The Muse I Adorn

[Inspector #20]

I too am not into speaker break-up. But I was trying to get a "feel" for how a JTM45-style amp delivers the goods.

Gotcha.. its hard to describe some things..

 

[gball]

No directed to me, but I want to address this because it is a question I am asked often.

I do not - ever - want a speaker or an amp to 'break up.' I want to be able to push near full volume without any speaker distortion. This is NOT easy with bass and resonance full up. Few speakers could handle it at these volume levels.

This is the true beauty of my amp/rig....

The Jensen 80 watt Stealth and the WGS 50 watt Reaper 55 Hz can really take a pounding...

It is interesting though that so much of the "Rock Guitar Tone" that we are used to hearing on albums (especially live albums) is just that: the power section breaking up/distorting and the low-watt speaker cones ting the bed. I'm not necessarily a fan of the speaker breakup, and prefer high-wattage ones, but for me one of the most exhilarating experiences I can have it diming an amp and getting real, honest-to-goodness power section breakup out of it.

 

[SG John]

but for me one of the most exhilarating experiences I can have it diming an amp and getting real, honest-to-goodness power section breakup out of it.

All the pedals in the world won't sound like that. Get everything right on the edge, and you hear what the guitar and amp are really like.

Anything else is just the sound of the pedals.

 

[Metal89]

All the pedals in the world won't sound like that. Get everything right on the edge, and you hear what the guitar and amp are really like.

Anything else is just the sound of the pedals.

I agree!

 

[Beagle]

 

[BFT Gibson]

Got the V into the JC20hv for next song.

 

[Ebidis]

 

[Ebidis]

 

[Ebidis]

Today I'm sticking with the LTD. I've been playing the outa this guitar lately, and I'm really diggin' it.

:dood:

 

[Ebidis]

Still rockin th LTD. This thing just has tone and sustain in spades.

 

[SG John]

Thought I would go “old school” tonight. It’s been a while since I’ve spent some quality time with this old friend.

 

[Ebidis]

I'm starting the day with ol' #1, but I' ll bet at some point I'll be rubbin' my junk on the LTD.

 

[Beagle]

Today I shall start with



and see how the shoulder goes. I've not been playing much over the last few days.

 

[eSGEe]

I was boomin the BIG BAMBOO last night -- so many tones all in one big scared and beat package ......
Mojo in this one was earned for sure

 

[Ebidis]

Gonna give the LP some love today.

 

[SG John]

Needed to start covering amps and putting away the guitars for some work around here that I’ve been putting off. So, needed a shot first. The past three weeks has been spent mainly with the Flying V. I messed around with the Strat for the past week or so, but mostly unplugged. I’ve also been playing my Dobro, and today played the Billy-Bo. The JTM45 has been the amp of choice, but will probably get a short break for now.

 

[Ebidis]

Makin' it happen with this amazing one.

 

[Ebidis]

today...

 

[Session 5]

Today its with my first serious guitar...

 

[BFT Gibson]

One of those kinda days.