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everton_fc

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« Reply #30 on: January 05, 2007, 08:52:57 AM »
Anyone got any opinions on the Hotplate? Am wanting to run flat out without destroying my eardrums and getting banned from ever playing live again...

Does the hotplate actually reduce the volume levels that much?

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markofled

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« Reply #31 on: January 05, 2007, 05:21:51 PM »
Yes best bit of kit i ever bought I can run my gh50l with volume and gain both full on IF I WANTED TO and still play at bedroom level. Gives me so must more control!

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« Reply #32 on: January 05, 2007, 06:09:47 PM »
+1 ^

they work a treat 8) - bit pricey though!   :(
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everton_fc

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« Reply #33 on: January 05, 2007, 09:24:16 PM »
Quote from: markofled
Yes best bit of kit i ever bought I can run my gh50l with volume and gain both full on IF I WANTED TO and still play at bedroom level. Gives me so must more control!


Reckon that's just sold it to me dude. Well next question is, which one do I get? Am running a 2x12" 50W combo - the speaker selector on the back of the amp is set to 8ohms - does that mean I need an 8ohm Hotplate or 16ohm Hotplate (2x8ohm speakers)? The whole speaker impedance thing does my head in...

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fps_dean

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« Reply #34 on: January 06, 2007, 05:29:49 AM »
Quote from: HEAVIER THAN HELL
what few people realise is the effect that the speakers have on your tone when driven hard - that tone you get with the amp cranked is a sum of the speakers being driven hard AND the whole amp distorting.  An oversimplification, but it's not 'just' about overdriving the output stage.

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This is very true...
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« Reply #35 on: January 06, 2007, 05:30:46 AM »
Quote from: Neemo
I play mostly metal and like a tight sound no matter what I'm playing. I like fast thrashy riffs and the last thing you need is power tube saturation. I use a VHT 2/90/2 power amp to minimize the power tube distortion, it may work for rock but definately not for metal. Notes will turn into a mush and fast riffs sound like static noise pollution. So preamp distortion for me TYVM.


That's when you either use 6L6s, 6550s, KT88s or don't turn it up to 10.
Real men turn their volume to 11!

Rebel Yells + Les Paul = the Ultimate Rock Pickup.