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20 Mar 08 - 01:26 AM (#2293289) Subject: Tech: watt'd be loudest amp choice ? From: GUEST,lo-tech guitar basher ok.. sorry.. i never did get round to understand the techie electricy stuff.. so.. please help.. if I was to plug my electic gitar via a passive A/B/Y splitter box into 2 combo amps at the same time.. a 16 watt with a 12" speaker, and a 15 watt with an 8".. and turn the volume up full on both of them to try compete with a drummer.. would I end up being as loud as / louder than our lead guitarist playing flat out through his single 30 watt amp with a 12" speaker ??? we got to sort out our gear quick for some last minute small club gigs with no adequate PA or sound engineers to mic up our small combo amps and drums, which we'd usually do. actually.. its a bit reminiscent like being a rough & ready ill-equipped teenage garage band all over again !!! |
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20 Mar 08 - 01:38 AM (#2293293) Subject: RE: Tech: watt'd be loudest amp choice ? From: Lonesome EJ Tell Nigel to turn down. Your maximum clean volume is going to be limited to what the 16w amp can do. Now you might be better heard by the audience using the two amps, because you might bring one forward, or face them away from each other. |
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20 Mar 08 - 03:40 AM (#2293320) Subject: RE: Tech: watt'd be loudest amp choice ? From: GUEST,s&r They sound like practice amps, and the wattage is usually very optimistic. The sound output depends on speaker and box efficiency as well as wattage. Try it is the only answere Stu |
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20 Mar 08 - 03:48 AM (#2293323) Subject: RE: Tech: watt'd be loudest amp choice ? From: Darowyn Adding decibels requires a knowledge of logarithms. Adding Watts is simpler in theory, or at least it is when you are talking about direct current power consumption. It makes no sense at all when it comes to the sound power output of Combo amps, where the stated wattage is largely a product of the marketing department. Make your drummer use brushes or hotrods, or a djembe, a set of congas, or a shaky egg! Cheers Dave |
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20 Mar 08 - 04:09 AM (#2293327) Subject: RE: Tech: watt'd be loudest amp choice ? From: Richard Bridge Usual rule of thumb is that a drummer on full kit can be as loud as a 400 watt PA rig. What are you using for the vocals? |
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20 Mar 08 - 05:43 AM (#2293366) Subject: RE: Tech: watt'd be loudest amp choice ? From: mattkeen There won't be a HUGE difference in volume between the guitars (PROVIDING one guitarist is not all valve whilst the other is transistor etc.) As you know: 100 watts is twice as loud as 10watts, and 1000watts twice as loud as 100 watts etc etc. |