@ vmaxvmax, bummer about the ART SLA100, would have been perfect. I'm not a fan of D class amps for guitar. 2 reasons, 1. I'm an analogue die hard
and D class use pulses to "transduce" the signal (similar "conceptually" to A/D - D/A conversion albeit a different technique) so there goes your analogue signal flow and 2. they sound a bit stark and clinical, good for bass and PA etc. not so great for guitar. But they are very convenient from a size, power and weight perspective. And you say they sound good so they should work for you. Remember with SS amps the higher the impedance (yours are 15 ohms (that's a bit odd, they are typically 4, 8 or 16 ohms)), the less power they put out. There's a formula for it but basically a 100w SS amp will deliver say 100w into 4 ohms, around 75w into 8 ohms and around 50w into 16ohms. Conversely 16ohm speakers are typically more sensitive and efficient than 8ohm and 8ohm typically more efficient than 4 ohm etc. Tube power amps have an output transformer and aren't affected in quite the same way by speaker impedance.
@Dante, that's a nice rig my friend
. What died in your MP-2 way back when? My main MP-2 I bought new back in the early 90's has never missed a beat (it does get shitty when I run it on flaky generator power so I bought the 1.5KVA battery UPS for those moments). And it's still going strong (touch wood LoL)
@ Harley, yes sanding it is an option, and I'm considering that possibility. Mr Fabulous are in Melbourne so I can phone them and chat, the price is good $130 AUD, and maybe they would make a custom neck for me, I can ask. Re the rosewood, do you remember the posts about this ages ago (I just went looking for the web page/article re electric guitar woods and it's disappeared :-( ) and the reason Leo Fender went for a really thin rosewood veneer was that it sucks tone a bit. I like rosewood to play on, absorbs sweat and fights me a bit (which I like), but my fav is the Pau Fero FB on my Anderson (IIRC you not a fan of Pau Fero LoL). It's been fantastic for 37+ years now and also the stainless frets he used/uses are still good (allegedly Anderson have their own specific stainless concoction).
An yes I do remember Danny's MP-1 journey, I was a bit gob smacked that he went through so many (was it more than 10?) and only found one that was ok (ish) and he liked (even though they were all advertised as working well). Which IIRC he sold/gave to MJMP (his "holey grail" MP-1) and gave up on the whole idea. This memory (plus others' experiences on here), hence my comment regarding keeping a good one if you have it
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So I'm in the process a rejuvenating a very old 2 x 12 cab I've had for 40 years (down sizing like you guys
). I gave it to MikeB but he gave it back recently. So far a friend has put a piece of marine ply down the centre so I can run it stereo (which I mostly did way back anyway) but the ply should assist with limiting phase cancellation/flanging. It has ~6"x5" ports behind each speaker, so not open back but vented. and I just ordered the speakers for it
https://www.lorantz.com.au/loudspeaker-products/loud-speakers/12-inch-guitar/ac304u100-mi-12-inch-guitar/ The description says they work better in vented (like I have) cabs rather than open back. Lorantz also make pretty amazing green back clones. They are also in Melbourne so shipping wont kill me (speakers are heavy). I do have an ADA Slant split stack that I wired stereo (with Celestion GT75s 16 ohm in it), got it from a pawn shop ages ago. It's ok but I get quite a bit of flanging with it and to put a separator in it is very problematic as, being a sealed cab, the only internal access is via the speaker holes. I was contemplating a bit of cardboard and gaph taping it in, as I could bend that through the speaker opening and then flatten out, but then I got the other cab back, which is a better shape, wider and not so tall and the back panel is screwed on. I made a 4 pin SpeaKON to 2 x 1/4" jack lead for it the other day. The speakers are 100w 8ohm and will work with all 3 power amps I have (ADA B200s, Carvin DCM200l and Carvin TS100) without blowing them up.