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Forum Ringside => Guitars, Amps and Effects => Topic started by: juansolo on February 01, 2013, 07:34:00 PM
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Picked up my cab today from Martin to match the Ampmaker Double Six kit amp I built that he also did the cab for. I'll post a group shot tomorrow in daylight, they look awesome together.
It's a vertical 2x10. It's actually a slightly oversized 1x12 cab on it's end (a little wider) and by god does it sound good. Speakers are a pair of Eminence Legend 1028k. It sounds big and punchy as hell, and totally exceeds my expectations. I had another pair of 10" speakers I was going to try in there as I was worried the Legends might be a little thin. No such worries.
Martins pic:
(http://juansolo.demon.co.uk/stompage/images/amp7.jpg)
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So you're fond of 10" speakers?
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Is that the alnico magnet Legend? I was thinking of trying one, but I think it will not have anywhere near as much body & depth in a small 1x10 as in that cab which looks pretty big.
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Is that the alnico magnet Legend? I was thinking of trying one, but I think it will not have anywhere near as much body & depth in a small 1x10 as in that cab which looks pretty big.
Yep, it's kind of a modernised version of a P10R if you believe the blurb.
I've read that they can be a little lacking if used on their own in smaller cabs. But pairs or quads in bigger cabs get very good write ups. It also helps that I got them stupidly cheap. Though that wasn't the main reason I got them. Will be interesting to hear them cranked tomorrow!
The cab is a little larger than he'd normally do a 2x10 as I wanted to run it on it's side and not look silly being narrower than the head. So it's wider to match the head.
So you're fond of 10" speakers?
I am now! I fancied a bit of a change. Sold my 1x12 with a plan to go 2x10.
The other things I'm having made are going to be a pair of 1x10 combos, one with my Goldstar in, the other with a matching Goldstar power amp. That way I can run them as a stereo pair. The reason I'm going 10" in those is purely to keep them small as space is tight. I've got a pair of Ragin Cajuns for those, I heard one in Tom's Princeton and thought it sounded brilliant. Apparently it loses it a bit when dimed, but these are home use, low volume jobs only, and at that sort of level it sounded marvellous.
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Cool! And in that case, congrats! It certainly looks cool.
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Very cool amp. I had a Peavy 4x10 classic and really like the sound of the tens. This one gives me a GAS-attack.
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That looks grand! Great colour too.
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That looks really cool. What amp are you using with it?
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Picked up my cab today from Martin to match the Ampmaker Double Six kit amp I built that he also did the cab for.
This amp :wink:
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Picked up my cab today from Martin to match the Ampmaker Double Six kit amp I built that he also did the cab for.
This amp :wink:
Nice! What is that? lol
Edit: Just looked up the amp, but the site says it is no longer available ...
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that looks awesome :D
I've read that they can be a little lacking if used on their own in smaller cabs. But pairs or quads in bigger cabs get very good write ups. It also helps that I got them stupidly cheap. Though that wasn't the main reason I got them. Will be interesting to hear them cranked tomorrow!
yeah eminence advised me against using one in my vht special 6 combo for that reason.
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Well I can confirm that as a pair, they rock. Loads of punch and sparkle and really suit the amp.
I tried to take better pics, but it seems a bit of a swine to photograph. I really needed a contrasting backdrop.
(http://juansolo.demon.co.uk/stompage/images/amp8.jpg)
As I was over at Cleggys, I dragged all his amps over for a size comparison. They are from left to right: Goldstar and 1x12, DoubleSix and 2x10, the red thing at the back is an oversized 2x12 with a Jet City on top and there's a Laney Lionheart with a 2x12 at the front.
(http://juansolo.demon.co.uk/stompage/images/amp9.jpg)
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Now I see what you meant about the amp matching the cab. Very cool!
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Does look very cool indeed :D
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Coolest looking set of boxes out of a selection of very cool looking boxes 8)
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Those amps have me wanting to abuse my credit card (but I can't).
I used to have a Lionheart combo but found it a little too stiff. It was up against the Martamp Deluxe though.
I agree that the Double Six looks the most fantastic amongst all of those. Double Six > Goldstar > Lionheart > Jet City. All based on looks though - how about a shoot out :lol:
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I agree that the Double Six looks the most fantastic amongst all of those. Double Six > Goldstar > Lionheart > Jet City. All based on looks though - how about a shoot out :lol:
I think I prefer the Laney, looks-wise, to the Martamp's Marshall styling. Lord knows how they compare soundwise though.
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^ the laney cab sounds pretty good. those heritage g12h30s are nice. Dunno how much of that is the cab and how much is the speakers, though.
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Those amps have me wanting to abuse my credit card (but I can't).
I used to have a Lionheart combo but found it a little too stiff. It was up against the Martamp Deluxe though.
I agree that the Double Six looks the most fantastic amongst all of those. Double Six > Goldstar > Lionheart > Jet City. All based on looks though - how about a shoot out :lol:
Could always pop over to Mr C's and have a go. I'd have to tool the D6 over though as it's now in it's rightful location at home.
Lionheart has a Heritage and a Gold in it. 1x12 has a Heritage (the other out of the Laney). Big 2x12 has a seriously $%&#ed (and therefore awesome sounding) V30 and a G12H.
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I think I prefer the Laney, looks-wise, to the Martamp's Marshall styling. Lord knows how they compare soundwise though.
They're all very different. All have their thing really the Jet City does the high gain stuff, the Goldstar the low vol stuff with a nice rock crunch and is mainly used for testing pedals. The Laney really has it's own thing going on. Meaty and very even sounding across the frequency range.
My D6 does cleans VERY well, better than all the above. It's not as happy as a crunch machine, the Goldstar does that side of things better. The good news with the D6 is that it loves pedals and you can get all the crunch you want from them.
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Everything is looking great. I can't wait to hear them next time I'm over.
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Picked up my cab today from Martin to match the Ampmaker Double Six kit amp I built that he also did the cab for.
This amp :wink:
Nice! What is that? lol
Edit: Just looked up the amp, but the site says it is no longer available ...
Hi Ben, I did a thread on it when I built it here: https://bareknucklepickups.co.uk/forum/index.php?topic=28563.0
It's essentially a parallel single ended 6V6 design with Baxandall tone stack. Definitely different!