New amp; inbound. FINALLY \M/

[2dor]

@JiveTurkey if i recall were you not looking at this beast ?
I think @2112 did demo a while back as well
its only 50 Watts but cant get more simple and aggressive something about face melting you often mention

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This amp started me down on the GAS path

 

[Boudoir Guitar]

I'll never own an Engl. Too much $ here and nothing about them speak to me. I wanted a Fireball back in the HC days. The more I futz with amps the more I realize I like either DUMB single channel thought processes or Mesa Boogies. Fractal is for when I am wanting to overcomplicate things

"I like analog because its so much simpler"

 

[JiveTurkey]

This amp is brutal as fuck cranked up loud

 

[JiveTurkey]

Most of my fx loop problems seem to also be related to the fact that I LOVE running channel volumes up high and the gain down below noon. FX loop is clip city. I did some kludging about and go the channel volume down around 11 oclock ish and with the FM3, got some decent results. Too much tweaking on the FAS input and output settings though.

 

[Frodebro]

Most of my fx loop problems seem to also be related to the fact that I LOVE running channel volumes up high and the gain down below noon. FX loop is clip city. I did some kludging about and go the channel volume down around 11 oclock ish and with the FM3, got some decent results. Too much tweaking on the FAS input and output settings though.

Gain staging mine was a bit of a PITA as well, and I didn't have my channel masters any higher than noon.

 

[JiveTurkey]

Gain staging mine was a bit of a PITA as well, and I didn't have my channel masters any higher than noon.

I might use it as an excuse to fill out my board and run it into the clean channel as the mood strikes

 

[Karl Houseknecht]

Most of my fx loop problems seem to also be related to the fact that I LOVE running channel volumes up high

I remember from back in the day that it was recommended to keep the channel volumes at no higher than 10:00, especially with the serial loop.

 

[JiveTurkey]

I remember from back in the day that it was recommended to keep the channel volumes at no higher than 10:00, especially with the serial loop.

Yeah it was clip light city on the FM whenever the channel volume was up.

 

[SillyOctpuss]

Yeah it was clip light city on the FM whenever the channel volume was up.

I'll have to try my stomp again and see if that was causing any of my problems. The clipping indicator is pretty small on the stomp.

I hope not cause I like the channel volume up higher.

 

[JiveTurkey]

I'll have to try my stomp again and see if that was causing any of my problems. The clipping indicator is pretty small on the stomp.

I hope not cause I like the channel volume up higher.

Channel up at about max, gain about 4ish on OD orange is You can do it in other ways but just not as lively. Standalone preamp or licensed Synergy module that actually played nice with effects would be

 

[SillyOctpuss]

Channel up at about max, gain about 4ish on OD orange is You can do it in other ways but just not as lively. Standalone preamp or licensed Synergy module that actually played nice with effects would be

I tend to run the channel volumes around 1-2 o'clock on both channels. I'll check it later and let you know.

 

[Chocol8]

Yeah it was clip light city on the FM whenever the channel volume was up.

Sounds like you could use a Dumblater or however it is spelled. Basically it was/is a device to adjust levels for an effects loop to be used with an amp that doesn’t have pedal friendly loop levels.

You know, more complicated which is just what you are looking for. On the plus side, it might be nice to have with an early SLO as well since they suffer from poorly placed high output loops.

 

[Boudoir Guitar]

 

[JiveTurkey]

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My anger phase is over as of now. It's pretty much resigned to leave it on the shelf and fire it up once in awhile when the house is empty and I can get rowdy