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Post subject: SuperSonic Tone
Posted: Wed Aug 06, 2008 8:16 pm
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I've got a Super Sonic and love the tone when the amp is at low volumes (with gain 1 = 5, gain 2 = 10, vol = 1, I get a nice "rounded, boxy" sorta Aerosmith distortion).

The problem is when I turn the amp volume past "1". The distortion become harsh and biting sounding.

I'm guessing it's either the amp sound itself, the tubes, or the speaker. Besides buying a new speaker/tubes and trying them out, does anyone have any ideas on how to get a less harsh sound at loud volumes?

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Posted: Wed Aug 06, 2008 8:42 pm
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Have you tried adjusting the EQ, or tried all the different pickup positions on your guitar? Simple questions I know but they can sometimes help.

Personally I use a little MXR 6 band EQ with the amp, it adds a bit more depth to both the Bassman and Burn channels, which I've found at gigging levels can sometimes get a little harsh sounding.


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Posted: Thu Aug 07, 2008 10:01 am
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I don't have the problem with any of my other amps, so I doubt it's guitar related. The amp EQ has little impact (it's some kind of narrow-band tone that the amp EQ can't easily fix). I'd rather not cover up the problem with an EQ - I'd rather fix the base sound of the aamp.


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Posted: Thu Aug 07, 2008 3:41 pm
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I own a Super-Sonic. A couple things:

1) the V30 speaker must be WELL WELL broken in. I actually broke it in by hand using a Ted Weber method, it takes about 30min. But otherwise, to break that V30 in it has to be played loud & often, it'll loosen up & smooth out. After it's broken in, there's a pretty big difference IMHO.

2) tubes. If you replace V3 (tube)... that's the tube for the Burn channel... with a lower-gain tube (I used a 5751), it helps smooth out that distortion as well. But since your problem arises with VOLUME, it's most definitely the speaker.


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Posted: Fri Aug 08, 2008 1:11 pm
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What's the Weber "by hand" method? I've heard of his methods, but I didn't think they were less than a few hours of break in.


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Weber uses some kind of electronic signal, but I've read using bass-heavy music works just as well. The idea is to get the cone moving alot.

Pick out some bass-heavy music, like some of that hip-hop crap, and plug the music source into your amp. Keep the premp setting low for a clean signal. Turn the trebble down all the way & the bass up all the way. Play the music loud enuff until you see the cone moving with the bass hits.

Using acetone, take a small brush and apply the acetone to the speaker surround while it's moving. I did this about once per song, for a whole CD (maybe it was 45-60 min instead of 30 min). This softens the dope on the surround, and the speaker movement keeps breaking the dope down (since it's been softened.) Keep doing this for one CD, and by the end your V30 will sound considerably different... mine did. More bass, less ice-pick, and smoother all around. MUCH better.


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