cary
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Oct 29, 2006 20:51:10 GMT -7
Post by cary on Oct 29, 2006 20:51:10 GMT -7
Hello everybody! I'm curious about the Rt66 amp. Does it sound good at low volume? Do the bass and treble knobs increase gain that much? Does volume control get very loud in the beginning range? My main amp right now is a 68 Super Re verb,is the Rt66 about same power and loudness? I play a strat and a les paul,does 66 sound balanced with both guitars? I think the amp would be great with my band,but I would also like to enjoy at home without killing my neighbors. thanks for your help. Cary .
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Oct 29, 2006 22:03:57 GMT -7
Post by taswegian on Oct 29, 2006 22:03:57 GMT -7
Hello everybody! I'm curious about the Rt66 amp. Does it sound good at low volume? Do the bass and treble knobs increase gain that much? Does volume control get very loud in the beginning range? My main amp right now is a 68 Super Re verb,is the Rt66 about same power and loudness? I play a strat and a les paul,does 66 sound balanced with both guitars? I think the amp would be great with my band,but I would also like to enjoy at home without killing my neighbors. thanks for your help. Cary . Hi Carey Does it sound good at low volume?Sure does, its a very smokey, clean, warm blues type tone, still thick and fat. Do the bass and treble knobs increase gain that much?There isn't a whole lotta gain to be had in comparison to the modern amps but yes the bass and treble knobs past 12 oclock increase the gain and saturation in those frequencies quite substantially. Does volume control get very loud in the beginning range?No, with the tone controls low, the volume can be kept to a minimum. It increases in increments as the tone conrols are raised, ie; if the tone controls are above 12 oclock, the volume at 9 oclock will be reasonably loud. If all setting are at 9 oclock the volume will be substantially lower. My main amp right now is a 68 Super Re verb,is the Rt66 about same power and loudness?Haven't played a Super in a long time but the RT 66 can get plenty loud if you need it to. You probably wont get that sparkly high end that you get with the super but the 66 is still a bright amp in it's own way. I play a strat and a les paul,does 66 sound balanced with both guitars?The 66 sounds great with all guitars, I have yet to hear a bad sound out of it. I think the amp would be great with my band,but I would also like to enjoy at home without killing my neighbors. thanks for your help. CaryI think the 66 is voiced amazingly well in a band situation, I've had it playing Jazz through to hard rock and its always warm and big, never harsh. You can play it at home at very low volumes but of course it is clean. If you want overdrive you'll need a pedal at low "house" volumes. The EF86 takes pedals amazingly. It's a great amp. Hope that helps. A super and a 66 would be a great clean/dirty A/B rig by the way!
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Oct 30, 2006 1:01:49 GMT -7
Post by Dr.T on Oct 30, 2006 1:01:49 GMT -7
this amp does everything from clean to hard-rock, with every guitar (single coil / humb.) and every pedal. It's very simple to set up, that's the secret.
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Oct 30, 2006 8:40:33 GMT -7
Post by marsellus on Oct 30, 2006 8:40:33 GMT -7
I play the 66 through a 2x12 cab, live, rarely mic'd, and the volume usually stays around 9:00, just a quarter of the way up, and it's over the drums, loud and clear.
The 66 does it all.
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Oct 30, 2006 9:41:07 GMT -7
Post by iggs on Oct 30, 2006 9:41:07 GMT -7
Does it sound good at low volume?
Sounds great at any volume, however, it will be more clean then cranked up, the sound changes as you turn it up.
Do the bass and treble knobs increase gain that much?
Not "that much". They increase the gain in their frequency ranges but do not act like a "gain" control in the traditional pre-amp gain sense.
Does volume control get very loud in the beginning range?
It's pretty gradual, BUT ... it is a very loud amp so it might not be as gradual as a 18 watter per se.
My main amp right now is a 68 Super Re verb,is the Rt66 about same power and loudness?
I'd say so ... if not louder. It all depends on speakers and efficiency. Way louder through a high powered 4x12 then a low powered 2x12.
I play a strat and a les paul,does 66 sound balanced with both guitars?
I only played a Strat and a Music Man Silhouette Special with a humbucker in the bridge (it's close to a DiMarzio Vintage PAF) through my Route 66. They both sound great. Route 66 definitelly has a sound on it's own, which I like, but it only adds to the original sound of the guitar instead of masking it.
I think the amp would be great with my band,but I would also like to enjoy at home without killing my neighbors. thanks for your help.
Get an Airbrake or a THD Hot Plate. That way you can have full control over the loudness and the tone you're trying to get out of the Route 66.
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Feb 4, 2007 22:41:53 GMT -7
Post by frunabulaks on Feb 4, 2007 22:41:53 GMT -7
Just get an airbrake, you can play at home cranked while you talk on the phone. I have only run a Strat through it. It is a single coil lovers dream. I get a very Fender Bassman sound out of mine with the Vanzandt Blues Pups only smoother very much like the Howlers sound clip on the DR. Z sight. I like the Airbrake because mine really has a Volume sweet spot around 1am and 1am with the Z best cab is sometimes too loud for smaller venues. I set the Volume 1st then adjust the treble and bass a little different when I switch to the Maple neck Strat. You might want to change that pickup. Like I said in an ealier post about seeing so many of these on Ebay. This amp really seems to expose guitar weaknesses. Through my mushy Reverb Deluxe Reissue (and what a far cry this is from the original 65) it's hard to tell the difference between a stock Fender American Strat pickup and the Vanzant. Through the 66 The stock pickups sound worse and the Vanznadts sounds like the great pickups that they are.
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