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Post by ericatunc on Sept 13, 2013 10:54:14 GMT -7
For those of you using the Wampler Ego Compressor with the Carmen Ghia, do you mind sharing your settings? I can't seem to get it dialed in right for some reason.
I know the CG has natural compression, and it seems not a lot of people here use a compressor with the ghia (from my searching). I'm just trying to even things out a some.
Thanks for any input.
Eric
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Post by simpleton on Sept 15, 2013 14:17:56 GMT -7
Well, I'm can't help ya with this one ericatunc...I don't own or use a compressor on my Ghia, but I'd assume that using it "very lightly" would compliment the amp best. Someone else will chime in here eventually.
Have fun
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Post by cwf on Sept 20, 2013 9:07:25 GMT -7
Never tried the Wampler, but I tried my xotic SP Compressor with 57/08 equipped PRS into my GHIA and I couldn't get it dialed in either. Maybe its those powerful 57/08 PUPS. The SP Compressor works great with my single coil PRS 305. If you want to tame some of that GH bite you might try switching to TAD EL84 power tubes--May loose a little head room (I never play completely clean), but those TADs seem to be a little smoother and even things out, not good at describing tones, the OD is richer and just sounds better to my ears.
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Post by ericatunc on Sept 20, 2013 9:26:34 GMT -7
Thanks. I have a set of those TADs and might try them out in the new lunchbox ghia. That SP compressor I hear is pretty nice.
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Post by DRZ on Sept 20, 2013 12:25:41 GMT -7
FYI The Ghia has a circuit on it's ouput that is very unique to guitar amps.
To my knowledge it's not used by any other amp company, it is the conguctive filter.
This is what you eluted to in your post.
This filter is fitted to the output tubes and in conjuction with the Output transformers primary forms a Compressor/ Limiter.
It is a LCR Tank Filter, formed by L= Output inductor ( i.e transformer) C= Capacitor , and R= fixed Resistor, connected to output tubes Plates.
It is refered to as a " Corrective Filter " in the RCA Recieving Tube Manual
Basicly it makes the top string and the bottom string have the same amplitude of output if struck with the same pressure.
It allows for a very flat responce across the basic two octave output of a guitars bandwidth.
So what your fighting is a compressor on the input and a biult in Compressor on the output.
Shoot , built 25 years ago the Carmen Ghia was ahead of it's time..........
DR.Z
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Post by hage1 on Oct 10, 2013 15:37:47 GMT -7
When I use mine I turn the ghia down. If I crank the ghia to 2 o'clock, I don't need a compressor. Depends on the room. photo.JPGphoto (1).JPG Obviously I don't know how to post pictures. I'll work on it. |
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Post by LT on Oct 10, 2013 19:40:47 GMT -7
With my 1-10 Ghia I use a Carl Martin Comp on a very light compression setting with a slight amount of gain over unity. I keep it on all the time and I'm usually playing Strats.
I've never tried an Ego, but I used to have a Barber Tone Press that had a Blend knob and I used to run it about 60/40 clean to comp with the comp set medium high.
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Post by ericatunc on Oct 11, 2013 8:12:26 GMT -7
Based on the Doc's response above, and that I could never get it to gel with the ghia, I decided to sell the Ego and not use a compressor at all.
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