roccstar's Reviews

the 50 waters aren't much less loud but they sound sweeter to my ear for anything but the heaviest music

try pulling 2 tubes (the inside pair) and running at half impedance (eg amp set for 8ohms into a 16ohm cabinet), this should knock you down 2 or 3 dB... also consider using speakers that are mid-to-low efficiency to shave a few more dB... original greenbacks with medium and small magnets were only rated for 96dB or less and really helped tame in the plexis of the era. The speakers you have are pretty efficient and the quad box will project pretty darn well.

It just not an apartment amp, but you could buy a reactive load and take a line out into an impulse response cab sim on computer and use it in your apartment that way via headphones.... when I ahd a 2204 I enver managed to use it anywhere but band practice and gigs.One time I took it to a big jam session and veryone was begging me to turn down, but I was at like 2

I have to try that! I still won't bring it to my apt because it's too big but even on the rare occasions the I do play it back at my parents house I NEVER crank it like I used to in high school. I got a H&K TM18 for my apt. It has the power soak feature which is SO DOPE for sound management purposes. If I put it on 1 it has the same sound as it does at 18, just at a volume that my neighbors won't call the police on me for. Plus it has the red box out which I use too running directly into my Apollo. It actually sounds much different than it does out of my cab because it's modeled to sound like micing a 4/12, which I agree it does and sometimes I want that sound, but I've also come to love the sound of the head through my 110 cab so sometimes I mic the cab with an SM57. I just realized I should probably add my recording equipment to Equipboard too huh? I'm new to this site if it's not already painfully obvious LOL.

I used to have an original red box, never got next to it, very 'metal' 4x12 emualtion

I keep thinking of buying a 70s EG700 or better.... they tend to be on the heavy side and more like a 70s Norlin era Gibson construction-wise, I keep hesitating as I have a Greco MR from that era which I love, but you don't get a low of EG for what I paid for my top-shelf MR

Like I said in my review....

"I'm not particularly a Les Paul fan. I'm not a fan of heavy guitars in general and they don't make em' heavier than Les Pauls. The only reason I even own one is because it's a perfect replica with the same parts for a fraction of the price, so why not buy it just to add it to my collection and play on my lap every once in a blue."

I literally NEVER play it standing up LOL! I might as well take off the strap locks like I did the pick guard because they'll never be used :).

how much does yours weigh? 9lbs or so? I ahd an 88 Gibson lp standard that was almost 10 lbs. That cured me of my les paul lust and I eventually became an SG guy.

and they have a unique look for the era