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Ceriatone / Overtone / Re: FM 100 vs HRM Bluesmaster...? Robben Ford Tone?
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on: June 05, 2011, 07:20:38 AM
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Got the FM100 Modern Eagle plus 100w Plexi Super Bass w/ C-lator on Thursday!! (both have the loop) Thanks Nik!!I am enjoying the Plexi a LOT!! I have an Avatar 4x12 w/ Celestion Lead 80s and it puts out the DB for sure. UPS did crack the rock/jazz toggle DPDT switch on the FM100 so I have bled the filter caps and will be replacing it 'round midnight central...if all goes well. Got the head cab for the FM100 but not for the Super Bass...had some wicked feedback at first with it but Nik helped with the suggestion to put a metal pan under the chasis...tried a sun shade for a car w/metallic fabric and VOILLA!!It is quiet as can be.. Lots of options for sounds now...plan to use two amps and two cabs for a EJ or Joe Bonamassa type sound.. I use that metal tape that is used for sticking along the seams of those metal-faced insulated panels for house building (Hard foam in sheets several inches thick, Kingspan is the major UK manufacturer). Score it a little after application to get all the sheets to connect, and make sure a chassis bolt goes through it
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Community / Classifieds / Re: WTB OTS - UK based **will to pay shipping**
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on: June 04, 2011, 06:46:18 PM
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Bath uk.
I have an underused OTS Head. There is no dedicated cab I am re-evaluating my amps, and will give you a shout if I decide to lose the OTS50. It's about 3 hours drive from you. The amp is worth more than the matamp I think, and I am not sure what that model is like, but it's academic if I keep the OTS
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Ceriatone / Overtone / Re: Series/Parallel
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on: June 03, 2011, 01:39:52 PM
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Pickmaster, did you try a G12 Century together with a G12-65? Would be interested if that is a good match.
Yes, at the CCC we tried loads of different combinations. The G12-65 and Century won’t work well together because of huge difference in db – Century is 102 db and the G12-65 is 97, so you can’t hear 65 at all. Century is to loud. Century works well with the Fane Studio 12L, Fane AXA 12 alnico, Emi Delta Lite II, Emi Wizard and other high db speakers. Do you find the impedance variations between models (overall and across the frequency spectrum) affect this a lot too? I find sometimes a pair will differ the opposite way to what I expected from the published sensitivity spec, presumably because of the impedances not being identical
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British Style / 18 Watt / Re: Best speakers for EF86 36 watt?
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on: June 02, 2011, 05:43:41 PM
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Well my 18/ef86 combo is a 1x12 with a greenback....but to my ears it sounds much better through my avatar 2x12 cab with a Vintage 30/G12H30 .... could be just the difference between 1 and 2 speakers.
Sounds like the badcat 2x12 may do the job then, I think it contains a Vintage 30 and G12M70 (both Doped) Failing that, maybe a Matchless 2x12 I don't have a Greenback on its own at present
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Community / Classifieds / DZ30 for swap ? in the UK
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on: May 27, 2011, 10:43:48 AM
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I have an almost unused DZ30 with added VVR, I bought new last summer I had a fancy hardwood case built for it. Then I bought a Matchless DC30, so it is neglected
If anyone has a head that will fit in the case (in the space that the DZ30 fits, i.e. same mounting holes, same face plate size, etc), I would consider a swap of the amp itself, with cash adjustment whichever way is needed
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British Style / 18 Watt / Best speakers for EF86 36 watt?
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on: May 27, 2011, 07:12:45 AM
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I've just found a nearly-new EF86 36 watt
Any recommendations for speakers anyone? I'm guessing I could use my stock Badcat 2x12 which contains a doped V30 and some other doped celestion
thanks Tone
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Ceriatone / Overtone / Re: Speaker Choice for 100w Bluesmaster 1x12cab
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on: May 16, 2011, 05:25:38 AM
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The way I've been using my Bluesmaster sounds messed up - Settings are usually in an around the following: volume 5, treble 4, mid 4, bass 2, master vol 5, overdrive trim 12 o'clock, overdrive 4, overdrive volume 4.
I've been using the overdrive channel for dirty rhythm sounds and switching to the clean channel (sometimes with a slight boost along with the clean PAB, for solos.. The clean channel seems to cut through and emphasise each note much better than the O/d channel, which no matter how much I tweak, just seems to have washed out mids...
@ Tone - u said the amp gets brighter with the input volume pushed and the master kept low.. Does this not overly compress or saturate the O/D channel or do you set the o/d trimmer pretty low...
Do you gig your Bluesmaster?
there's no one way to use these, so you can use clean as lead if you want. I have clean as a nice clean channel, and loud (gig volume). OD just adds a little grit For a strat, Vol=2-3 Treble=8-9 Mid=3-4 Bass=2 Drive=3 Level=5 Master=7-8 Presence=8-9 HRM set to roll off the treble a lot OD trim around 12 oclock My point was that it's a dark amp, and at gig volume, the way I use it is darker still, so to avoid using the bright switch, I dial up the treble and presence a lot With a humbucker, I do use the bright switch instead I haven't really used the OD much with input Volume high Make sure you have the deep switch right (Up on mine) Nik's layout diagram is reversed (and he was building them reversed too), so deep is on when down on mine, which would add to your bass problems
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Ceriatone / Overtone / Re: Speaker Choice for 100w Bluesmaster 1x12cab
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on: May 15, 2011, 07:43:10 PM
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@Tone Control The amp is being built as we speak, but I'm gonna go with the EVM 12L as of now. The head will be a 100w hrm bluesmaster, so the speaker needed to handle that. Pretty much only the EVM can do that; without having to worry about it when pushed.
I'll let you know how it turns out (in about 6 wks). Anyone else have experience with the EVM's in a 1x12? Tonal descriptions would be nice/pros and cons of the speaker.
I have an really old EVM12L which I use in a slightly oversized 1x12 (Zilla Cabs Mini Modern) with my Bluesmaster 100. Initial impressions at home volume were that this amp has a serious amount of bass end which was hard to dial out - opening the cab back tamed this slightly but the amp is not as bass heavy at gigging volume. I haven't noticed any ice pick tendencies - maybe because of the speakers age? I'm liking the amp better with the bright switch on ATM so it may be worth considering changing or modding this at some stage. The amp can sound quite muffled with it off but I'm still experimenting with adjusting the presence (currently set high) and treble (set around 4/5) controls. I've had this speaker up against a loud 4x12 and it actually cut through better than the half stack! These speakers seem to be bomb proof so I think you're making a good choice. There are 2 reasons I can think of for why you get less bass live (A) any speaker put near a wall or corner will get reinforcement of bass frequencies. Small hifi speakers depend on this. On stage, you lose this completely (B) The BM amps vary in trebly-ness hugely depending on whether you run the input vol high and the master vol low (brighter), or the input vol low and the master vol high (darker) Do you run it quieter with the input vol or the master? I have to use very high settings on the treble and presence, and very low on the bass. I think this is a dark amp, which may well match the EVM12L well, I'll tell you when I collect my EVM12L soon. It sounds as if an EVM12L is a very useful addition to anyone's tone pallette anyway, so it should be low-risk
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Ceriatone / Overtone / Re: Speaker Choice for 100w Bluesmaster 1x12cab
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on: May 10, 2011, 03:52:37 PM
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How about fane medussas, scumback m75-hdlc, or wgs blackhawks? Anyone have experiences with these who would like to provide tonal descriptions/opinions? Especially with this amp. I'm more concerned with the cleans and slightly overdriven blues tones.
All of your inputs have been great so far. I'm leaning toward the Evm12l but I hear it can get kind of ice picky. 100w Fane axa is also in mind. For me the celestion g1265 is ideal, but can't run it in a 100w 112.
what was your final decision? I have just bought a Fuchs EVM12L cab, so should have tried everything bar the G12-65 soon btw does anyone know what drivers are in the Badcat 2x12? a v30 and something else with no label on it cheers Tone
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Ceriatone / Overtone / Re: Speaker Choice for 100w Bluesmaster 1x12cab
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on: April 22, 2011, 09:42:49 PM
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I agree with that as well. I went with the G12-65's as that was what the majority of guys recommended for the OTS. I will be trying the EVM-12 and Celestion Golds as well, just to see what the sound differences are, and may even try mixing them up
the majority said G12-65 for the OTS or the BluesMaster? I can run my OTS with several speakers, but the BM is fussier Mixing drivers is worth trying, but the results can be counter-intuitive, since with 2 in parallel, you usually don't just get 50/50 the characteristics of both, you get (like with having kids) chunks of each one's characteristics, since the inductance/reactance/impedance/whatever is not similar for 2 diff drivers, so a bright driver may sound dull, since the other driver had lower impedance for higher frequencies, etc. I found running a Fane AXA12 and a Celestion Gold in parallel that the Gold was louder, even though the sensitivity indicates the opposite. So - approach mismatching drivers without thinking the result is predictable. If you do this, I'd start with the Matchless and Badcat pairings first, Mark Sampson put a lot of time and money into finding those combinations (which are much cheaper than alnico drivers too)
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