
mixmkr
we don't need rest!!
I have tried VERY many of these little 15-30watt amps... Marshall, Vox Pathfinder, Roland cube, Pignose, the little Fenders... and even the Crates, etc...
My problem is I can get a recorded sound that I am happy with...even with a POD or a J-station, but I am used to having a decent size amp and pushing a 4x12 cabinet or whatever and I am having a VERY difficult time getting a sound I like LIVE with a small amp. I have even tried hooking up the little amps to my Leslie, Marshall slant, etc. But they still sound like a bee in a paper bag when you start to overdrive them, or just like some shitty DOD fuzz box. Maybe it is the speakers that need to be overdriven too. I remember when the master volume controls started to become in "vogue", and I thought it detrimental to the sound. I am not saying I have to play at 140dB anymore, but how the hell do you get a good sound out of these little amps?
I read people saying stuff like; "my Vox Pathfinder sounds GREAT!! what a deal for under $100"...and stuff along those lines. Granted, the amps ARE inexpensive...hence why I have bought so many of them....so I could experiment, etc. But they all sound "tiny" and really stupid trying to get a decent overdriven sound with them when using them live. For recording, after being able to "muck around" with the sound, slap some chorus on it...double it up, it sounds great.....nevermind the killer sound in the phones.
HELP!!
what does everyone else do?
....and please don't tell me your Roland Blues Cube sounds great. I am just not hearing it...or from other people too. For a big sound you need a big amp.(for playing live) Seems like fighting city hall.
My problem is I can get a recorded sound that I am happy with...even with a POD or a J-station, but I am used to having a decent size amp and pushing a 4x12 cabinet or whatever and I am having a VERY difficult time getting a sound I like LIVE with a small amp. I have even tried hooking up the little amps to my Leslie, Marshall slant, etc. But they still sound like a bee in a paper bag when you start to overdrive them, or just like some shitty DOD fuzz box. Maybe it is the speakers that need to be overdriven too. I remember when the master volume controls started to become in "vogue", and I thought it detrimental to the sound. I am not saying I have to play at 140dB anymore, but how the hell do you get a good sound out of these little amps?
I read people saying stuff like; "my Vox Pathfinder sounds GREAT!! what a deal for under $100"...and stuff along those lines. Granted, the amps ARE inexpensive...hence why I have bought so many of them....so I could experiment, etc. But they all sound "tiny" and really stupid trying to get a decent overdriven sound with them when using them live. For recording, after being able to "muck around" with the sound, slap some chorus on it...double it up, it sounds great.....nevermind the killer sound in the phones.
HELP!!
what does everyone else do?
....and please don't tell me your Roland Blues Cube sounds great. I am just not hearing it...or from other people too. For a big sound you need a big amp.(for playing live) Seems like fighting city hall.