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Topic: P.A. head for steel?? |
Paul Wade
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mundelein,ill
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Posted 12 May 2020 4:10 am |
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My amp I used went down and had this old
Yorkville mn 6 p.a mixer I plugged into with a rv-3. And a 1- 15" cabinet. After a few adjustments I got pretty good tone. I was surprised .any one ever used a P.A Head for steel
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David Ball
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North Carolina High Country
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Posted 12 May 2020 5:21 am
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I've used an old Standel PA head, and it sounds really good. They can generally be found pretty cheap, and have a pretty cool built in spring reverb too.
An additional benefit is that it is multi channel, and to some degree anyway, you can switch between several pre-programmed sounds all in one amp, or leave several steels hooked up at the same time into different channels.
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Larry Dering
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Missouri, USA
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Posted 12 May 2020 7:53 am
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| Paul, I often use an old Peavey MP4 4 channel PA hooked to a 15 inch old Peavey cabinet and it sounds great. Moderate volume on this 50 watt head and reverb is lacking. If I use a Boss amp simulator pedal or the output on my Katana 100 it sound great. I can switch the Katana to 4 watts and let the PA have the volume. Something about that 15 inch Black Widow speaker just pleases my ear. |
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Michael Butler
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California, USA
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Posted 12 May 2020 10:38 am
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not just steel, but a lot of people use the old bogen, stromberg carlson and masco PAs as their amp head.
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Len Amaral
From:
Rehoboth,MA 02769
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Posted 12 May 2020 3:40 pm
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If you can find a Fender PA-100 or PA-135 you will be surprised how this PA head sounds with guitar or steel. The power section is like a Fender Twin or Showman with four 6L6 power tubes. The Reverb is also lush on these amps.
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Jack Hanson
From:
San Luis Valley, USA
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Posted 12 May 2020 4:11 pm
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I have been led to believe, once you dial 'em in, these things can be made to sound okay, too:
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Dave Zirbel
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Sebastopol, CA USA
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Posted 12 May 2020 5:47 pm
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This old modified Newcomb PA sounds amazing. It’s about 70 watts, powered by a pair of 7027A tubes.
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Sierra S-10 (Built by Ross Shafer),ZB, Fender 400 guitars, various tube and SS amps |
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Paul Wade
From:
mundelein,ill
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Posted 13 May 2020 3:52 am P.A. head for steel??
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Thanks to all for your response. My p.a.head is just temporary for practice. With a Tommy huff cabinet. It sounds pretty good with the super pro.david that Newcombe pa head looks interesting. I had a old Bogen P.A head in the the 60s that work well for guitar...
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