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Dumb questions round 2 ...

3/11/2005 6:21 PM
Dale	Dumb questions round 2 ... OK. The Tweed deluxe amp kit (a head) I bought assembled came just before I left town for over a week. I came home today and had a chance to hook it up. I played it with a 1x12 open back with a Jensen c12N and a closed 2x12 with V30's. It seems to be working great. I have 2 issues I would like a little clarification on ... 1.) When playing in the distortion range (starts early with this amp) when I let a power chord (or note) ring until the sustain drops it off there is a slight rattle like sound in the amp. It seems like it may be a tube rattle, but tapping the tubes does not seem to alter it a lot. Anyone ever hit this before (it seems more pronounces in the upper frequencies). 2.) Of the 4 inputs, I thought 2 were bright and 2 were "normal". However, when I plug my guitar into either of the lower pain, then simply plug a jumper courd into the same side upper (without the other end plugged into anything) there seems to be an increase in volume. I assume this is supposed to do that, so is there also a high and low and well and bright and normal on these amps as well? Sorry for my ignorance. Dale

3/11/2005 6:21 PM

Dale

Dumb questions round 2 ...

OK. The Tweed deluxe amp kit (a head) I bought assembled came just before I left town for over a week. I came home today and had a chance to hook it up. I played it with a 1x12 open back with a Jensen c12N and a closed 2x12 with V30's. It seems to be working great. I have 2 issues I would like a little clarification on ...

1.) When playing in the distortion range (starts early with this amp) when I let a power chord (or note) ring until the sustain drops it off there is a slight rattle like sound in the amp. It seems like it may be a tube rattle, but tapping the tubes does not seem to alter it a lot. Anyone ever hit this before (it seems more pronounces in the upper frequencies).

2.) Of the 4 inputs, I thought 2 were bright and 2 were "normal". However, when I plug my guitar into either of the lower pain, then simply plug a jumper courd into the same side upper (without the other end plugged into anything) there seems to be an increase in volume. I assume this is supposed to do that, so is there also a high and low and well and bright and normal on these amps as well?

Sorry for my ignorance.

Dale

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Dale No guesses? -- 3/12/2005 9:24 AM