A while ago I ordered a Weber Mini Mass 25W from Weber Speakers. But my delivery first didn't show up as expected. So tired of waiting, I ordered a THD Hot Plate 8 Ohm from Thomann in Germany. But a few days later, before the Hot Plate arrived, my Weber Mini Mass showed up at my door.
So I did a very quick test. The Hot Plate was attenuated with -12 dB, and the Mini mass was set about 3,5 at it's scale which gave a little lower volume than the Hot plate. As I said, this was a very quick test. Also, all the switches of both the attenuators (bright switch, treble switch etc), were not switched on in this test.
I thought they sounded pretty much the same, so I decided to keep the Mini mass (which looks much cooler) and sell the Hot Plate (which is much more expensive).
By the way, attenuators are truly fantastic. I sold my Fulltone Fulldrive a few days later. There is no need for it anymore...
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söndag 28 november 2010
RC Booster test
I have been thinking of how a boosted signal from my guitar will affect the tone lately. So I did a quick test with my new Squier Telecaster and my trusty Xotic RC Booster. Otherwise, there are no other affects, than my Blues Jr cranked with my new Weber Mini Mass. The Settings are:
Left Channel (Starts with a muted strum):
RC Booster on. Volume at 15 o'clock, no gain, eq flat.
Blues Junior: Volume: 3+, Master 11.
Right Channel:
RC Booster off.
Blues Junior: Volume: 4, Master 11.
As you can hear the difference is not that noticeable. For the boosted channel (left), I lowered the volume (gain) on the Blues Jr, so the recorded volume level matched the non-boosted level. I was suprised how little difference there where between the channels. The boosted channel is a little more bassy and less trebly I think. That could be generated by the lower volume (gain) on the blues jr.
I didn't want to use the gain on the rc booster, because I just wanted to see the effect of a volume change. I hope you enjoy it.
Left Channel (Starts with a muted strum):
RC Booster on. Volume at 15 o'clock, no gain, eq flat.
Blues Junior: Volume: 3+, Master 11.
Right Channel:
RC Booster off.
Blues Junior: Volume: 4, Master 11.
As you can hear the difference is not that noticeable. For the boosted channel (left), I lowered the volume (gain) on the Blues Jr, so the recorded volume level matched the non-boosted level. I was suprised how little difference there where between the channels. The boosted channel is a little more bassy and less trebly I think. That could be generated by the lower volume (gain) on the blues jr.
I didn't want to use the gain on the rc booster, because I just wanted to see the effect of a volume change. I hope you enjoy it.
tisdag 2 november 2010
Output tube test
I did a quick test with my new Blues Jr III, to compare the sound of the output tubes when they are cranked and not cranked.
The Master volume is not set to full (12) on the cranked version, because I prefer the sound when they aren't cranked all the way. The volume (gain) is set to 2 on both of the recordings, and to compensate the loss in volume when the Master volume is set to 3, I have increased the input gain on my mic preamp to match the other recording.
Here are the sound clips:
The Master volume is not set to full (12) on the cranked version, because I prefer the sound when they aren't cranked all the way. The volume (gain) is set to 2 on both of the recordings, and to compensate the loss in volume when the Master volume is set to 3, I have increased the input gain on my mic preamp to match the other recording.
Here are the sound clips: