Subject: Re: live looping amplification etc.

[Travis Hartnett <tiktok@sprintmail.com>]

I used to use various guitar preamps into a multieffector, into a 
Passac 8x2 into a Mesa 50/50 into 200W EV loaded Mesa 1x12 cabs.  The 
speakers and the power amp always seemed able to handle whatever 
multilooper and pitchshifted weirdness I'd put into them.  I found more 
traditional guitar amp type speakers (Celestion or lower wattage 
Jensen) didn't sound as great with loopage and live guitar coming out 
the same speaker.

I swapped out the 50/50 for a 20/20 at one gig, and my bandmates 
immediately asked that I swap it back for the next show.  It's designed 
to break up much earlier than the 50/50, so things can get mushy if 
you're trying to send it loops or even delay/reverb type effects.  I 
also tried a solid state power amp, it didn't sound anywhere nearly as 
groovy as the 50/50 either.

TravisH


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