Members gorebreath Posted September 27, 2010 Members Share Posted September 27, 2010 I was browsing guitar geek rigs and noticed Kurt Cobains 1994 setup and Eddie Van Halens 1997 both used "power amps" EVH also had his peavy head but Cobain only had the power amps. Are powwer amps significantly different than normal heads? What are the pros and cons of these units? Why don't more players use them? Can they be used in place of a normal head? SWEET THANKS:thu: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members DoomWizard Posted September 27, 2010 Members Share Posted September 27, 2010 I lol'd at the title. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members EdgeOfDarkness Posted September 27, 2010 Members Share Posted September 27, 2010 Srs ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members tlbonehead Posted September 27, 2010 Members Share Posted September 27, 2010 I was browsing guitar geek rigs and noticed Kurt Cobains 1994 setup and Eddie Van Halens 1997 both used "power amps" EVH also had his peavy head but Cobain only had the power amps. Are powwer amps significantly different than normal heads? What are the pros and cons of these units? Why don't more players use them? Can they be used in place of a normal head? SWEET THANKS:thu:no preamp section. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members The Hiryuu Posted September 27, 2010 Members Share Posted September 27, 2010 Oh, and Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members gorebreath Posted September 27, 2010 Author Members Share Posted September 27, 2010 no preamp section. wah? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Members tlbonehead Posted September 27, 2010 Members Share Posted September 27, 2010 wah?no wah section either. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members EdgeOfDarkness Posted September 27, 2010 Members Share Posted September 27, 2010 They might have had wahs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Spaced Out Ace Posted September 27, 2010 Members Share Posted September 27, 2010 Power Amp: Preamp: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members gorebreath Posted September 27, 2010 Author Members Share Posted September 27, 2010 no wah section either. ...no? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Members gorebreath Posted September 27, 2010 Author Members Share Posted September 27, 2010 Power Amp: Preamp: Nifty, I am aware of what a preamp and power look like, I am just unfamiliar with their purpose. I am not a rich bitch who has my parents buy me everything I want so I am stuck with simple combo amps and whatnot. I have been saving up for a new head and came across these power and preamp thinger dingers and was intrigued. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members EdgeOfDarkness Posted September 27, 2010 Members Share Posted September 27, 2010 Sorry , you must be a rich bitch to play like the big boys .Have fun with your combo thingies though . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Dewysoss Posted September 27, 2010 Members Share Posted September 27, 2010 k its like this a regular amp head contains both a poweramp and preamp. In the most simple terms(and I'm probably not 100% right on this), the preamp shapes the tone, it's your EQ basically. Poweramp makes it loud, but also has an effect on the tone and overall sound. The reason you'd use seperate power/preamps is because you have a much wider variety of sounds that you can get from combining different types and sounds. You can also run a preamp or poweramp with a regular amp head in place of its pre/poweramp. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members EdgeOfDarkness Posted September 27, 2010 Members Share Posted September 27, 2010 Holy {censored} , dewy even confused me with that explanation ...lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Members Repner Posted September 27, 2010 Members Share Posted September 27, 2010 Just when I thought you guys were getting tame. cruel {censored}ers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Shenaniganizer Posted September 27, 2010 Members Share Posted September 27, 2010 I lol'd at the title. This. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members gorebreath Posted September 27, 2010 Author Members Share Posted September 27, 2010 Sorry , you must be a rich bitch to play like the big boys . Have fun with your combo thingies though . Oh I will, it's not a problem for me to use mediocre gear since I can actually play and spend more time doing that rather then loading up on tons of expensive gear that the "big boys" use so I can look like I am good instead of being good Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Rameumptom Posted September 27, 2010 Members Share Posted September 27, 2010 Power Amp: Preamp: This setup would be amazing! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members NITROHOLIC Posted September 27, 2010 Members Share Posted September 27, 2010 if this kid learns about randall RM series {censored} his head will asplode. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Oops-A-Paisley Posted September 27, 2010 Members Share Posted September 27, 2010 the {censored} can modulator delete for excessive use of teh stupids. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Spaced Out Ace Posted September 27, 2010 Members Share Posted September 27, 2010 That's "moderater". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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