[thesteve]

Originally Posted by DaGeek

I have another question about this amp, too. Would it be bad for the amp if I plugged it into my computer as a speaker, basically? Aside from the fact that it'll be helpin' burn out the tubes quickly and all that, I mean.

I can't imagine it would be bad for the amp, though it might be bad for the speaker because of increased frequency demand. I honestly don't know why you'd want to do that though, especially when a passable set of computer speakers doesn't cost more than $30.

[DaGeek]

Originally Posted by thesteve

I can't imagine it would be bad for the amp, though it might be bad for the speaker because of increased frequency demand. I honestly don't know why you'd want to do that though, especially when a passable set of computer speakers doesn't cost more than $30.

'Eh, I was just wanting to check out the nice bass and so on from the amp. It sounded rather good . However, passable headphones are my listening device of choice, really. I wouldn't use the amp as speakers much, if at all, on a regular basis. Probably not at all on regular basis, really.

[Major Tom]

Guitar amps are lousy for hi-fidelity sound reproduction. 12" guitar peaker's freq response has a rapid drop around 5K - very lacking in high end. That's why they are don't sound good for acoustic guitars either. The open back of combos doesn't do well for low end either. They do, however, sound great for electric guitar.

I would not recommend changing the master volume pot yourself unless you are pretty experienced in that kinda stuff. Its a lot more involved than changing a guitar pot - you have to take the PC board out.

You could try one of those volume boxes that goes in the FX loop. Inserted in there, it is the same thing as a master volume - you would turn the amp's master all the way up, essentially taking it out of the circuit. If the box has a pot that will work well in there, it would give you better control, you could also use the amp's master in conjunction with it. Unlike the amp's master volume which is only in the Drive channel, it will affect the clean channel also.

[DaGeek]

Originally Posted by Major Tom

Guitar amps are lousy for hi-fidelity sound reproduction. 12" guitar peaker's freq response has a rapid drop around 5K - very lacking in high end. That's why they are don't sound good for acoustic guitars either. The open back of combos doesn't do well for low end either. They do, however, sound great for electric guitar.

I would not recommend changing the master volume pot yourself unless you are pretty experienced in that kinda stuff. Its a lot more involved than changing a guitar pot - you have to take the PC board out.

You could try one of those volume boxes that goes in the FX loop. Inserted in there, it is the same thing as a master volume - you would turn the amp's master all the way up, essentially taking it out of the circuit. If the box has a pot that will work well in there, it would give you better control, you could also use the amp's master in conjunction with it. Unlike the amp's master volume which is only in the Drive channel, it will affect the clean channel also.

Well, as I'm short on any money whatsoever at the moment, I'm not really going to look into lowering volume just yet. It sounds good as it is, even at lower volumes (Around 1.7 is about as much as my ears can handle ), and I enjoy it anyway, so I'll be fine with this for a little while, at least, I'm sure .

One (hopefully) last question I have:

I currently have my amp next to a baseboard heater by my computer... There's not really another place to set it. Is this bad for it? Should I find some other place for it? I have it so the tubes are facing me, away from the heater, so the speaker is about four or five inches from the heater, which isn't REALLY hot, but it turns on every now and then. Is this going to damage my amp?