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Post by GT Roger on May 4, 2017 6:49:34 GMT -7
Hey Guys,
I've found that my EZG-50 doesn't seem to have a lot of clean head room, as I turn the amp up. It still sounds pretty good, but it doesn't quite sound as clean as I thought it would. I know one person's clean sound is another person's overdrive, so it's all subjective.
I know speakers make a difference too. I’ve just been experimenting with different 12” speakers I have. I want to eventually try out some 10” speakers (but I don't have any yet).
I was wondering if the EZG factory bass mod gives the amp more clean head room. Would it give the amp more glassy sparkle? Anyone have any input?
Thanks!
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Post by wraparound (Steve) on May 4, 2017 13:36:49 GMT -7
Roger do you have the means to check what the output tubes are idling at? Could be a bias issue, which could happen quite easily if its a used amp and the previous owner liked to run things warm thinking it would result in better distortion.
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Post by GT Roger on May 4, 2017 14:13:53 GMT -7
Hmmm......good point Steve. I haven't checked that. I was thinking I'd send in for the bass mod and have a checkup done. Maybe new tubes also.
I can get a much cleaner sound out of my Galaxie. I think the EZG should be able to get a similar or cleaner tone than the Gal.
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Post by wraparound (Steve) on May 4, 2017 14:57:02 GMT -7
The above mentioned visit to the shop would rule out all doubts and give you a great basis point in how the amp should be.
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Post by chrisedmo on May 5, 2017 5:16:18 GMT -7
What guitar are you using? I use a strat with slightly hotter than normal pickups and I cant get it to overdrive even at uncomfortable volumes!! Must be a valve or your signal is super hot.
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Post by wraparound (Steve) on May 5, 2017 9:34:41 GMT -7
Roger, another thing to do is to just pull out the output tubes and put them back in. Notice if one feels too loose or if they both have a firm feel when inserted. If for any chance one of the sockets is a bit loose then the amp could send an unbalanced distorted signal with one tube (bad). Had a Deluxe Reverb one time that during transport dropped one of the output tubes into the bottom of the cabinet (had no retainers). I plugged in and knew something was wrong with the output and sound, looked in the back and saw the 6V6 laying on the bottom of the cabinet!
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Post by GT Roger on May 5, 2017 10:11:22 GMT -7
What guitar are you using? I use a strat with slightly hotter than normal pickups and I cant get it to overdrive even at uncomfortable volumes!! Must be a valve or your signal is super hot. I've mostly been using a SG with 57 Classics. I haven't tried single coils yet.
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Post by GT Roger on May 5, 2017 10:12:37 GMT -7
Roger, another thing to do is to just pull out the output tubes and put them back in. Notice if one feels too loose or if they both have a firm feel when inserted. If for any chance one of the sockets is a bit loose then the amp could send an unbalanced distorted signal with one tube (bad). Had a Deluxe Reverb one time that during transport dropped one of the output tubes into the bottom of the cabinet (had no retainers). I plugged in and knew something was wrong with the output and sound, looked in the back and saw the 6V6 laying on the bottom of the cabinet! Thanks Steve! I'll check that out!
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Post by GT Roger on May 17, 2017 5:28:59 GMT -7
Update: I had band rehearsal last night with drums and bass. I was pretty pleased that the EZG seemed to have a lot more head room than I had found recording with it. I'm still learning the amp, but I felt good about the loud clean tone I was getting out of it.
I'm wondering if the mic preamp we were using (when recording) might have been adding some break-up to the guitar tone. Might be time to replace the tube in the mic preamp.
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