Recent content by Angstwulf

That may explain why the more I play the more I suck. In all seriousity, when you compare your SQ (Squier?) to your Kinmans are they similar in output or are the Kinmans wound to sound a little hotter?

Gee thanks a lot, Rich. Now I'm going to obsess over Kinman pickups and lose more work time window shopping for them... Seriously, I'm glad you found a good tone on Ch3 with singles. I was overgeneralizing a tad there (you know, opinions are like a**holes, everyone's got one). I have a...

Well, I suppose after I'm done with the pantry shelves and the window frames I have something to look forward to. Thanks for the info, all. What effect does the number of speakers have? I know that perceived sound is greater but does it also effect tone in any other sense? I would assume...

Hey, Xspider FingersX: If one were to hypothetically get off of one's bum, go into one's garage, take out the router and tools that one purchased with the dreams of being a woodworker only to have them collect dust and IF one were to actually build the 1x12 cab that one keeps prattling on about...

Ooooohhhh! I feel so unworthy. Never heard the Nomad described in such spiritual terms. (Mebbe Carlos has as much influence on Randall's mind as Randall had on Carlos' tone). Thanks Dylan! And just to keep the love for the Nomad alive, here's the set up I'm going to be trying out this week...

I think my Strat sounds pretty amazing on my Nomad45. What I cannot do is get thick mega-overdriven sounds out of it the way I can with a humbucker equiped guitar but that applies to any amp, not just Mesa's. Sounds a little too fizzy. But it's like the guy who went to the doctor and says...

If you want a warm body to answer questions you could always give the boutique store on Sunset a call. Mesa is pretty good about hiring staff who have a working knowledge of the amps. Have you tried EQ pedal. I put a $30 Dan-O eq in the effects loop and sent as much of the signal through as...

I have a Nomad 45 1x12 combo (uses EL84's rather than 6L6/EL34's). I love channel one for cleans and channel two for anything from Keef to AC/DC. Channel three isn't bad (many prefer it over channel 2) but it doesn't compare well IMHO to a Marshall. Putting an EQ pedal in the loop went a...

Peavey Classic from God knows what year. It was a 4x10 combo hybrid: tube power section and solid state pre-amp. Clean it sounded pretty decent (had a built in tremelo which I'm always a sucker for). Dirtied up it sounded, well, um...unique. Lent it to a friend some time in the early 90's...

The best I can figger is that it is an A/B powersection that is voiced to emulate a class A power section? Is this so? What characteristics is it giving us that makes it different from a typical A/B power section? How?

I can only wish... :(

I already have. It scared me. Thanks for answering and thanks for speaking down to my technical level. I just printed up Randall Smith's article on A vs. A/B and hooboy I've got the overload. http://www.mesaboogie.com/US/Smith/ClassA.htm

After reading all this talk about Hotplates and the LSS I got to wondering... Which gives better poweramp distortion at lower levels, 4 EL84's and the Hotplate or switching down to 5 amps? and Could I mod my Nomad 45 to cut the poweramp section to 2 or 1 tubes (rather than just pulling the...

Not a lot: Nomad 45 1x12 PODxt Peavey KB60 for POD and Keys Nomad replaced a JCM900 4200 that I had for about 10 years before I sold to a friend who needed a touring amp. Nothing on the horizon but I'm tossing the coin on a DIY project for this summer. It's between a small synth and a...