extream eq settings

[nomad100]

I have to put my bass on less than half, and my highs and mids all the way up to get any clarity this isn't normal i don't think?

 

[Jaded Faith]

Without more details, my first guess is you may have a broken pot somewhere on that module. Do you see it on only one particular module?

 

[nomad100]

it's that way with every module, and i have my presence between 2-3 oclock

 

[JKD]

Need new power tubes perhaps?

 

[eyeball987]

On all my gain modules:

bass on noon or a touch lower
mids between 1:00 and 4:00
treble at noon or lower
presence at 11:00
depth at 11:00
bright switches on

I have Scumback M75's in my cabs and EL34's in the amp. Plenty of clarity and sometimes a touch too bright depending on volume level and my mood. 5751 in the PI will add some clarity but I waffle on which tube I like best in that position.

Both RM50's I had sounded muddy compared to both RM100's I have had. Same tubes, rigs, modules, etc... FWIW.

 

[nomad100]

probably just need a full retube of the amp, the thing weights so much, it defiantly get a good bump from time to time

 

[KillTone]

When I first got my RM100 it sounded really dark to me. I put in some Svetlana EL34s and it really helped. Check out the write up on www.thetubestore.com about them. Modified modules helped a lot too.

 

[nomad100]

Both my power tubes and my guitar cable were bad! Power tubes as in they would not hold a bias.

 

[nomad100]

Thanks for the tube recommendation!

 

[m0jo]

When I first got my RM100 it sounded really dark to me. I put in some Svetlana EL34s and it really helped. Check out the write up on www.thetubestore.com about them. Modified modules helped a lot too.

Me too on the EL34 side.
Stuck some EHX 6CA7's in there, rocks!

V1 tube (in the amp, not module) also contributes a lot to the clarity.
For me a Tung Sol works well there

 

[nomad100]

i was wrong it's still dark

 

[m0jo]

i was wrong it's still dark

What did you change? Only output tubes?

Also, what modules are you using?
Some modules are darker..

 

[nomad100]

i changed from kt77 yo el34's since it's the only thing i could get local. and i put 3 new pretubes in.

 

[nomad100]

i have the blackface, tweed adn treadplate in my amp at the moment.

 

[nomad100]

i just changed the fx looop tube and it helped. the original tube left will be the PI.

 

[Shinozoku]

Tung Sols or EHX preamp tubes would help, since the stock JJ's are very dark.

 

[nomad100]

I've been dying to try the tung sol pretube. I tried the new Mullard went threw two tubes both went microphonic quick, like in a week! All the ruby 12ax7 seem to be a little microphonic. I really liked the mullard over the jj pretube. All my guitars have EMG pickups. SG has 85 in bridge my les paul had 2x 81's, then have then I have the passive zakk set in a zakk les paul. I get a very thick tone. The el34 probably are darker than the kt77 and 6l6's I'm used 2.

 

[Shinozoku]

Actually KT77 and 6L6 are darker than EL34s usually. A friend of mine took out my 6L6's and tried his EL34s one day and he LOVES bright tone. HE got what he was looking for out of it.

 

[nomad100]

Earlier I thought I had it fixed then said oh never mind it's not. Well I sat my head on the cab but it's a small cab so it was cab directly coupled to bottom of head. The direct coupling not only caused a mechanical vibration but bad tone. Sat cab on floor problemed solved!