Author Topic: busted valve? please no.....!? (Read 7669 times)

sambo · « **Reply #15 on:** January 14, 2007, 10:33:28 PM »

ahhh i see.

thanks HTH, thats a weight off my shoulders.

i really cant believe i did it in the first place though... it makes me seem like such an tw@t...

dave_mc · « **Reply #16 on:** January 14, 2007, 11:06:08 PM »

there's one way round that supposedly does no harm, and one way round that might. I can never remember which is which, though. :oops:

sambo · « **Reply #17 on:** January 14, 2007, 11:07:04 PM »

:lol:

so what your saying Dave, is that as long as i pick the one that isn't supposed to cause any harm... i wont cause any harm? :lol: :lol: :lol:

JamesHealey · « **Reply #18 on:** January 14, 2007, 11:09:55 PM »

amps can sound different depending on tube life, how clean or dirty your electricity supply is, how your walls are painted, what objects are in your room, how and where u sit when listening to your amp, what angle your amp is facing into the room, component life, strings corroding and various other factors..

personally i'd just mess with the eq until you find your setting again.

dave_mc · « **Reply #19 on:** January 14, 2007, 11:10:44 PM »

^ yes.

if I understand right, what you did was plug 2 8 ohm cabs (giving 4 ohms, i think?) into the 8 ohm speaker output.

odds are you're ok, just don't do it again.

actually, come to mention it, i think you're ok the way you did it. I know a 3 ohm speaker into a 4 ohm speaker out, or 15 ohm speaker into a 16 ohm speaker out, is OK.

But don't quote me, lol.

EDIT: scratch that, that may just because they near enough match.

disregard everything in this post but "don't do it again". :lol:

sambo · « **Reply #20 on:** January 14, 2007, 11:13:45 PM »

mm guitar tone is affected by so much shite... its annoying..

but you were right James- 'fixed' it pretty much... just by experimenting a cr@p-load at band practice today..

and dave- yer your logic seems to make sense there... (about the 2x8 = 4 thing)...

i really should be more careful though lol.

Canadian Steve · « **Reply #21 on:** January 15, 2007, 11:45:38 AM »

Glad to hear it's fixed. I used to always wonder what EQ settings to use and I used to always adjust them to what sounded the best at home when playing on my own but when practicing/playing in a band situation I could hardly be heard. Next time try these settings;
Bass 10 o'clock
Mid 3 o'clock
Treble 12 o'clock
Presence all the way off

zigmund · « **Reply #22 on:** January 15, 2007, 02:07:16 PM »

Phew!
Glad it's sorted!

sambo · « **Reply #23 on:** January 15, 2007, 03:59:52 PM »

cheers guys!

and Steve- those settings are actually really close to what i eventually settled on!!! :) except i had more presence, so i'll try your suggestion out a bit later.

thanks lads!

also; what do you lot think to this beast:

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&ih=014&sspagename=STRK%3AMEWN%3AIT&viewitem=&item=330073488314&rd=1&rd=1

picking it up tonight- cant wait! :D

Dakine · « **Reply #24 on:** January 15, 2007, 04:03:14 PM »

Sam, you will LOVE that. I remember telling you about em awhile back. One I played in US last year was great, gorgeous neck!
Have fun.

Twinfan · « **Reply #25 on:** January 15, 2007, 04:13:07 PM »

Nice axe - very Metallica ;)

sambo · « **Reply #26 on:** January 15, 2007, 05:26:43 PM »

cheers guys :)

yer someone (who doesnt play guitar) actually said today it looks like a Hammett signature! lol..

and yup i remember you telling me Nick.... the neck is definitely one of the main reasons i like 'em... just hope it plays nicely (although it should do considering the amount of work done).

38thBeatle · « **Reply #27 on:** January 15, 2007, 06:47:33 PM »

Well done eggchaddy...erm Sam.

sambo · « **Reply #28 on:** January 15, 2007, 06:50:03 PM »

:lol:

its my dads account okay!!!!?!

i would obviously have a much more sophisticated and witty ebay-name...

like.... sambo or something...

dave_mc · « **Reply #29 on:** January 15, 2007, 07:45:44 PM »

heh, eggchady.

I never got round to trying the slsmg (i wanted to, just to see) but the sl3 soloist was nice, I assume it's of similar quality.