Yeah, well I have my worries based off of that. The user manual says it is recording level, i.e. you don't need a pre-amp to boost the signal like you would normally and I have to do with the Peavey XXX.


I obviously don't want to damage the unit. Though I know better than to just stick things in random holes. I'll probably have to buy something else, but I just wanted to see if any one knew.

just reread my last marked essay (on debussy) and i cant understand a ****ing word i'm saying.

musical analysis can get impossibly complicated, even when you're describing the simplest-sounding processes.

tl;dr

I hate it when I start spending large amounts of money. I get in that "well it is only $200 more" mode. Looking at Mesa/Boogie heads and Fryette heads. Which granted are the two companies that if I had no limit in price I would go to, but inevitably right now I'm looking at amps I'll talk myself out of buying.

If you stick headphones into the preamp it's gonna sound really weak. You need a cab emulator.

IM in Hue in in Vietnam still... done the top gear bike tour some of the way along the coast, it was unbeleivable

anyways im still alive and aok since i know yer concerned... amazing place, ordered a hooker by mistake at karaoke last night then got lost and some guy threatened me with a rock


great place

[img]http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc3/hs322.snc3/28729_397639103542_629848542_4229543_4502505_n.jpg[/img]

my finger in the corner kinda ruined it but its all good

I only know vietnamese cities from "Battlefield: Vietnam"

BM: Vietnam at least looks pretty, despite it's flaws. Love to visit a place like that minus the crazy people.

[QUOTE=AG;18024770]If you stick headphones into the preamp it's gonna sound really weak. You need a cab emulator.[/QUOTE]

Seems to be debated in the reviews if the Triaxis has this built in or not. Though honestly it is hard to find a review addressing the subject. :lol: Manual doesn't really say yes or no; so I assume not.


[quote=Triaxis manual]
These jacks provide direct stereo interfacing to recording or live mixing console. They faithfully reproduce both lead and rhythm sounds similar to those you are accustomed to hearing from your power amp and speakers. The output level is determined by the front panel programmable MASTER control setting...[/quote]


Dare I ask one of the guys at Guitar Center. They usually answer my questions incorrectly. Actually this is one of those instances where going to my local stuck up/know-it all father/son shop might come in handy. Though I believe the old man is more of a Marshall kind of guy.

edit:
Just trying to figure out costs here. Honestly the Fryette (why did VHT change their name?) Pitbull 50W is tempting. $2k price tag, but the clips I keep pulling up are 50/50 with my style or not. People tend to go with the really... new-age metal (?) sound which isn't really what I want. One reason why I kind of crossed the Engl e530 pre-amp off my list. That is all I hear, that type of sound.

Actually was wondering what a M/B Mark IV head actually costs now a days. Though no online-stores have the Mark series heads. If they are $1500-2000 I might just go that way. I don't know, when I start talking Triaxis and Mark IV that is talking about starting my dream rig.

[QUOTE=viciouscycle;18023765]aw now he's </3

Squirrel did you KO somebody or something, what happened to boxing?[/QUOTE]

You mean outside of boxing? in that case no. In competition I stopped 24 of my 27 opponents.

I had to stop cause of an injury.

[QUOTE=mnemonic;18022790]hey lod look what i found

[IMG]http://img192.imageshack.us/img192/6323/zzzkz.jpg[/IMG]

wheres purple_hazer[/QUOTE]

fu[COLOR="Black"]c[/COLOR]k you max! haha

damn thats old

LFD the people in vietnam aren't [I]crazy [/I]they're [I]communist[/I]

slight difference

very slight

[QUOTE=Bruce E Kinesis;18025142]LFD the people in vietnam aren't [I]crazy [/I]they're [I]communist[/I]

slight difference[/QUOTE]

Yeah remember he's a yank and they're utterly terrified of communism.

Is a man not entitled to the sweat of his brow?

NO! says the man in washington,

It belongs to the state!

[QUOTE=Bruce E Kinesis;18025142]LFD the people in vietnam aren't [I]crazy [/I]they're [I]communist[/I]

slight difference[/QUOTE]

Is it common to threaten people with rocks in communism? I didn't mean they're crazy because they are communists. Was just talking about crazy people, not political stuff. :lol:

Aight gents. Bought a second hand HTC hero off a mate of mine. 120 quid, unlocked, even threw in an 8 gig SD card.

Coming to you live from said phone.

/just noticed that 'klingon' is in the default dictionary, where as 'gent' is not. Hmmm.

thats how you know its good technology

**** you

//If any one cares


Went to GC today and played a bunch of amps. Played Marshall JVM215C, Bogner Alchemist, and a hand full of Mesa/Boogie (Express 2:25, Express 2:50, Dyna, Dual recto, and Lone Star). I came to a decision, in August if I get hired on [currently contract to hire] I'm ordering a Mesa/Boogie Mark V.


Then probably never buying another amp. Been a long time lover of the Mark series and I can't see not being able to get the tones I want out of the Mark V and more. Though I am going to do my best to track one down in a store. As GC has to order them directly from Mesa/Boogie, which is a 3-4 month wait.

[QUOTE=Left Face Down;18026025]
Then probably never buying another amp.[/QUOTE]

yeah right

i'd rather him just not post and go away

[QUOTE=Left Face Down;18026025]I'm ordering a Mesa/Boogie Mark V.[/QUOTE]

I played a Mark V combo a few months ago and, to be honest, I was distinctly underwhelmed with the sound, especially as it cost about £2500. I wasn't able to turn it up all that much though, that could be why. The controls/features are pretty cool though.

Who ever gets chance to crank a half stack though?

If it doesn't sound good at low volumes and it's 100W, then it doesn't sound good full stop.

My amp's only 18-20W and I never get chance to turn it above 1 on the dial; which is why I picked an amp I liked the sound of when the dial's on 1...

I think everyone has this idea that phase inverter (~'power amp') distortion is where it's at but I prefer my pedal dirts.

[QUOTE=Bruce E Kinesis;18026244]Who ever gets chance to crank a half stack though?

If it doesn't sound good at low volumes and it's 100W, then it doesn't sound good full stop.

My amp's only 18-20W and I never get chance to turn it above 1 on the dial; which is why I picked an amp I liked the sound of when the dial's on 1...

I think everyone has this idea that phase inverter (~'power amp') distortion is where it's at but I prefer my pedal dirts.[/QUOTE]

I usually play using my Tonelab & headphones to not disturb other people in the house.

However, from time to time it is awesome to push my 30W poweramp real hard (like, half way open. no drummer in the world could compete with it fully open, tee hee:naughty:.) . I don't know if it's the "louder sounds better" or the "whoomp" in the guts-effect that makes it so enjoyable, but I feel it's far better than headphone playing.

Whooomp is a very big factor i think. Maybe in 10 years they'll be able to model valves perfectly, but they won't be able to model the whoomp.

I agree. In fact, modelers are already pretty good and most people could not distinguish between a mic'd and a modeled amp today. (listening to iit over a PA or headphones, that is)

I also like feeling the resonance of an acoustic guitar against my chest. It's almost as good as a woman's embrace and without it I would have stopped playing YEARS ago :lol:.

I have a Valve Laney 10w that sounds excellent at low volumes, but I also have a Marshall 100watt valve that is switched down to 50w that sounds AMAZING cranked, which every now and again I get to do.

Sup AG.

[QUOTE=Bruce E Kinesis;18026244]If it doesn't sound good at low volumes and it's 100W, then it doesn't sound good full stop.[/QUOTE]

True. You can also turn the Mark V down from 90 watts to either 45 or (I think) 15, and it was comparatively disappointing on all 3 settings.

[QUOTE=Bruce E Kinesis;18026244]
If it doesn't sound good at low volumes and it's 100W, then it doesn't sound good full stop.[/QUOTE]


TBH my 120W Peavey XXX doesn't really start sounding good until the master is at about 11 O'clock. The thing I do with it, and I can do with the Mark V as well, is turn the volume on the channel down so you can turn the master volume for the amp up. Which lets you get better saturation of the tubes at lower volumes.


Also, while I will do my best to track down one in store and play it... I keep hearing great sounds out of the Mark V in every review I watch/listen to.

[quote=Left Face Down;18026025]//If any one cares


Went to GC today and played a bunch of amps. Played Marshall JVM215C, [B]Bogner Alchemist[/B], and a hand full of Mesa/Boogie (Express 2:25, Express 2:50, Dyna, Dual recto, and Lone Star). I came to a decision, in August if I get hired on [currently contract to hire] I'm ordering a Mesa/Boogie Mark V.


Then probably never buying another amp. Been a long time lover of the Mark series and I can't see not being able to get the tones I want out of the Mark V and more. Though I am going to do my best to track one down in a store. As GC has to order them directly from Mesa/Boogie, which is a 3-4 month wait.[/quote]
LMFAO why did you play an Alchemist?

[QUOTE=Squirrel;18026373]Sup AG.[/QUOTE]

It's all cool baby. Did some more gardening today and imma play some Resi4 on the Wii before I go to work for the evening.

Final cleaning/carpet washing of the old house tomorrow before we hand the keys back to landladybitch on Sunday.

[QUOTE=The Transporter;18026419]LMFAO why did you play an Alchemist?[/QUOTE]

It was there... and I had heard good things about it. Honestly, it was a total let down. The M/B Express series have issues, the two 50W 2x12 in GC were having the cutting in and out issues I keep reading about in reviews. The Dyna wasn't bad, but not really my style. Same goes for the Dual Recto and Lone Star. If I was looking for the Marshall sound I would buy the JVM205H (head version of the JVM215C I tried). Really good amp, has low/medium/high gain for both it's channels. On the overdrive channel you can go from a nice light classic rock distortion to more gain than I need. Honestly the overdrive on high gain was a little too much gain for me. Biggest qualm with that amp is you get buzz on the overdrive channel, and it gets worse the higher the gain setting (obviously).


At the end of the day I just like the Mesa/Boogie sound better than Marshall sound.

[QUOTE=Left Face Down;18026385]The thing I do with it, and I can do with the Mark V as well, is turn the volume on the channel down so you can turn the master volume for the amp up. Which lets you get better saturation of the tubes at lower volumes.
[/QUOTE]

I'm not saying it doesn't sound better, but this doesn't saturate the valves any more than having a high pre-amp volume and a low master volume.

It will of course sound different but it's not because of saturation.

[QUOTE=AG;18026422]It's all cool baby. Did some more gardening today and imma play some Resi4 on the Wii before I go to work for the evening.

Final cleaning/carpet washing of the old house tomorrow before we hand the keys back to landladybitch on Sunday.[/QUOTE]

Sweet.

I think you're right about my lack of hobbies/moving into my own place; my gf and her mum are moving/have moved house and I found it really refreshing and nice to just sit down with a cuppa and watch some TV afterward (i was helping), which is something i never do.

I figure i'll invest in a console and play that a bit, gym now and then, go out a bit etc, along with work and cooking etc i guess that'll be most of my time taken up.

I thought JVM's were terrible

[quote=Bruce E Kinesis;18026444]I'm not saying it doesn't sound better, but this doesn't saturate the valves any more than having a high pre-amp volume and a low master volume.

It will of course sound different but it's not because of saturation.[/quote]
Pretty sure it saturates the power tubes more than the preamp tubes...at least by my small understanding of tube amps.

And generally power amp valve saturation is better than preamp valve saturation...

[QUOTE=viciouscycle;18026781]I thought JVM's were terrible[/QUOTE]

the one i tried was actually pretty nice. tight and clear for a marshall.

still not worth even half the price they want though imo

[QUOTE=Joelbassman;18026844][B]Pretty sure it saturates the power tubes more than the preamp tubes...[/B]at least by my small understanding of tube amps.

And generally power amp valve saturation is better than preamp valve saturation...[/QUOTE]

I'm telling you- it doesn't work like that.

As for pre/poweramp distortion; all preference, although most people like the sound of a cranked valve amp, others (esp. heavy effects users like me) try to avoid it as it makes reverbs and delay trails sound like a mess

Hiring a Rug Doctor today, I'm so old.

:(

... rug ... doctor?