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Ok, lets see if I can lay all this out...
I have a new (1 year old) MW DR. I use it in my studio sporadically but something never seemed right about it. I have heard that the low end of the DR is flubby, but it still seemed weird.
So here is what I am dealing with.
At medium volume on the red channel using vintage mode the amp reacts like i would expect. Palm mutes will peak a reasonable amount over the steady state volume (ringing chords). This is what i expect when recording. I can almost always raise the volume to that sweet spot where the cab evens out....good to go.
Now here is where it gets strange...
So on the red channel on vintage, as stated above....if i palm mute the low E string, moving up each fret past the A its pretty even. By even i mean the dynamic swing is consistent whether I am playing an E or a B.
OK...if i switch to modern and then do the same thing on the guitar when i get to the A or Bflat, BAMMMm this thing is swinging 10db with crazy resonance that sounds like my cab is gonna come apart. Its like a crazy buzzy fart.
This is what i have tried to resolve the issue...
- Change cab. - very similar reaction with my marshall 4x12 and mesa 4x12....mesa is worse due to its low end girth. Both cabs are on casters.
- Turn bass down on amp. - Turn it down all the way and it still has the crazy bump.
- Match apparent gain/saturation between vintage and modern - Gain hasnt much effect on the issue.
- Try modern on orange channel. - Same result
- Try different position in room. No substantial change
- Put an OD in front. Helps a little, but still garbage sound in that freq range.
- Swap around preamp tubes. - No change
I feel like this cannot be normal. I have been working with a tech locally via email and he hasnt been super helpful. I will continue that route for a few more days, but at some point i think i need to compare it to another similar amp to see if its my amp or a DR issue.
Any thoughts?
Thanks so much!
jason
I have a new (1 year old) MW DR. I use it in my studio sporadically but something never seemed right about it. I have heard that the low end of the DR is flubby, but it still seemed weird.
So here is what I am dealing with.
At medium volume on the red channel using vintage mode the amp reacts like i would expect. Palm mutes will peak a reasonable amount over the steady state volume (ringing chords). This is what i expect when recording. I can almost always raise the volume to that sweet spot where the cab evens out....good to go.
Now here is where it gets strange...
So on the red channel on vintage, as stated above....if i palm mute the low E string, moving up each fret past the A its pretty even. By even i mean the dynamic swing is consistent whether I am playing an E or a B.
OK...if i switch to modern and then do the same thing on the guitar when i get to the A or Bflat, BAMMMm this thing is swinging 10db with crazy resonance that sounds like my cab is gonna come apart. Its like a crazy buzzy fart.
This is what i have tried to resolve the issue...
- Change cab. - very similar reaction with my marshall 4x12 and mesa 4x12....mesa is worse due to its low end girth. Both cabs are on casters.
- Turn bass down on amp. - Turn it down all the way and it still has the crazy bump.
- Match apparent gain/saturation between vintage and modern - Gain hasnt much effect on the issue.
- Try modern on orange channel. - Same result
- Try different position in room. No substantial change
- Put an OD in front. Helps a little, but still garbage sound in that freq range.
- Swap around preamp tubes. - No change
I feel like this cannot be normal. I have been working with a tech locally via email and he hasnt been super helpful. I will continue that route for a few more days, but at some point i think i need to compare it to another similar amp to see if its my amp or a DR issue.
Any thoughts?
Thanks so much!
jason