amp setting using the Oclock rule

[TREC]

Hey there, this may seem like a dumb question but could someone please explain the Oclock rule to amp settings? I know that 12 o clock is straight up.

Thanks heaps

 

[stephen sawall]

Dimmed all the way up.

1-10 ..... 5 = half way.

O'clock .... same as looking at a clock.

12 - strait up.
5 - dimmed
7- off

 

[TREC]

Cheers mate, so when they say 10.30 is that half way between 10 and 11?

 

[siggy14]

I have never really hear someone say 10:30, more like either 10 or 11, but yes look at an old analog clock, the kind with two hands like this one.
http://www-math.cudenver.edu/~wcherowi/clock.gif

And if someone said 1 oclock it would be where the 1 is on the clock. Most settings on a mesa fall between 7 oclock and 5 oclock. 5 being that tone or knob turned completly off with 7 being maxed. Most people dial there mesa's in between 10 and 3.

My settings.
Modern mode 3 channel.
Presense 10 or 11
Bass 11
Treblel 12
middle 12
gain 1

I bypass the loop and boost the front end with a TS9

Cheers mate, so when they say 10.30 is that half way between 10 and 11?

 

[Stratocaster]

I use 10:30 (for example) all the time.

While taking note of a setting, or deciding where to start while dialing something in, allow me to point out the following...

12:00 - Straight up
10:30 - Amp is set at a 45 degree angle counterclockwise from 12:00
09:00 - Amp is set at a 90 degree angle counterclockwise from 12:00
07:30 - Amp is set at a 135 degree angle counterclockwise from 12:00 (which is 45 degrees from 09:00)

12:00 - Straight up
01:30 - Amp is set at a 45 degree angle clockwise from 12:00
03:00 - Amp is set at a 90 degree angle clockwise from 12:00
04:30 - Amp is set at a 135 degree angle clockwise from 12:00 (which is 45 degrees from 03:00)


This is the notation for (imho) the most easily discernable positions our eye will see (45 degree angles)


Strat

 

[MusicManJP6]

Good thread. O'clock settings seem to be more accurate since it takes most of the guesswork out. A picture is still the easiest to duplicate.

 

[paintballnsk]

I use 10:30 (for example) all the time.

While taking note of a setting, or deciding where to start while dialing something in, allow me to point out the following...

12:00 - Straight up
10:30 - Amp is set at a 45 degree angle counterclockwise from 12:00
09:00 - Amp is set at a 90 degree angle counterclockwise from 12:00
07:30 - Amp is set at a 135 degree angle counterclockwise from 12:00 (which is 45 degrees from 09:00)

12:00 - Straight up
01:30 - Amp is set at a 45 degree angle clockwise from 12:00
03:00 - Amp is set at a 90 degree angle clockwise from 12:00
04:30 - Amp is set at a 135 degree angle clockwise from 12:00 (which is 45 degrees from 03:00)


This is the notation for (imho) the most easily discernable positions our eye will see (45 degree angles)


Strat

This may be the funniest stuff I've read in awhile.
Dude he's asking "so like 10.30 is between 10 and 11" and you throw stuff out there like "135 degrees clockwise from 12:00".

I think we need to take trigonometry out of the conversation haha.

 

[UltraGary]

This may be the funniest stuff I've read in awhile.
Dude he's asking "so like 10.30 is between 10 and 11" and you throw stuff out there like "135 degrees clockwise from 12:00".

I think we need to take trigonometry out of the conversation haha.[/quote]


+1 on that! Are we really having this conversation?........

 

[MetalMatt]

I don't think its that silly. Some people can't read analog clocks or watches. Stratocaster thanks for the info!