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Topic: Question About Clipping |
Chris Harvey
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California, USA
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Posted 28 Feb 2016 10:54 am |
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| I have a lower watt amp I like to play through from time to time. Is amplifier clipping on low notes the amplifier itself or is it a speaker issue. If I were to put a higher rated speaker would it still clip? I'm pretty sure this is amplifier related just from pushing it too hard. |
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Jon Light (deceased)
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Saugerties, NY
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Posted 28 Feb 2016 11:00 am
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| That can be hard to narrow down but you might zero in on it a bit by playing with your volume pedal and trying to determine if you can trim back the level at the input just a little and change the overdriving characteristics. It could be that an attenuated input can keep the preamp clean. Or not. What amp? Might help to know. |
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Chris Harvey
From:
California, USA
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Posted 28 Feb 2016 11:11 am
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| Tweed bassman. I love my high powered twins but sometimes it's fun to play one of these |
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Chris Harvey
From:
California, USA
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Posted 28 Feb 2016 11:12 am
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| Note it has a baffle with a 15. It's running a jensen p15n reissue. Seems like a 50 watt speaker in a 45 watt amp. It's plenty loud but obviously lacks the lows from a twin. |
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Jon Light (deceased)
From:
Saugerties, NY
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Posted 28 Feb 2016 11:29 am
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| I've done pretty loud & warmly clean with a tweed Bassman. Hard to say. |
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Jon Light (deceased)
From:
Saugerties, NY
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Posted 28 Feb 2016 11:41 am
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| If I were messing with an amp like this, trying to get it cleaner than it is, I'd first see if it's got a 'low' input (I forget if these do). Then I'd see if it's got a 12AX7 in V1. If so, I'd try a 12AT7. These are obviously simpler & cheaper than getting into speaker swapping. |
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Chris Harvey
From:
California, USA
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Posted 28 Feb 2016 11:59 am
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| The low input that a good idea. It had a 12 AX7 in V1 and I've got an AY7 in it now but I'm thinking about a 5751. Power Tubes are 6L6 but I have a comperable NOS 5881's as well. Speaker swapping doesn't seem like a viable method. I have other Jensens that get bottom. |
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Chris Harvey
From:
California, USA
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Posted 28 Feb 2016 11:59 am
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| Note I like a little grit in my tone. |
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chris ivey
From:
california (deceased)
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Posted 28 Feb 2016 3:17 pm
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Last edited by chris ivey on 28 Feb 2016 6:33 pm; edited 2 times in total |
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Chris Harvey
From:
California, USA
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Posted 28 Feb 2016 3:57 pm
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| ?? |
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J Fletcher
From:
London,Ont,Canada
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Posted 1 Mar 2016 4:41 pm
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Has the output transformer been changed to accommodate the single 15 speaker?
If not, you are losing power due to an impedance mismatch. |
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