Jared Purdy
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I actually posted this earlier today on a previous thread, and then I realized that given that that thread is a little past it's prime, it might not get read. And in the interest of trying to understand this, I figured I'd put it up as a fresh post.
Try as I might, I cannot hear this fuzz or hiss or what ever it is, as it has been variously described. I have a new LSS, bought from the shop two weeks ago today, and I play on average an hour or two a day, mostly blues and bluesy rock. I tried various combinations with and without the solo engaged, hard-bypassed, etc.
On Ch 1, my settings are: Gain @ 12 o'clock; Treble same; Mid 9 o'clock; bass 12 o'clock; presence 10'clock; master 12 o'clock. On Ch. 2: Drive engaged, and at 10 o'clock; Gain betwteen 12 and 1 o'clock; Treble between 12 and 1:30; Mid about 10:30, Presence, same; Master 10-10:30. While I generally keep it on the 5 watt setting, I use the same tone settings for all of the controls in the 15 and 30 watt settings. The "crunch" toggle is set to "normal". The couple of times that I played with the solo function, I engaged the FX loop, set the Send Level at 12, the Output at 12 and Solo at 12. While the sound is a bit diifferent, and obviously a bit louder, there was no fuzz or hiss on that setting either.
And I certainly don't hear any farty bass with my controls set the way they are either. I definately know what a farty bass sounds like. I have a Fender PRRI, which I did a number of mods to to get rid of the notorius farty sound that happens in that amp when the volume is around 12 and the bass is at 12. I too have read quite a bit about those reeder mods, but I don't hear anythng coming out of that speaker other that what I would expect.
Having the option to switch back and forth between my 6V6 driven PRRI, and my EL84 driven LSS is fun, and an interesting experiment. Channel 1 on the LSS can be made to sound VERY close to the PRRI, and in fact my daugfhter and I both agree that the LSS is cleaner, and warmer sounding, possibly partly due to the cab and speaker size in the LSS. However, if I crank the PRRI a bit and hit the strings hard, like on a power chord, the Celestion G10 Gold alNico that I put in it sounds almost identicle to the LSS in Channel 2 when I do the same. Crunchy, raw and biting. But definately no hiss or fuzz. Just EL84s doin' their thing. Am I missing something here, or are you guys playing earlier versions that had that issue??
Try as I might, I cannot hear this fuzz or hiss or what ever it is, as it has been variously described. I have a new LSS, bought from the shop two weeks ago today, and I play on average an hour or two a day, mostly blues and bluesy rock. I tried various combinations with and without the solo engaged, hard-bypassed, etc.
On Ch 1, my settings are: Gain @ 12 o'clock; Treble same; Mid 9 o'clock; bass 12 o'clock; presence 10'clock; master 12 o'clock. On Ch. 2: Drive engaged, and at 10 o'clock; Gain betwteen 12 and 1 o'clock; Treble between 12 and 1:30; Mid about 10:30, Presence, same; Master 10-10:30. While I generally keep it on the 5 watt setting, I use the same tone settings for all of the controls in the 15 and 30 watt settings. The "crunch" toggle is set to "normal". The couple of times that I played with the solo function, I engaged the FX loop, set the Send Level at 12, the Output at 12 and Solo at 12. While the sound is a bit diifferent, and obviously a bit louder, there was no fuzz or hiss on that setting either.
And I certainly don't hear any farty bass with my controls set the way they are either. I definately know what a farty bass sounds like. I have a Fender PRRI, which I did a number of mods to to get rid of the notorius farty sound that happens in that amp when the volume is around 12 and the bass is at 12. I too have read quite a bit about those reeder mods, but I don't hear anythng coming out of that speaker other that what I would expect.
Having the option to switch back and forth between my 6V6 driven PRRI, and my EL84 driven LSS is fun, and an interesting experiment. Channel 1 on the LSS can be made to sound VERY close to the PRRI, and in fact my daugfhter and I both agree that the LSS is cleaner, and warmer sounding, possibly partly due to the cab and speaker size in the LSS. However, if I crank the PRRI a bit and hit the strings hard, like on a power chord, the Celestion G10 Gold alNico that I put in it sounds almost identicle to the LSS in Channel 2 when I do the same. Crunchy, raw and biting. But definately no hiss or fuzz. Just EL84s doin' their thing. Am I missing something here, or are you guys playing earlier versions that had that issue??