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The AmpWedge is a simple and elegant solution, but ...
Originally Posted by Jazz_175
It works very well with the JazzAmp112; it doesn't work too well with the JazzAmp110, because the 110 isn't nearly as deep as the 112 and seems like it may be prone to tipping over backwards when you tilt the front edge up to any significant degree. A less attractive but cheap and effective solution for the 110 is an upside-down plastic milk crate.
And what are the, "Jimmy Bruno," settings? Seems like they might be fun to try!Last edited by Tom Karol; 06-12-2012 at 08:38 AM.
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06-12-2012 08:36 AM
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Everything at 25%...9 o'clock.
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Thanks, Jeff!
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For the jazzamp 110 this one works great.
EL600 Forstærker stativ - Universal
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What I don't like about those solutions is that the amp looses all contact with the floor; the advantage of the two tilting solutions I mentioned or the ampwedge is that a small portion of the amp still touches the floor and you sort of get the best of both worlds. Originally Posted by Munk
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Hey Jorgem,
I found this old thread (about a year ago)
https://www.jazzguitar.be/forum/guita...atic-mods.html
You actually did change the speaker with an EVM-12L !!!!!
Why did you finally sell the amp and do you think it was a real improvement
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Oh i did... I thought you knew that! The EV worked quite well with the amp; the mids were softer and the high end much more natural. But some problems remained which are, in my view, related to amp's design / eq, nothing solvable by the speaker. But the speaker sounded much better than the original... not sure if 200€ better, I did it because I gigged a lot with the amp back then.. it was worth it to me!
I sold it for several reasons, the main being I got the jazzmaster ultralight, which I like much more than the Henriksen. So I got a used unloaded Dr Z cab and put the EV in there to use with the jmul and sold the henriksen because I was going to a head / cab configuration and when I need a combo I have the jmul which works much better without pedals. I also got a used AC-60 for almost free in a trade that suits me nice for small gigs.
I think I have made my complaints about the amp before in the forum but for someone who gigs (like me) the eq and reverb were useless and not fixable because they did not share the schematic (my father would trace the schematic but he's too busy). The speaker improved the amp but did not solve the other two problems... the jmul has a much better eq and reverb and stock speaker and has half the weight and it's louder and has a schematic available for me to mod it...
I still need to use an external eq for important gigs to tell you the truth... Amp makers seem to care about every detail about their amps and then just throw a regular eq in there. Your boominess problem is usually solved in studio with a low-cut filter or a shelving filter or a parametric eq carefully tailored to remove the boomy frequency; the eq on the Henriksen is not able to solve it.
Both my shape eq and para di have a shelving bass and treble control. In the case of the bass it means it attenuates frequencies below 75hz or 80hz and leaves the rest untouched; the is usually more than enough to solve any boomy sounds and let's me leave the bass flat on the jmul avoiding a thin sound on the first two strings.
I might get the Henriksen head because I have a cab with an EV and another with two Tornados and good reverb and eq pedas. It's an awesome amp with all that....Last edited by jorgemg1984; 06-12-2012 at 06:33 PM.
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I tried it too - very nice alternative, especially for solo work! Originally Posted by mr. beaumont
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I was wondering why you chose just an ElectroVoice speaker, Originally Posted by jorgemg1984
with so many choices out there, for example other Eminence models or Jensen, or some other famous brand.
To tell the truth I have never heard of EV speakers for guitar before.
I just learned it from this forum in discussions related to the Henriksen (because of you, of course).
But that's just my ignorance on the subject....
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Don't know what EV makes now, but back in the day I had a pair of EV SRO's in a non-master volume silver-face Twin Reverb. The speakers weighed about 20 lbs each, and the amp weighed about 90 lbs. Best guitar speakers I ever heard ... as long as you didn't want to (move the amp to) hear them in more than one place!
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I tried the Bruno settings and found them ok, but not amazing. The settings with the high frequencies all up don't work for me.
Here are mine after some experimentation:
100 Hz: 10:30
300 Hz: 11:00
1kHz: 2 o clock
3kHz: 9 o clock
10 kHz: 9 o clock
But it will certainly depend on the room. Mine tends to be boomy and bass needs to be cut.
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The EV is one of the most famous guitar speakers and has been used in tons of amps like Dumble or Mesa Boogie; Lots of people like to use them in "jazz amps" too like Polytone (when they fit in there), Henriksen or Evans. Peterson and Yamaha G amps used them too I think... they were discontinued for some years but they are back in production for some time now (EVs not Peterson). From the top of my head Adam Rogers, Kreibserg, Metheny, Stern or Socfiled used EV speakers.
When i had the Henriksen an online friend also had one and tried maybe 10 speakers in it. He said his favorite was the EV, with a Jensen Tornado coming in a close second. I took a chance and loved the EV...
Another thing: there are not that many 8 ohms speakers with more than 120w... that rules most speakers out of the picture. I didn't go with Eminence because apart from the Cannabis Rex their speakers failed to impress me so far.
I think I am buying an henriksen head this week as a backup for my jazzmaster ultralight. If I get it this week I can tell you how does it sound with a 1x12 EV and a 2x12 Tornados.
Since you're complaining about the amp being boomy I think the EV improved the high mids / treble much more than the bass.
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According to Henriksen's Guitar Frequency Chart Originally Posted by FrankLearns
Henriksen Guitar Amplifier: compact, solid state, small, inexpensive, powerful guitar amplifier
the 1kHz knob should affect the fundamental frequency of the high E string from the 8th fret onward, so I think you should not find much difference
if the 3kHZ and 10 kHz knobs are at 9 o'clock or all the way up
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Don't forget harmonic overtones... Fender for example usually have their treble at 4.5k; my jazzmaster ultralight has it pretty high, 10k, and it works quite good; it depends on how the eq is designed;
The lack of control on the treble was my main complaint with the Henriksen. The 3k should have a lot of effect in the upper strings and it seemed to sound the same in any settings...
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I need to do some more fiddling with my Henriksen 110 EQ settings....been happy enough keeping them all around 12:00.
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Once in a while, I get a "dead" note that is consistent across the strings. And it isn't due to the setup of the guitar, it's got to be something with the amp settings/pedal chain. I've found that the note is clearly the A above middle C. And when it flubs or sounds dead, it sounds dead on the 6th string (5th fret), 5th string (10 th fret) AND the 4th string (14th fret). Just that note. In those locations. Once in a while.
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Great thread. I just found a used convertible on TGP and should have it next week. Have wanted one of these for a while and haven't been able to locate one. Looking forward to trying these different settings out.
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msr13, report back your impressions, we want to know.
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Ok, it seems I like discontinued amps. I bought a used Henriksen head - the price was right, I was needed of a backup for my jazzmaster ultralight and the power ratings of the Henriksen are perfect for my two cabs. I had a personal project that unfortunately didn't worked out.
I briefly tried with my small pedalboard and the Para DI works really fine as an eq (controls on the amp flat). My Shape EQ is not with me right now, when I have it I will try it and report; right now I have exams in my conservatory so I don't really have the time to play it a lot. But this is a fine amp with a good speaker and external eq / reverb and it sounds quite different from my jazzmaster ultralight which is also good (I still prefer the jmul by a long shot)
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I'd like to reiterate that the so-called 'boominess' problem is greatly ameliorated by tilting the front bottom edge of the amp up off the floor. Anyway ... Originally Posted by jorgemg1984
Here's another setting for more of a Pop sound. I don't use it much, because I use the Henriksen pretty much exclusively for Jazz.
Tele clone - Tone and Volume at '10'
100 Hz 12:00
300 Hz 9:00
1 kHz 3:00
3 kHz 3:00
10 kHz 12:00
It's all good!
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Just arrived. I had no idea. It sounds wonderful. I really like the 1x10 Cab, as well. I am going to play out with it this weekend. I had never seen one in person. Head and cab are about the same size as my Fishman Artist. I expected to be happy with the sound. I am very happy with the convenience, as well. Originally Posted by Jazz_175
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BTW
Here I am playing a Gibson Es-347 through a Henriksen 112 last year
(although you can also see an Engl head in the back, but that belongs to the group that played later).
I actually don't remember the settings. It was probably everything at noon except the two knobs on the left slightly turned down.
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Wonderful playing. It's fabulous to hear/see jazz being played in Italy. Grazie mille! Originally Posted by Jazz_175
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And those settings are? Originally Posted by mr. beaumont
I couldn't locate them via google.
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I posted them - everything at 25%.
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