Members esizer Posted November 23, 2012 Members Share Posted November 23, 2012 If you haven't run your EQ all the way open yet...I highly recommend it. It is like a completely different amp now! It was a little honky in the high end so my treble is rolled off a bit to about 1 or 2 o clock, mids maxed, bass a little below maxed, and presence at noon. I run my gain at about 10 or 11 o clock, which is plenty IMO. Running my JCA50 like this on a band mix completely killed all my other amp gas. TL: DR Bass 8/9 Mids 9/9 Treble 6/9 Gain 4/9 Presence 4.5/9 = Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Herptheflerp Posted November 23, 2012 Members Share Posted November 23, 2012 Mine just got flipped on and is warming up, always been a fan of running the eq max on old marshalls, shoulda thought to try it on the jca before now lol. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members esizer Posted November 23, 2012 Author Members Share Posted November 23, 2012 Originally Posted by Herptheflerp Mine just got flipped on and is warming up, always been a fan of running the eq max on old marshalls, shoulda thought to try it on the jca before now lol. I was looking at some new amps before I tried this...now the JCA is definitely staying. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members JB6464 Posted November 23, 2012 Members Share Posted November 23, 2012 I run my Soldano HR100+ plus which is close to the JCA100H with the settings at : Pre-gain 5 ,Bass 5,mids 11,Treble 11 ,Presence depends on the room/stage (5-7) , Master on 5 or higher. I use EVM12L speakers in my 4X12 cabinets though. Maxing out some of the knob settings i find is the only way i can get the Soldano designed amps to open up and breath. Most people don't start off setting a passive EQ like they should , which means you get full signal wide open on the tone knobs then cut back what you don't want. I never understood why most people start off at 5 then boost or cut , that's for Active Eqing amps like Mesa,Carvin. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members sahlomonic Posted November 23, 2012 Members Share Posted November 23, 2012 I used to run everything at high noon until I saw another post about diming the knobs a couple months back.It does sound killer with everything dimed but I find myself taking the Presence down quite a bit and hover around noon still. My first real amp was a Peavey XXX, and I was conditioned to start with everything on noon so every amp since then I've operated the same way. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Herptheflerp Posted November 23, 2012 Members Share Posted November 23, 2012 Throwing the mids all the way up definitely sounds like I pulled a blanket off from over the amp, but since mine is sitting in a room relatively empty and with hardwood floors I like the treble and presence down around noon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members JB6464 Posted November 24, 2012 Members Share Posted November 24, 2012 Also if your a lead guitarist and want to be heard in the mix , one knob you need to max out is the midrange. There's a reason why most Marshall's don't get stomped in the mix , they have that dominate mid-hi singing tone built in them. And like Herptheflerp stated , maxing the mids on a Soldano IS like taking a blanket off the amp. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members esizer Posted November 24, 2012 Author Members Share Posted November 24, 2012 yeah...it definitely sounds like now! I've always been happy with the general flavor of the amp...but SWEET JESUS...it has never sounded this good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members marshallnoise Posted November 24, 2012 Members Share Posted November 24, 2012 Will try later. Thanks for the tip. Not the peen tip, but the information tip. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Bumhucker Posted November 24, 2012 Members Share Posted November 24, 2012 Yeah tried this on my 22H... didn't care for it for my recording tone, but it seems like it would work in a live mix pretty well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members esizer Posted November 24, 2012 Author Members Share Posted November 24, 2012 Originally Posted by marshallnoise Will try later. Thanks for the tip. Not the peen tip, but the information tip. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members tech21man Posted November 24, 2012 Members Share Posted November 24, 2012 Originally Posted by JB6464 I run my Soldano HR100+ plus which is close to the JCA100H with the settings at :Pre-gain 5 ,Bass 5,mids 11,Treble 11 ,Presence depends on the room/stage (5-7) , Master on 5 or higher.I use EVM12L speakers in my 4X12 cabinets though.Maxing out some of the knob settings i find is the only way i can get the Soldano designed amps to open up and breath.Most people don't start off setting a passive EQ like they should , which means you get full signal wide open on the tone knobs then cut back what you don't want.I never understood why most people start off at 5 then boost or cut , that's for Active Eqing amps like Mesa,Carvin. There isn't a mesa or a carvin that work that way unless you refer to the graphic eq which is a completely different thing.The soldano tonestack works really well for many tones even with whacky settings though! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Herptheflerp Posted November 24, 2012 Members Share Posted November 24, 2012 Originally Posted by tech21man There isn't a mesa or a carvin that work that way unless you refer to the graphic eq which is a completely different thing.The soldano tonestack works really well for many tones even with whacky settings though! I believe the carvin x100b has an active parametric EQ as well as a the graphic EQ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members tech21man Posted November 24, 2012 Members Share Posted November 24, 2012 Yep just checked it and carvin states even the pressence is active for the X100b, I stand corrected! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Neilrocks25 Posted November 24, 2012 Members Share Posted November 24, 2012 I tried a similar setting yesterday as well with the 20w combo and I much preferred it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members esizer Posted November 24, 2012 Author Members Share Posted November 24, 2012 Originally Posted by Neilrocks25 I tried a similar setting yesterday as well with the 20w combo and I much preferred it. Good thing...I really couldn't afford buying a Marshall right now anyway Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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