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Post by paceman on Apr 4, 2014 11:26:46 GMT -7
Hi, all! New guy here. I just bought my first Z used from forum member Christoffer "Tele". Route 66. It doesn't arrive here until sunday so I'm getting kind of impatient and I have a recording session next weekend and I won't have too much time to try it out before. So I thought I'd ask the expertise of the forum. We'll probably do some takes where the guitar might bleed into the drum mikes so I don't want to be super loud. I happen to have a open back 2x12 cab with H30 and Gold and a closed 2x12 cab with T75s. Did anyone try their R66 with G12T75s? Did you like that? Too midrange? The H30/Gold seem to be many players favorite for the R66 but in this case it might be too loud.
No attenuator, lotsa pedals though...
Cheers, Mattias, Stockholm
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redjr
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Post by redjr on Apr 4, 2014 16:52:56 GMT -7
The 66 is fairly loud when you get it cranking. It sounds great, but I can only speak of putting through a 12" G12H30. I like to put at 2-4 on the volume, then use my Brakelite on 2 and get that great compression/overdrive.
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Post by paceman on Apr 7, 2014 12:57:22 GMT -7
OK, here's the report on R66 with g12T75s: It sounds really, really good. Is anyone surprised? I haven't had too much time to play yet but I've been reluctant to put the guitar down. Ofc it's too loud for home use and I've probably been pushing it a little bit with the neighbors. It's not stupid loud though, and will work well with my bands where fairly loud is totally OK. And it's a warm, cosy kind of loud too. I've found a few good sounds with a strat and a tele even though the volume hasn't been past maybe 11 o'clock. As expected, big and fat with lots of touch sensitivity and sustain. Addictive. What awaits beyond 12? Some sort of attenuator is probably the sensible thing somewhere down the line, but I've never paid money to get LESS sound before. It just seems wrong... I've had some difficulties pairing the amp with my overdrives, those I've tried so far seem to drain some of the wonderfulness out of the amp. Fuzz pedals seem to work better. The favorite for so far is a home made germ Fuzz Face clone from a musikding.de kit i bought. That is a GORGEUS sound. And then with a Coron phaser. Really nice. I have a feeling the ODs might sort themselves out at gig volume but who knows? (probably you guys). I certainly wouldn't mind taking ODs off my pedalboard and ride my guitar volume instead. So it's very much OK to use g12T75s with a Route 66. I wonder if H30/Gold will be even better. Should be louder anyway, and louder IS better, right? I'll find out soon...
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Post by gplayer1965 on Apr 8, 2014 16:19:07 GMT -7
I have paired up mine with a 4x12 loaded with g12T75s. I am all for that
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billy7
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Post by billy7 on Apr 10, 2014 1:18:05 GMT -7
Hey.
I went with a Celestion Gold 12" , 8 ohm, and have never looked back.
Bill
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Post by dixiechicken on Apr 20, 2014 7:48:27 GMT -7
DC here! Your comment about your OD-pedals removing some of the liveliness out of the amp is right on the money. The Route66 has a very linear hi-fish approach in the design - The output transformer is supposed to be ultralinear in its characteristics. The KT66 tubes are not classical power penthodes - but are what is known as a "kinkless tetrode". These tubes are also more linear the the usual 6L6 EL34 types of tubes. All said and done this results in the Route66 having a very wide open spacious soundscape with great projection. ( thats how I experience the sound ) Most OD pedals due to the limited headroom and other factors seem to shrink this soundscape reducing the projection as well as muddying up the sound - making it less transparent. I'm not myself a great fan of pedals and have compared to pros limited experience I'm sure But I have finally decided on the Paul Cochrane Timmy pedal for my Route66 when I need that kand of thing. ( I very often go straight in ) YMMV Cheers: Dixiechicken!
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