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Post by mickey on Jul 8, 2010 8:18:26 GMT -7
I don't mean my band gigs, but I do a few solo ones as well which call for some electric slide stuff, with a dirty but articulate tone, and also things like "Little Wing", which needs more of a cleanish but still on-the-edge type tone. I'm talking small venues, and at present my Deluxe Reverb is still too much amp for that situation. I mic it, so that it doesn't sound strange when I switch from my acoustic, which is through the PA, to an electric.
Anyone use theirs for this type of gig?
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Post by Surreal McCoy on Jul 8, 2010 12:04:48 GMT -7
The answer is yes. For kicks I played it one night in a small club with about 40 folks in attendance. No problem keeping up with the drummer and bassist.
With my tele, i had to change the preamp tube from an AX7 to an AU7 which gave me more clean till I hit about noon. Push the volume past that till you have the hair you want on your tone and then dial the volume knob back on your guitar to the clean tone that you want. It's really a killer little combo.
-Surreal McCoy
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Post by alswin on Jul 8, 2010 16:35:57 GMT -7
I think you will be surprised how loud it is when the attenuator is in the 0 position. I think the mini-z hangs just fine, you probably want to use a 12" speaker for gigs to fill larger rooms, but this thing just sounds so good through the 10" red fang. It really is the perfect little amp for playing classic rock on.
I hope to get a monza head soon and then upgrade my 1x12 Z cab to a eminence 12" red fang from the celestion v 30 that's in it now. I know that will sound awesome.
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Post by mickey on Jul 9, 2010 8:23:47 GMT -7
Thanks for the helpful replies, I prefer amps with reverb, but I'm tempted!
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Post by alswin on Jul 9, 2010 19:50:35 GMT -7
You can always add a Z verb later. Don't let a little reverb keep you away from an awesome amp.
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Post by taswegian on Jul 15, 2010 1:19:41 GMT -7
I played mine (the original 8" combo) at a club with about 500 people packed in. It was one of those lots of bands nights and we were doing a set from 3am to 4 and I didn't want to lug all my gear. We just played dirty songs and it was fine. Sounded a little thin on stage with the loud drummer but was plenty loud to hear. Miked up out front apparently it sounded incredible!
I also used it once at an solo acoustic gig just to play some rock songs to finish the night and it was hella cool.
Really doesn't have any headroom but with a tele and especially with the 12u7 your guitar should clean up a bit rolled back.
Incidently, I sold that combo to a lap steel guitarist (ala ben harper) who borrowed it one night and wouldn't give it back. He uses it in small pubs miked up and it sounds stupendous!
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Post by alswin on Jul 15, 2010 7:28:06 GMT -7
I agree mine always sounds thinner to me in a large room or outdoors/ I've been told it sounds great when you back up a little from the stage. Actually I got my bass player to walk out (sound check) while I was playing and he says yeah don't worry it sounds sweet 30 feet out.
So I think it may be because the sound is getting projected out further perhaps and the room is not there to bounce the sound all around you, it sounds less on stage but the audience is actually getting more out there.
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Post by taswegian on Jul 16, 2010 22:33:10 GMT -7
I should have added mine was miked up thru a very large PA which is why is sounded huge out front. On Stage I had it angled directly across stage so the drummer and bass player could hear it.
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Post by alswin on Jul 17, 2010 17:37:59 GMT -7
Yeah I would have to mic it up if I played somewhere big enough. I'm just a local player who never really goes beyond the small places often. I guess it depends on your needs.
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