Re: Raising watts


<docgorpon@xxxxxxx> wrote in message
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Hi guys. Thanks for the responses. I was mainly thinking out loud. I
knew it was probably unrealistic. The amp is a Gibson Falcon. It
wasn't even as loud as my Super Champ with a 10" speaker. But I've
taken it to a great tech and he's already found a few things. I'll
still have to mic it. I'm just always torn between having an amp light
as a feather for pick up and go.. and having an amp loud enough that I
don't have to worry about whether the unseen gig has a decent PA or
not. I usually end up travelling with a spare 50 watter for a backup,
which blows.

I use a Falcon ('61 tweed). It's not loud enough for gigs,
but plenty loud enough for practice. I do/did several
things:

1.) That chimpy Jensen with the small magnet has to go.
I put a Weber 12A125 and haven't looked back. With
a neodymium speaker the amp would blow your head
off, 2x or 3x as loud. Think new speaker.

2.) I put it on a stand... tilted back, and facing my back.
This does amazing things for the perceived volume.

3.) Monitor Out. See that little jack next to the
inputs? Run a cord from that to another amp...
think of it as a 'slave out'. Instant amp stack.
Or, into a DI box, really sounds good through
the PA.
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Steve
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