Weight and Mass Reduction Efforts:

Inspector #20

Inspector #20

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So, for a while now, i have been thinking about weight reduction, with respect to my music gear, to help with my old SI joint injury, which has sidelined me a few times over the past few months.

The DSL40C has been, and continues to be, a really good amplifier for me. I have been using the ECC823/5751/7025-WA/5751 tube combination exclusively for quite a while now with good results. The gain is much more organic sounding with these tubes. I have also used a JJ ECC81 in V3 with very good sonic results, and broader adjustability of the tone controls.

The 100 watt Jensen Jet Tornado Neodymium speaker was a great weight savings modification and it sounded unexpectedly great too. No matter how hard you push the speaker, it doesn't break up.

I've been thinking about converting my primary DSL40C to a head, with one of Mission Engineering's cabinets, and getting a Mark DV 150 single 12" extension cabinet, which weighs only 18 pounds, to save both weight and size.

I have no converted (2) DSL40C'S to heads using the Mission Engineering cabinet. The finished head weighs only 35 pounds.

DSL40C Head – Stagecraft Gear

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One question...When converting the DSL40C to a head, do you think a cooling fan would be beneficial, or is back screen/mesh cooling adequate???
 
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hacked mine up..would come in handy now as we sort this live & practice thing out. played all the marshall's today..we use a box truck for equipment anyways. so in the long run maybe just g what i use everyday. Not having to move around gear everyday kinda has me thinkig just d it the way yu know. If i had t transport daily..would def profile everything and take advantage of the kemper. I did notice hw much i rely on my speaker i& the cabs as part of that chain.

The DSL50 & 100h def got the nod to covering the set. What have done for 6 months is learn how to tweak the green channel & clean to match my fenders cause of the songs are so dif. Really enjoy strumming chords on the Nighthawk & calming things down then bringing it back up. Got real close on green chan backed down & use J&H for bumps & Clean use Rimrock MO klon cl to really make it responsive like my Supers are. Might have got close enough now and a first..we doing a cover song in the set

The DSL is a great amp..kinda treat it as 4 separate single amps & set my small board up more as a volume control as i use all 4 channels on dif songs. I dont switch channels in songs tho. last set will be pretty

Feel ya n the weight thing. All my amps in the studio are on doilies

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Nice!!!!

I would use a single 12" for smaller venues. For larger, putdoor evts, my 1984 Jackson/Eminence 200 watt 4x12 will do...

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