Stu_R wrote:Dr.HIWATT wrote:...to my mind it's not as loud as it should be...
Good evening, Stu, and welcome to the forum...
I think I can safely assure you that, if this is not as loud as it/she should be, you are indeed suffering from major hearing loss, or there is some problem with the amp. I have the PA version of this, and 'volume' is not an adequate description. 'Thunder' is nearer; 'earth-shattering' is more descriptive. An anecdote..? OK, then, if you insist, but be seated, it's longish.
I bought mine from Kingston, Surrey, and went to collect with my elder brother in a Jaguar (sorry, but it's relevant...) and my youngest son. It was to be his bass amp. We found the address in a back street, but, parking being at a premium, the Jaguar had to stay up at the far end of the street. Tom and I walked back to the address, Henry stayed in the car.
The young lad selling the amp had it set up all ready to be tested in the rear of the house. He made us a cuppa, and invited Tom to try it out, plugged into his vintage 4 x 12 Hiwatt cab. Timidly, Tom took the bloke's bass and plucked a few notes, it sounded just fine. We plugged into each i/p in turn, and fiddled each channel's pots, listening for crackles or such; all was as it should be.
Whilst Tom was finishing his tea, the seller popped out and came back with a Tele, and plugged it in. With no further warning, he flipped up full the master, the channel volume, the Tele pot and whanged a series of chords. I fell back a couple of metres, Tom had (luckily...) already put his cup down. Wow..! A real thunderbolt. (
No, wait on; it's nearly finished. I did warn you...)
We concluded our deal, and closed up the beast into it's like new fully lined flight case. The two of us struggled to carry the sod (they're heavy, but you already know that...) to the car (Tom was pretty OK, but still stunned; I'm old, so it seemed even further, especially being shell-shocked...).
Henry, still in the car, immediately asked us what the hell had happened. He'd been sitting there, quietly listening to the radio when
BAM..! he had been startled by a 'hell of a racket'. Yes, in the closed car, nearly half a mile away, from the back of the house, that Tele had woken up most of the neighbourhood.
We had great difficulty inching the case into the boot of the Jag, too, but that's not the point. These things are LOUD. If there is a doubt about that in your mind, see a doctor
, or a (good...) tech.
Sorry about the length, just my tuppence worth. Hope this helps.
Been there - done that, so I put my old blades in an empty screw box which I then gaffer tape closed when it's full of scrap.