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The Milkman is 150w at 8 ohms, perfect for one of those Eminence speakers. A little heavy and a little expensive but should sound great!3
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05-28-2015 12:44 PM
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jorge, have you tried an evans?
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Awww, crap. Why did I look at the Milkman site.
That 40 watt tube amp with a 15" and under 40lbs? Shhhheeeeeit.
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I did, once briefly in a NY store with one of the shop's archtops (funny enough that amp ended up bought by one guy of the forum). They gave me an isolated room which was great but no experience with my Guild and / or gigging. I liked it a lot, sort of a cross between a Fender and a Polytone, but thought 1) eq controls were confusing and not always ideal 2) reverb was decent but not good 3) speaker could be improved (a Beta). It costed 800 bucks and if I lived in the US it would probably be my number 1 choice for a small gigging amp (as a Mambo would be in Europe). With some pedals it could probably even be my #1 amp.
Originally Posted by jzucker
(Also had a Jazzmaster Ultralight for a while and it was a combo and not a head / cab it would be a great option for you too).
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I'm another one ruing looking at the Milkman site. =sigh= Let's see, I have a '63 Silvertone 1484, a '65 Fender Bassman head on loan from Randyc, a Fender Excelsior, the DRRI head/Weber California Ceramic 15, a '59 Bassman LTD, the Jazzmaster Ultralight...and I am the full-time bass player in my current combo.
Maybe I have enough guitar amplifiers. Maybe...I have too many!
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On the Milkman, I went with a 15" Tone Tubby Superman and all Nos RCA's.
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Check out the Fishman Loudbox series of amps, I use the Mini with my Eastman 371 and it works well for me.
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"small jazz amp"- I mean small and light amp head. If you use good quality cabinet with small head you will get jazz amp. small cabinet-this is a problem. 10" or 12" speaker cabinet...what kind of speaker? neodyme or standard? weight of the cabinet... there are very small amps-combos for acoustic instruments like Aer alpha/8" speaker/ etc...but they are too small for the gig with the band. Anyway...I found the man who can make 12 kg Tweed Deluxe clone with 40 watt tube power. 12" jensen speaker plus 40watt will cover every gig I hope.
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i had one, heavy and not so good for jazz guitar, for my tastes at least. Definitely not a light and small amp though. Originally Posted by heymelbs
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i think i'm going to just get my AI Corus repaired and stick with that, lol
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Hi Jack
Interesting where you ended up on this. I was wondering if you have used the AI for vocals or seen other people use it for vocals?
I was rather envious when I saw a solo act do a performance with just a Fishman amp once, when I saw how quickly he was able to set up and break down. (A lot quicker than setting up a pair of powered speakers and a mixer) While he performed I was able to walk around and listen from various positions and I noticed that the bass would really roll off if you got off the main axis. I am thinking this would be less of a problem with the Acoustic Image. Can you confirm?
Danielle
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less of an issue with the acoustic image due to the passive/coupled bottom-mount speaker but the AI is a little nasally for vocals IMO. Better bet for that type of gig is to use something like the Alto TS110A speaker (600w, 23lbs) and then a small behringer mixer for the guitar and vocals. Not as quick to setup of course. I have not tried the new fishman amps so maybe they are better? Originally Posted by DanielleOM
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so , I packed up the amp section from my broken AI Corus and sent it in for repair. It weighs about 22lbs. It's a little dark sounding but I asked them if they could modify the treble control to put it in the 4.5k range. I'll let you know how that goes.
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Hmmm. I've been trying to come up with something for my wife to sing through, something she could handle herself without my coming along. That might be the ticket. As long as the mixer has some kind of eq and verb. Originally Posted by jzucker
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I have a Evans JE150 ( 1997 ) that i bought used. I've only used it a handfull of times.
There's an issue with the amp that I need to have checked out ( strange sound )
It's heavier than I expected and feeds back much more than I expected, compared to my other tube and solid state amps. If I had already had it checked out and serviced it may have been a possiblitly.
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i have had a number of Evans amps. I like them and I think their heads are in the right place but ultimately I felt that the mids were harsh and the treble control wasn't quite right. Also, as I mentioned before, the body and scruff controls I didn't care for. I just want something that's straight forward with a good treble, mid and bass. The only jazz amp that has it right is the mambo but the resale value on those is about $0.50/dollar so I hate to spend the money on a new one. Originally Posted by Pat Clare
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even the cheap behringer mixers have eq. Reverb is another story. They are harder to find in the $39 mixer range but if you get up to the $150 range you should be able to find some small mixers with built in effects. Originally Posted by Woody Sound
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For a one-woman-show like the one you mention, the Bose L1 compact may be the ideal solution. There are inputs for guitar, mic, and iPod (for backing track, if any). The sound has an almost surround feel to it. An excellent solution for vocalist-and-guitar type of gigs. If you haven't auditioned one, please go have a look. Guitar Center carries them. Originally Posted by Woody Sound
http://www.bose.com/controller?url=/...pact/index.jsp
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My combo has a percussionist, rather than a drummer. I have recording rig consisting of a Roland Octa-Capture and a Furman rackmount power strip in one of those 12-space A-frame racks. The snare has an Finnish-made internal condensor mic. I plug the mic cable into the Octa-Capture, then run balanced lines out the back into a pair of M-Audio powered monitor speakers. It brings the level up to our amplified guitar and bass. The Roland unit is pricey and lacks reverb, but I think if you look around you may find something less expensive. I have had several Alesis Multimix 12R mixers over the years, and they have an effects loop that would allow using a reverb pedal (I use the Boss FVR-63 with my '59 Bassman LTD, and it gives a convincing reverb). Originally Posted by Woody Sound
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Originally Posted by LyleGorch
I have a JazzKat TomKat. It has an onboard tube with Gain control, and it does make a difference. Not R&R gain, just a nice fattening. Also has a built-in tweeter with an On/Low/High switch. FX loop, too. Otherwise, it's an solid-state, two channel amp with 5-band EQ frequency controls much like a Hendriksen, and the high treble frequency is at 8K. Decent FX selection with a passable reverb, IMO (but I just use enough to avoid sounding dry). An overall great-sounding amp and crazy portable at only 17 lbs IIRC. Used for about $600-700 when they come up, IME. Originally Posted by jzucker
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again, the treble control at 8k is a deal breaker for me. Anyway, for the time being i'm sticking with my AI. It's been sitting on the shelf for 4 months needing repair but I just sent it off yesterday so in a couple weeks i'll be using it for the stated purpose of the original thread. It also has a 10k treble control but I asked them if they could revoice it down to 4.5k. I'll see what they say. Originally Posted by ooglybong
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The Eminence Delta 10 puts out HF beyond the +/- 3 dB anechoic measurements. Forgetting all of these abstract and somewhat meaningless anechoic measurements, I can tell you from owning the amp that it is not a dark sounding amp. In my experience with the RE200, it is a flexible sounding amp that can be made to sound dark, natural or bright. Myself, I go for natural with my archtop. Originally Posted by jzucker
I know that you have played/owned other Evans models and been disappointed (as you have with many amps), but since you can try one with no obligation, why not? You might be surprised at how it sounds and the EQ controls. The reason that I suggest it is 1) its a combo, 2) has adequate power/headroom, 3) compact/portable, 4) semi-open cabinet (not boxy sounding) and 5) I think that it is flexible and sounds good. All the options before you seem to have a deficiency in performance, configuration, sound, price. Choose your poison and go make some music...
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can you post a clip demonstrating? Because I had a couple evans amps with the 3.5k-3.7k rated speakers and I spent months on the phone with them and getting the amps modified for more high end the the bottom line was unless I ran it into a traditional guitar speaker cab, the high end was just not there through the built-in speakers.
And since eminence uses the same rating system on all their speakers, you could say that the speakers rated to 4.5k are putting out HF beyond the +/- 3db anechoic measurements as well which bottom line means that those speakers are getting HF content way above the delta 10. Interestingly enough the Delta 12 has WAY more HF content. Too much high freq midrange though.
Originally Posted by iim7V7IM7
The Eminence Delta 10 puts out HF beyond the +/- 3 dB anechoic measurements. Forgetting all of these abstract and somewhat meaningless anechoic measurements, I can tell you from owning the amp that it is not a dark sounding amp. In my experience with the RE200, it is a flexible sounding amp that can be made to sound dark, natural or bright. Myself, I go for natural with my archtop.
I know that you have played/owned other Evans models and been disappointed (as you have with many amps), but since you can try one with no obligation, why not? You might be surprised at how it sounds and the EQ controls. The reason that I suggest it is 1) its a combo, 2) has adequate power/headroom, 3) compact/portable, 4) semi-open cabinet (not boxy sounding) and 5) I think that it is flexible and sounds good. All the options before you seem to have a deficiency in performance, configuration, sound, price. Choose your poison and go make some music...Last edited by jzucker; 05-30-2015 at 08:49 AM.
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A few posts back there are links to dozens of clips for you to see. Are none of those helpful? Originally Posted by jzucker
From my experience in years past in high-end audio, I would take frequency response ratings with a huge grain of salt in-situ, in an amp cabinet in an uncontrolled room. The bottom line is to these 54 year old ears with HF roll-off around the 15kHz region, it does not sound dark with an archtop played with the tone pot open. When I want acoustic HF overtones/harmonic content added into the mix, I use the Barbera Soloist PU blended together with my KA but I use my AI Clarus with my Buscarino Chameleon which is a two-way speaker.
Perhaps just sticking with your AI is the wise choice for you. You don't seem ready to compromise in any attribute, so just stay put with what you have.
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