Members FastRedPonyCar Posted November 5, 2009 Members Share Posted November 5, 2009 One thing I dont understand is the complaints people have about this amp at low volumes? yeah the volume taper is ruthless but the fact is that when the volume is at 9 o'clock and you hear the tone that comes from the amp, going back down on the volume knob to bedroom volume is the hugest buzz kill. the volume pedal in the loop works REALLY well but you lose some saturation. I recently got a hotplate and noticed a much meaner amp at the same dB as before now that the power section is getting roasted. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members fabeon Posted November 5, 2009 Author Members Share Posted November 5, 2009 you can do either man, my AOL email is the same as my username, and so is my IM. Although, my email is so spam ridden at the moment, IM is probably better. I could easily miss it in email. Everytime I check AIM you're offline Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Romanian Reaper Posted November 5, 2009 Members Share Posted November 5, 2009 The Competition I used to own and my Splawn-Modded Marshall can both do low volume but I heard the 100watt Splawns are loud! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members xmorgan socialx Posted November 5, 2009 Members Share Posted November 5, 2009 Hey fastredponycar, I know you have spent more money experimenting with tubes for your Nitro than I can possibly afford, what do you recommend? Mine currently has the mullard re-issue el34's that I assume are stock, but I want to try KT-88's in it. what KT-88's have you found work especially well with the Nitro? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members FastRedPonyCar Posted November 5, 2009 Members Share Posted November 5, 2009 ((STEREO!!)):love::love::love:[YOUTUBE]aCkWSqM1chc[/YOUTUBE][YOUTUBE]mwH0Ve1PUf0[/YOUTUBE] Hey fastredponycar, I know you have spent more money experimenting with tubes for your Nitro than I can possibly afford, what do you recommend? Mine currently has the mullard re-issue el34's that I assume are stock, but I want to try KT-88's in it. what KT-88's have you found work especially well with the Nitro?Ruby KT88 STR's. I'm on my 2nd set. I had a brief fling with a set of =C= 6550's but they really didn't do it for me so I got another set of rubys. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members NixerX Posted November 5, 2009 Members Share Posted November 5, 2009 I totally hear what your saying..I have Quickrod and honestly it is the best {censored}ing amp ever...I imagine the nitro would the the {censored} as well Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members kebabeater Posted November 5, 2009 Members Share Posted November 5, 2009 The most frustrating amp I ever owned - whatever I tried I could not get a tone I liked out of it...the volume taper is awful, the fx loop is worse, the tonal difference between 50w and 100w was like 2 completely different amps and the tone controls were impossible to dial in....also incredibly bass heavy...I loved all the clips I heard, I loved the KSE tones and loved the look of the amp but just could not get anywhere near a decent tone out of it... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members fabeon Posted November 8, 2009 Author Members Share Posted November 8, 2009 I dunno dude. Maybe it was a bad speaker combo or something. Cause I can not get over my tone. Its SO mother{censored}ing sexy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members ::fred:: Posted November 8, 2009 Members Share Posted November 8, 2009 you can do either man, my AOL email is the same as my username, and so is my IM. Although, my email is so spam ridden at the moment, IM is probably better. I could easily miss it in email. Hey Erock.. have you played a Nitro thru a Krank cab?I tried this setup about a week ago and it sounded awful. NEVER plug the Nitro into a solid wood oversized cab with Eminence speakers. The bass will knock you of your feet, but you won't get anything else. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members rockitsauce Posted November 8, 2009 Members Share Posted November 8, 2009 The most frustrating amp I ever owned - whatever I tried I could not get a tone I liked out of it...the volume taper is awful, the fx loop is worse, the tonal difference between 50w and 100w was like 2 completely different amps and the tone controls were impossible to dial in....also incredibly bass heavy... I loved all the clips I heard, I loved the KSE tones and loved the look of the amp but just could not get anywhere near a decent tone out of it... Exactly how I felt about the quickrod minus the bass comment. Nicely built machine but I simply did not like the tones or the feel. I did crank it to noon once and nobody on my street would talk to me for weeks. I never knew it was that easy to get them to hate me Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members fabeon Posted November 9, 2009 Author Members Share Posted November 9, 2009 Not gonna lie it took me a while to be fully satisfied with it, but I am definitely loving the tones I am getting with it after tweaking. Nothing but a boost between me and my guitar as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members NaptownChris Posted November 9, 2009 Members Share Posted November 9, 2009 I keep thinking about a Super Comp. There's other stuff on the list first, but one day... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members kebabeater Posted November 9, 2009 Members Share Posted November 9, 2009 I dunno dude. Maybe it was a bad speaker combo or something.Maybe although I was using the Splawn 4x12 small block cab with it.I think my problem is the interraction of the tone controls with each other, the bass seems to influence the lower mids, so when you adjust the mid control it affects the bass you just dialled in plus the treble etc etc. The bottom end of the amp is absolutely unbelievable - fantastic for knocking down walls or damaging structures but not really very helpful when playing live....I really wanted to like this amp but just found it much less intuitive and more complicated to dial in than even my SE which has more controls than a 747... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members fabeon Posted November 9, 2009 Author Members Share Posted November 9, 2009 One thing I realized after playing with the Nitro is that you shouldnt be afraid to go the the extremes when it comes to the EQ. All of the gain is usable. The amp is mid heavy so even with scooped mids there's still a considerable amount of cut. The resonance and presence play a pretty large role in tone as well. Whatever the case, I've never been as happy with my toanes. Like I said before, I think its the perfect mix of saturation and clarity. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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