I blew 2 v30s today lol

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Re: I blew 2 v30s today lol

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Guitarbilly wrote: Sat Jun 15, 2024 6:11 pm Anyway, I just ordered 4 Redbacks from Sweetwater. They should be here on Thursday. 150w per speaker :lol: that should work.
I ran 2 Bogner quads with all Redbacks and a 100 watt Helios. At first I really dug it, but after a while I was missing some of the cut you get with V30s. I had some Creamback 75's lying around, so I mixed them in diagonally. That really brought it back to life.

I think you might want to keep 2 V30's in the mix with redbacks. Because how often are you really gonna run that super lead wide open?

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I don't mix speakers on cabs I use live because the soundguy usually only mics one of them and it's harder to get a good reference for what's going to the FOH vs what's coming from the cab with the mixed speakers. I'm going to give the Redbacks a go first. If that doesn't work I will probably jmove the redbacks to my home/recording cabs and just go back to 4 V30s. I think what happened was a freak accident. I also just ordered a Fryette Power Station so I will have a lot more control of the volume.

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Guitarbilly wrote: Sun Jun 16, 2024 4:18 pm I don't mix speakers on cabs I use live because the soundguy usually only mics one of them and it's harder to get a good reference for what's going to the FOH vs what's coming from the cab with the mixed speakers. I'm going to give the Redbacks a go first. If that doesn't work I will probably jmove the redbacks to my home/recording cabs and just go back to 4 V30s. I think what happened was a freak accident. I also just ordered a Fryette Power Station so I will have a lot more control of the volume.
I hear you. But live I would always mic the V30 anyhow...tried & true.

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Yeah I'm beginning to think the Redbacks were an impulse buy :lol:

They haven't shipped yet so I think I'll cancel it and just replace the 2 V30s, the more I think about it, the more I think it was a freak accident. A quad of V30s should handle this amp just fine. Maybe these 2 were a bad batch or something.... :hmm:

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Guitarbilly wrote: Sun Jun 16, 2024 9:04 pm Yeah I'm beginning to think the Redbacks were an impulse buy :lol:

They haven't shipped yet so I think I'll cancel it and just replace the 2 V30s, the more I think about it, the more I think it was a freak accident. A quad of V30s should handle this amp just fine. Maybe these 2 were a bad batch or something.... :hmm:
Yeah, it was probably a fluke but speakers can blow. If anything is gonna do it, it would be a full tilt super lead. Hell, I've seen speakers blow and then take out an amp's transformer quickly from the sudden ohm disruption.

Buying Redbacks could solve a wattage issue, but it would be a different tone for sure. Since you know you like the tone thru V30s, I think you made the right move with getting a Fryette PS.

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Yeah the PS will also allow me run post effects etc... it's a good thing to have with this amp

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PS100 or PS-2A?

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Geezus... would have loved to have heard that in the room 👀

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Spaced Out Ace wrote: Sun Jun 16, 2024 11:20 pm PS100 or PS-2A?
PS-2A.

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Guitarbilly wrote: Mon Jun 17, 2024 2:36 pm
Spaced Out Ace wrote: Sun Jun 16, 2024 11:20 pm PS100 or PS-2A?
PS-2A.
Cool stuff. I have one.

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