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Post by jbgtr on Jul 16, 2008 5:58:38 GMT -7
The amp search has ended. I picked up a KT45 the other day used at my local shop. I went out searching for maybe a stang or a maz, tried the KT45, and bought it on the spot! I have tried almost every Z amp on the market, and for me NOTHING compared to the KT. I tried it through both a Z best cab and an Orange 1x12, both combinations were amazing. I could not agree more with what everyone says about this one. It is the most versatile amp I have ever plugged in to. Any genre A++++++ I was initially scared of 45 watts being too much, but even at the lowest volumes, the KT sounds unbelievable. Most higher power amps lose their charm at low volume, but even at "1" the tone blows anything else out of the water. I have no idea why the good Dr. stopped making this one. I mean this very seriously, when I say I would buy one or two more just to have as backups in case anything ever happened. Maybe keep them in an vault or something. ;D
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Post by Harvey on Jul 16, 2008 13:17:27 GMT -7
congrats Jamie on finding yourself a great amp, I agree, I think its one of Doc's best.....what speakers are you going to use?
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Post by brad737 on Jul 16, 2008 16:11:11 GMT -7
Congrats, Jamie. Just FYI, I'm pretty sure the KT puts out a lot more than 45 watts. I believe it was Myles that said he's measured it at over 70 watts.
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Post by myles on Jul 16, 2008 16:14:18 GMT -7
Congrats, Jamie. Just FYI, I'm pretty sure the KT puts out a lot more than 45 watts. I believe it was Myles that said he's measured it at over 70 watts. 65+ watts is pretty common so don't ever try something like two pricy Alnico blues behind it. But ... four of them as in the Marshall semi open back 4x12 cab that they sold as a limited edition cab with the offset JTM-45 reissue is spectacular. I had a chance to play through one of those cabs once and would have bought it in a flash except they would not break up the head and cab and wanted $6000 for the set. I did not need a JTM-45 offset reissue so I told the folks at GC Hollywood that if somebody ever wanted the head and not the cab then they could get the two of us together. No call ever came ... and the set of head and cab went away a few weeks later to somebody. My own 1966 JTM45 puts out about 40 watts on a good day. A number of you in this forum have played it turned all the way up actually but with a regular closed back Marshall 4x12. Jayson Chance played a Gold Top Les Paul through the rig when he was out this way and it sounded a lot better than when I play it Personally I prefer the KT-45 through a Z-Best but with a standard Marshall cab the KT-45 is pretty darn spectacular as well. On the speaker cab I fell in love with ... and until I looked in the back I thought is was an oversized 2x12 ... Marshall only made 300 of them.
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Post by jbgtr on Jul 17, 2008 6:36:03 GMT -7
Thanks for the input guys. I was going to say, the KT has some amazing kick for 45 watts, 65-70ish sounds far more accurate. In that case, I am going to have to change my original plan of running through a 1x12 avatar with a Emi Red Fang.
That marshall cab with the "hidden" 4 12's looks amazing.
Given the similarities of the Hiwatt, I was also thinking of getting an empty 2x12 and loading it with two Fanes.
I may just have to start traveling to a few shops and trying some options.
Anyone try it with a 4x10?
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Post by skydog958 on Jul 18, 2008 7:20:41 GMT -7
I've heard good things about the 45 with a 4x10--brings out more of the top end chime.
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Post by dock66 on Jul 18, 2008 12:06:43 GMT -7
Congrats on the KT45. Watch out for the volume,that amp is loud. KT45 sounds great at low volume and as well as high with Z best.
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Post by ripple on Jul 18, 2008 12:13:03 GMT -7
Harvey's a big proponent of twin Greenbacks with his Katy45.
GINORMOUS sound...
Congrats on finding "the one" jamie.
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Post by jbgtr on Jul 18, 2008 23:22:45 GMT -7
I am really thinking about 2 Greenbacks as well! If this thing is cranking out 65+ watts, would I blow the 25watt GB's if I were to set the volume to 10? I doubt I will be running it anywhere near that loud anytime soon, but just curious?
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Post by skydog958 on Jul 19, 2008 23:56:40 GMT -7
It's certainly a possibility, but I believe there is one forumite that uses that set up.
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Post by groovergeorge on Jul 20, 2008 1:28:47 GMT -7
Oh no.......here I go again! GAS GAS GAS
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Post by skydog958 on Jul 20, 2008 2:58:38 GMT -7
Oh no gg, the KT45 GAS is back! And there's rumor of the 45 coming back into production.
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Post by groovergeorge on Jul 20, 2008 3:30:19 GMT -7
Yes, I am guilty as charged.
I think I have raved more than anyone else on this forum over the KT45 for the last 2 years. I lay dormant like a "death adder" (aussie snake) waiting to pounce every time someone starts a new thread. I'm a big rhythm player and to me nothing sounds like a set of el34 being pushed by a big power chord ala Pete Townsend.'
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Post by Phil (aka Phil) on Jul 20, 2008 11:28:52 GMT -7
Yes, I am guilty as charged. I think I have raved more than anyone else on this forum over the KT45 for the last 2 years. I lay dormant like a "death adder" (aussie snake) waiting to pounce every time someone starts a new thread. I'm a big rhythm player and to me nothing sounds like a set of el34 being pushed by a big power chord ala Pete Townsend.' George, I thought of you when I was playing the amps. You'd LOVE the 45.
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Post by (8^D) on Jul 20, 2008 20:45:38 GMT -7
I am really thinking about 2 Greenbacks as well! If this thing is cranking out 65+ watts, would I blow the 25watt GB's if I were to set the volume to 10? I doubt I will be running it anywhere near that loud anytime soon, but just curious? If you're looking for greenback tones w/a bit more power, talk to Ted Weber about the 1225. They're overbuilt but he couple beef up a pair (higher wattage, other) to ensure they'd be a good fit.
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Post by jwr on Jul 21, 2008 8:07:44 GMT -7
I am really thinking about 2 Greenbacks as well! If this thing is cranking out 65+ watts, would I blow the 25watt GB's if I were to set the volume to 10? I doubt I will be running it anywhere near that loud anytime soon, but just curious? If you're looking for greenback tones w/a bit more power, talk to Ted Weber about the 1225. They're overbuilt but he couple beef up a pair (higher wattage, other) to ensure they'd be a good fit. +1000 Weber is the only way to go. I've yet to play a Weber speaker that I didn't love. He's got a spot on his website where you can spec your own speaker. It's pretty neat.
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Post by brad737 on Jul 21, 2008 9:25:29 GMT -7
I have a quad of the Weber 1225s in a Marshall cabinet. I think they're the best Greenback tone available today. You can also get him to built the same speaker, but in a 30-watt version. The guys that I've talked to say that they sound the same as the 1225. Ted truly is the speaker guru.
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Post by myles on Jul 22, 2008 10:36:07 GMT -7
Don't try to put Ted Weber into a category of a speaker maker. You cannot compare his stuff to folks like Jensen, Celestion or other big speaker companies for a lot of reasons. One reason is that he has ears and expertise and is involved directly with every speaker that has his name on them. The "big" speaker companies have dozens if not hundreds of folks that build things on the assembly line and generally might know little or nothing about speakers. There are stock canned models from the big folks but in the case of Weber things are virtually custom ... lots of options and ways to go. In regard to customer service there is a huge difference as most of you already know. Ted Weber helps folks directly in a one on one relationship. The big mass production folks can't do this or won't do it. All speakers are compromises but if you want something that sounds like a 65 watt ceramic magnet Celestion from a certain year span you can talk to Ted Weber and get a speaker that fits the bill either with the faults and compromises that particular speaker may have had or without all the compromises and shortcuts. So ... it is something of the best of all worlds. Think of Ted Weber as a custom shop. Weber cannot be compared to production shops. A Lotus Super seven is not a Mazda Miata even though they both have four tires, about the same horsepower and no hard top. One is a labor of love and the other is cranked off the assembly line. Just my 3 cents worth .... two cents in the current economy is worth less than nothing so perhaps 3 cents of my thinking might be worth at least nothing.
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