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Post by brkulja on Feb 23, 2020 13:01:43 GMT -7
From town to town. Usually small clubs, but also had gigs in some luxury hotels. Electricity is always different (sh..) and amp is singing different. Using maz 38nr with ox top box. Do you have any suggestions, from where to start, what to look for?
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Post by Deleted on Feb 23, 2020 15:46:30 GMT -7
I use this guy at venues where there are known power issues, for outdoor shows with long runs of extension cords, and so on. We run the PA, lights and amps off it--works great, and would be way plenty for just a guitar rig. There's a more expensive model with a fancier readout, too--but this one works great for us. You can't go wrong with Furman gear, generally speaking. Make sure you get a voltage regulator and not just a power conditioner, though--my understanding is that power conditioners don't actually do anything. www.sweetwater.com/store/detail/M8XAR--furman-m-8x-ar
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Post by perryr on Feb 23, 2020 18:35:53 GMT -7
That Furman looks nice! I use one of these for the PA and will plug my amps into it: link
We did a show where they ran power on extension cords, everytime the kick drum hit the regulator would compensate, you could hear it clicking ... what the heck is that click following the foot drum lol. Anyway, it was working, And made it easy to convince the venue they needed to Run more and heavier cords, which corrected the issue.
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Post by daddyelmis (Greg) on Feb 23, 2020 18:36:10 GMT -7
Yeah, most power conditioners are just rack mount versions of the cheap power strips you can buy at the DIY stores. Most don’t even disclose their clamp time - the time it takes the unit to react to an over voltage and shut down, and thereby protecting your gear.
A regulator, as the name implies, actually regulates the voltage to a target range - hence they cost a lot more than your typical Furman power conditioner.
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Post by DeanG on Feb 23, 2020 19:02:59 GMT -7
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Post by Russell B on Feb 24, 2020 16:36:51 GMT -7
I’ve gigged with bad power. No good at all! I need to get voltage regulator too.
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Post by steiner on Feb 24, 2020 17:38:26 GMT -7
Furman AR Pro here. 14 conditioned outlets, 220 / 120 input. It alleviates ground loops between (multiple) amps and preamps. Out here, away from the transformer stations, things can get wonky. The Furman has got it handled
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Post by digs57 on Mar 1, 2020 16:40:15 GMT -7
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Post by RickJames on Aug 17, 2023 13:10:30 GMT -7
I just set up the Tripplite I bought, last night……………..all noise gone! However my amp(Jetta, it seemed to sound a bit thin, however, there was a huge increase in high-end and gain …………. I think that it’s likely the increase in gain and high end is giving me that perception, and I just need to adjust for it on the amp, and most likely in my case to Guitars tone in volume. I think it’s possible that my ear got used to the reduced high end and I compensated for it with the eq/tone/volume. I’m going to play it this evening. See if I have any changes and plan to give it a week to get accustomed to the changes. anyone else have this issue, or temporary issue like this?
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Post by sharkboy on Aug 18, 2023 16:36:54 GMT -7
I just set up the Tripplite I bought, last night……………..all noise gone! However my amp(Jetta, it seemed to sound a bit thin, however, there was a huge increase in high-end and gain …………. I think that it’s likely the increase in gain and high end is giving me that perception, and I just need to adjust for it on the amp, and most likely in my case to Guitars tone in volume. I think it’s possible that my ear got used to the reduced high end and I compensated for it with the eq/tone/volume. I’m going to play it this evening. See if I have any changes and plan to give it a week to get accustomed to the changes. anyone else have this issue, or temporary issue like this? I haven’t noticed this with any of my Zs, but another (brand) amp I sometimes use hums a lot with my Tripplite.
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Post by thatstatuemoved on Dec 18, 2023 2:22:17 GMT -7
Late to this post. My band plays a lot of block parties and the electricity is always dicey. I would notice my amp would sound like crap as it was not getting the required voltage. We would run an extension cord to who ever's house was sponsoring the block party and it just was not enough juice. We got a variac and this solved our problem. We could regulate the voltage with the meter on the variac and turn it up or down to keep it around 120. We run an extension cord from a non UFI outlet in the house to the band, plug the variac into that cord and then run all our electric stuff to the variac. We do not leave home without it. Take it to clubs and use it. Seems like a lot of the clubs have dicey electricity. So nice to have everything plugged in and as night wears on glancing at the meter which always seems to dip down, and adjust to 120 when needed. We got ours at a place here in Phoenix called circuit specialists. They are good folks and will answer any questions you might have. Adios--Jester
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