Poweramps DO make a difference, a lot.
Ever wondered were your presence/resonance control go on your JCM800/5150/Rectifer? ... yes, they control the poweramp!
Ever wondered why the Seoul 2001 concert sounds so thin/treble and the CRY/Tuska concert so heavy/bass? Again, its the poweramp!
And what happens when your signal goes into your cabinet?? Or should i say: speaker.
"(Some though, have presence knobs and shit like that)"
"(Some though, have presence knobs and shit like that)"
"(Some though, have presence knobs and shit like that)"
"(Some though, have presence knobs and shit like that)"
Right, they do make a difference, i understand that, a SP-1000 will sound thinner than a VHT, but you have to understand that this really is very little compared to the other variables in a chain. And in CRY and Tuska, he had a Sansamp 1.1 in his rack, i know this isn't stated in the first post here, but i have seen that sansamp in his rack a number of times after HCDR, and it would make way more sense that the bass and beef during CRY and Tuska came from that one, as opposed to the Peavey 50/50 and such
Other things that could have made those concerts more beefy is the PA, remember that the way you mic up your cab matters a lot, and they use PA, simply because anything over 400 people, a cab will come short, it HAS to be mic'ed up, and from 2001 to 2003 and 06, random chance, or alexis preference in cab mic placement could easily have changed. Poweramp could have added some beef, but that would be from the TUBES, and i stated that in my post
A poweramp matters in your sound, but you will still be able to find your tone on ANY Tube Poweramp, not ONLY a VHT, or ONLY a Peavey 50/50
There is a difference from SS to Tube, but that should be self-explanatory.
You have some good points and your right on a few for the whole tone thing. But reality is, the last step in line (and the largest)... If an amp cant control a speaker- I don't care what you do it's fucked.
If you really want to learn why, P.M. me and save these folks from the torture.
just as in your guitar, the wood and build of the CABINET matters for how the speaker sends out the sound, seriously, there are more things to a cab than just the speaker, don't even try saying anything else.
Cheap cabinets are made from cheap materials, much like guitars are. You can load a cheap cabinet with Celestions, like V30's, but they will never sound as tight and nice as they would through a Marshall cab, or a Krank cab(they use wholewood i believe, mahogany maybe), or the one i want: Basson. Basson cabs are really interesting because not only are they made from REAL wood, they also have sealed corners, so NO air escapes. This gives a much tighter sound, than any of cheap cabs could give. If you use a dark tonewood to this aswell, like Mahogany, you will get a darker tighter sound, or if Alder or Maple, a Treblier, or more Mid oriented sound.
As i love tightness, being the realm of Palm-mutes rely heavily on such a trait, i'm out for a Basson cab, they're said to be "even tighter than a 5150 cab". I won't know for sure, but i'm yet to hear anything but praise from Basson.
Also arvoitus, i believe this is still on topic, people who want to know COB's gear, should also know how to use it, and it never hurts to know why its used, and why alexi chose that and that. IMO it's very related, but i'm not a mod, what the hell do i know.
Not talking about the content, just the way you said some things!
