean, they still sound great at low volumes. Cranking it to 5 in the living room is probably not ideal though?
Any tube amp is going to be loud at it's "magical" spot, even a 5watt one in a room. So you either deal with it, turn them down, or get something to scale the power down like an attenuator.

Well .. I do understand the whole “amp in the room” debate now

 

[FuzzyAce]

Well .. I do understand the whole “amp in the room” debate now

The biggest thing is the speaker besides getting the power section working harder. A lot of speakers need a good amount of volume to open up, unless you get an older one or one with a very low sensitivity rating.

 

[mercifulfuzziness]

The biggest thing is the speaker besides getting the power section working harder. A lot of speakers need a good amount of volume to open up, unless you get an older one or one with a very low sensitivity rating.

and also “look that was dads old amp” instead of “look that was dads helix”

 

[FuzzyAce]

and also “look that was dads old amp” instead of “look that was dads helix”

The amp should definitely last longer.

 

[jay mitchell]

5 and up is when the magic happens.

With a DR? Beg to differ. Over 5 is where the farty, flubby crap happens. 3 is hairy. There is essentially no clean the way I want to hear it. Certainly not anywhere close to gig volume....