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Post by twangoriffic on May 16, 2011 20:40:30 GMT -7
Just got a Ray head yesterday and ordered a new Dr Z 2x12 open back today. Life is great... Once the wife cools down,gonna upgrade the speakers. I think shes coming gotta go.
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Post by zorange (Zach) on May 16, 2011 20:48:26 GMT -7
Welcome to the forum man! Keep us posted on how that StangRay peforms (once the wife is outta the house for a while, of course)! I'm really interested in how you like this amp. I like those EF86 preamps!
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Post by Deleted on May 17, 2011 8:45:00 GMT -7
Congratulations on a fine amp, and welcome aboard... cheers
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Post by rickc007 on May 17, 2011 12:18:31 GMT -7
Nice !
Congrats
Got a 1x12 combo with a Gold myself, me likes this bad boy
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Post by twangoriffic on May 17, 2011 19:56:46 GMT -7
Thanks for all the kind words.. I will keep you posted on soundage. I have been a dedicated old Fender amp guy for many years. So Im ready for a new sound with the Ray...
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Post by drew on May 18, 2011 10:39:32 GMT -7
Congrats on your Ray. I'm a big time Stangray fan. Speakers make a huge difference with the Ray. My fav speaker and cab with the ray are my oversized 1x12 partially open back cab and a weber 50w alnico blue dog speaker. Using this cab and tweaking the knobs there are times when I think it comes close to my old BF super reverb. Of course the chime of the el84s lets me know it's not a fender. But when running blues it's more in the AC30 camp. Great amp, I'm not sure of your playing situation but a brakelite or airbrake are necessary tools for me. And for me, I love the ray when the volume is past 1:00. Others (many) may not agree. Different horses for different courses.
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Post by twangoriffic on May 18, 2011 19:24:56 GMT -7
Thanks for the input Drew.. I plan on getting the airbrake. I was going to take the cheaper route with the Z 2x12 open back with the Vintage 30speakers,but my wife said it would be ok if I got the Celestion Blue. Butt munchin finally paid off. Ill keep her only If she can carry equipment. Now the race is on to change the order before it's shipped. The cab should be here in a couple weeks. This waiting is torture....
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Post by Norrin Radd on May 19, 2011 11:59:57 GMT -7
Welcome to the Ray club! As far as speakers, I like what the Ray does with a pair of Blues or Golds, but it's also quite spectacular on top of a Z Best. No. I'm not kidding! That's my second favorite way to hear it. It's awesome on a Z Best!
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Post by twangoriffic on May 19, 2011 19:38:12 GMT -7
Hey Norrin- Thanks for the welcome... It seems alot of people like the Blue and Gold mix. I got lucky this morning and got my upgrade order in before it left DR Z warehouse. I also beat the price increase. I can thank the fine fellas at Humbucker Music for that. I think I will let my ears get used to those Celestion Blues before moving on. Once I'm a Rockin Roll Superstar, I might start to mix it up a bit.
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Post by zorange (Zach) on May 19, 2011 20:34:03 GMT -7
Next purchase is some audio recording or video recording equipment for all of us to hear/see! Good wife you got there!
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Post by drew on May 20, 2011 11:42:22 GMT -7
Hey Norrin- Thanks for the welcome... It seems alot of people like the Blue and Gold mix. I got lucky this morning and got my upgrade order in before it left DR Z warehouse. I also beat the price increase. I can thank the fine fellas at Humbucker Music for that. I think I will let my ears get used to those Celestion Blues before moving on. Once I'm a Rockin Roll Superstar, I might start to mix it up a bit. The folks at Z provide spectacular customer service! And your wife has good taste. Sounds like she's a keeper. I'm sure you'll be pleasantly surprised with your speaker choice. One thing to note, the blues do have a break-in period and will smooth out to provide a rich beautiful tone when fully broken in. They sound great new but, imho, can be bright right out of the box, the cut control works great to smooth 'em out and you can adjust the cut control accordingly as the speakers break in. I can't speak for the golds break in but would expect the same.
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Post by twangoriffic on May 20, 2011 18:53:48 GMT -7
Next purchase is some audio recording or video recording equipment for all of us to hear/see! Good wife you got there! Zach- Video recording equipment,I knew I was saving my spandex out fit for somthing. Endless hours of practicing my Van Halen sissor jumps finally put to good use. I think I see your vision. As fas as a good wife... you are correct.. My hats off to her,shes been putin up with my crapola for 20 years now...
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Post by twangoriffic on May 20, 2011 19:10:28 GMT -7
Hey Drew- Your right.. props for Zman.. I was reading somewhere about breaking the Celestion Blue speakers in. I'm not sure what the process is... Do you get something in writing with the cab on proper break in?
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Post by Norrin Radd on May 20, 2011 20:08:53 GMT -7
Hey Drew- Your right.. props for Zman.. I was reading somewhere about breaking the Celestion Blue speakers in. I'm not sure what the process is... Do you get something in writing with the cab on proper break in? From the Celestion Website: "HOW DO I BREAK IN MY SPEAKERS? Important Note! Before breaking it in it's advisable to "warm up" the speaker gently for a few minutes with low-level playing or background hum. Break in a speaker with a fat, clean tone: turn up the power amp volume to full, and control the level with the preamp gain. Use a level that will be quite loud, but not painful in a normal size room. Have the bass and mid up full, and the treble at least half. On your guitar, use the middle pick up position (if your guitar has more than one pick up) and play for 10-15 minutes using lots of open chords, and chunky percussive playing. This will get the cone moving, and should excite all the cone modes and get everything to settle in nicely. The speaker will continue to mature over the years, but this will get it 95% of the way to tonal perfection in the shortest time."
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Post by twangoriffic on May 20, 2011 20:57:11 GMT -7
Thanks,Norrin- That looks like some very useful information...
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Post by drew on May 23, 2011 8:13:20 GMT -7
Hey Drew- Your right.. props for Zman.. I was reading somewhere about breaking the Celestion Blue speakers in. I'm not sure what the process is... Do you get something in writing with the cab on proper break in? From the Celestion Website: "HOW DO I BREAK IN MY SPEAKERS? Important Note! Before breaking it in it's advisable to "warm up" the speaker gently for a few minutes with low-level playing or background hum. Break in a speaker with a fat, clean tone: turn up the power amp volume to full, and control the level with the preamp gain. Use a level that will be quite loud, but not painful in a normal size room. Have the bass and mid up full, and the treble at least half. On your guitar, use the middle pick up position (if your guitar has more than one pick up) and play for 10-15 minutes using lots of open chords, and chunky percussive playing. This will get the cone moving, and should excite all the cone modes and get everything to settle in nicely. The speaker will continue to mature over the years, but this will get it 95% of the way to tonal perfection in the shortest time." Excellent method, one of the best I've seen.
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