Members Little Guitars Posted September 23, 2007 Members Share Posted September 23, 2007 List 'em! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Nerine Posted September 23, 2007 Members Share Posted September 23, 2007 A plexi. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members this is paul Posted September 23, 2007 Members Share Posted September 23, 2007 orange rockerverb Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members JBecker Posted September 23, 2007 Members Share Posted September 23, 2007 I'm pretty happy with my Valvetech's master volume. I was not as pleased with the MV on the AC30CC, Rocker 30, or DSL100, to name a few that I've owned the past couple of years... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Nerine Posted September 23, 2007 Members Share Posted September 23, 2007 I dont understand how you cannot be happy with a master volume.Essentially, all it does is control the volume.Ok some amps probably sound slightly weak at lower volumes but i would say this is more just the fact that it is a valve amp, and nothing to do with the actual volume control.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Little Guitars Posted September 23, 2007 Author Members Share Posted September 23, 2007 A plexi. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Nerine Posted September 23, 2007 Members Share Posted September 23, 2007 i was being sarcastic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members JBecker Posted September 23, 2007 Members Share Posted September 23, 2007 I dont understand how you cannot be happy with a master volume.Essentially, all it does is control the volume.Ok some amps probably sound slightly weak at lower volumes but i would say this is more just the fact that it is a valve amp, and nothing to do with the actual volume control.. Some amps sound bad at low volume, some amps sound good. All of the amps I listed sounded very good -> {censored}ing fantastic loud. Only the Valvetech, when using MV instead of an attenuator, sounds really good at lower volumes. Everything else sounds like I should buy a different amp (SS or much lower wattage... like 1-5w) tube because playing at this volume is a waste of effort. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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 Posted September 23, 2007 Members Share Posted September 23, 2007 I dont understand how you cannot be happy with a master volume.Essentially, all it does is control the volume.Ok some amps probably sound slightly weak at lower volumes but i would say this is more just the fact that it is a valve amp, and nothing to do with the actual volume control.. No. It's to do with how much the power amp is working, not just regulating volume. The Mark series amps have far better master volumes than the Recto series for example. The Herbert has a great MV too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members tlbonehead Posted September 23, 2007 Members Share Posted September 23, 2007 List 'em!Lots of amps have great master volumes. As mentioned it controls overall volume. Some amps don't have very good preamp overdrive. Is that what you are really asking? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Little Guitars Posted September 23, 2007 Author Members Share Posted September 23, 2007 Lots of amps have great master volumes. As mentioned it controls overall volume. Some amps don't have very good preamp overdrive. Is that what you are really asking? I've never heard it put like that, but sure... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Moot Posted September 23, 2007 Members Share Posted September 23, 2007 David Allen ( www.allenamps.com) has a great Master Volume. I think it's a version of Trainwreck's dual-pot MV. I have several of his amps and they all have clear-sounding MV's. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members 64DUECE Posted September 23, 2007 Members Share Posted September 23, 2007 I have always thought that Marshall did it right the first time. I just like them set very high. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members jds22 Posted September 23, 2007 Members Share Posted September 23, 2007 Peavey Ultra XXX JSX Not sure about the 5150s or Classics. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Michael McGlenn Posted September 23, 2007 Members Share Posted September 23, 2007 Any good Fender or Marshall modded with this:http://www.torresengineering.com/dualstagmas.htmlMy Bassman 100 RAWKED after this cheap mod Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members duncan Posted September 23, 2007 Members Share Posted September 23, 2007 bogner 101b Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Nik Posted September 24, 2007 Members Share Posted September 24, 2007 It's to do with how much the power amp is working, not just regulating volume. Same thing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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 Posted September 24, 2007 Members Share Posted September 24, 2007 Same thing. No, it isn't. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Weathered Posted September 24, 2007 Members Share Posted September 24, 2007 +1 on the Mesa Mark series VHT CL series Egnater seminar amp Bogner anything Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Mr. Brady Posted September 24, 2007 Members Share Posted September 24, 2007 PeaveyUltraXXXJSXNot sure about the 5150s or Classics. The JSX has a great MV in that is sounds the same at practically all volumes. Unfortunately, it never sounded that great at low volume or high volume. The Mark IV sounded good at low volume and got great at higher volumes. The tremoverb sounds pretty crappy at whisper volumes, really sounds smoking at higher volumes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Nerine Posted September 24, 2007 Members Share Posted September 24, 2007 No, it isn't. Well surely there is no way to push a poweramp without actually pushing it?? Eg, you are not hitting the poweramp as hard with the MV down as when you have it wide open.. If you think of it as a water tap. you are still getting the same thing out, its just that it is delivered slightly differently. Slow flow instead of gushing out.. Sure on guitars the volume control on some of them retains the clarity when you turn your axe down. My PRS would be a good example of this, yet sometimes on other guitars it gets muddy. Is this the same thing? I'm not trying to be argumentative, just wondering. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members GYBE! Posted September 24, 2007 Members Share Posted September 24, 2007 Diezel Herbert Mako Makoplex (I can imagine the Dorado and MAK 2 follow here as well) My Cameroned Marshall Bogner XTC was decent, not as good as the three listed above but still useable Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Nik Posted September 24, 2007 Members Share Posted September 24, 2007 No, it isn't. A conventional MV doesn't alter the gain or tone of the either the preamp or power amp in any way. All it does is to reduce the amount of preamp output signal that makes it to the power amp input. A PPI MV is different in that it reduces the amount of signal that gets from the PI to the power valves. More rare than the PPIMV is the (switchable) volume compensation circuit found in the Marshall 30th Anniversary amps, that introduces more and more 'scoop' as you turn the MV down. But there aren't many other guitar amps - maybe none - that do that. But a 'Good' MV vs a 'bad' MV? 'Good' MV = 'good' preamp distortion tone. 'Bad' MV = 'Bad' preamp distortion tone (in isolation). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Soulcrusher_X Posted September 24, 2007 Members Share Posted September 24, 2007 I thought the MKIV had a great MV, as well as the Peavey Ultra series, including XXX and JSX. Mesa Stiletto actually has a pretty decent MV, too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members jds22 Posted September 24, 2007 Members Share Posted September 24, 2007 The JSX has a great MV in that is sounds the same at practically all volumes. Unfortunately, it never sounded that great at low volume or high volume. Now that's just mean. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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