Bought this amp yesterday after about an hour of in-store testing, and I couldn't be more satisfied with the sound (until I get some new tubes and speakers in it, that is).
A few things struck me as odd about it though:
Speaker output. When I run an extension cab through the speaker out on the back of the amp, no sound comes from the main speaker in the combo. I was planning to run two speakers with this (including the one already in the combo). Rewiring it would be simple enough, but I'd like to avoid that if at all possible. Is the extension cab just stealing power from the main speaker, or is the main speaker not supposed to receive any power when running an extension cab?
Effects loop. On the footswitch is a button for Reverb/Effects. On my old amp the effects loop was completely footswitchable; I could have all of my effects turned on and not hear any of them until I pressed the Effects Loop button on the footswitch. On this one, however, the effects loop button doesn't appear to do much; there might be a small change in volume, but the effects are constantly running through the amp (even with the effects loop off). Is this normal?
A few things struck me as odd about it though:
Speaker output. When I run an extension cab through the speaker out on the back of the amp, no sound comes from the main speaker in the combo. I was planning to run two speakers with this (including the one already in the combo). Rewiring it would be simple enough, but I'd like to avoid that if at all possible. Is the extension cab just stealing power from the main speaker, or is the main speaker not supposed to receive any power when running an extension cab?
Effects loop. On the footswitch is a button for Reverb/Effects. On my old amp the effects loop was completely footswitchable; I could have all of my effects turned on and not hear any of them until I pressed the Effects Loop button on the footswitch. On this one, however, the effects loop button doesn't appear to do much; there might be a small change in volume, but the effects are constantly running through the amp (even with the effects loop off). Is this normal?