100 Watt HRM recording / compare to a 30 watt non-HRM

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Re: 100 Watt HRM recording / compare to a 30 watt non-HRM

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heisthl wrote:Thanks for posting the clip. It would be fun to hear your non-hrm princeton with the same song and recording setup.
Bump for the added track. :D
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Kickin' OD tone on the Princeton!
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I guess I'm just a sucker for small iron (and tranny saturation). I love the tone on that Princetone clip!!! So fat and juicy it just fills up the room...even at low volumes. Don't get me wrong, I like my 100 watt, but I have a definate soft spot for low wattage Dumble-style amps.
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Normster wrote:I guess I'm just a sucker for small iron (and tranny saturation). I love the tone on that Princetone clip!!! So fat and juicy it just fills up the room...even at low volumes. Don't get me wrong, I like my 100 watt, but I have a definate soft spot for low wattage Dumble-style amps.
That amp just won't quit giving me the best / gutsyist tones. The only issue is being heard over the drummer. Since I've moved to in ear monitoring I'm thinking I can survive the low volumes and let the soundman deal. :wink:
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Just use both amps with the preamp out of that princeton to the poweramp in of the HRM :lol:
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heisthl wrote:Just use both amps with the preamp out of that princeton to the poweramp in of the HRM :lol:
Sure sounds like a plan, but I've tried that. My best guess is that the xformer saturation is a good chunk of that gritty OD tone. Adding power just doesn't get it done.

Problem number 2 for gigs is that the clean headroom is non existant. This recording came out ok, only because I dropped the guitar volume down pretty low and played with a very light touch for the clean part.
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What about a post-OT line out?

That Princeton sounds sweet...very juicy. Is it the puny stock trannies? I have an early SF Princeton (non-reverb) that I've never really done much with. Puny trannies, small chassis...and only 2 preamp tubes.
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Fischerman wrote:What about a post-OT line out?

That Princeton sounds sweet...very juicy. Is it the puny stock trannies? I have an early SF Princeton (non-reverb) that I've never really done much with. Puny trannies, small chassis...and only 2 preamp tubes.
I used Deluxe Reverb xformers from AES. By using an SS rectifier I was able to move th epower tubes over one socket and put an extra 12AX7 in.
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