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Does anyone have any experience with this amp? Time to revamp the amp setup for home studio. I still gravitate toward tube amps, but lots of positive comments on the Henriksens as well, two different paths, I know. Any insight is welcome.
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02-19-2024 01:14 PM
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I would find a 15” speaker fine with non Archtop guitars. But once you get into Carved Tops bass response becomes too much
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Originally Posted by jads57
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I have the Jazz Suprema 25W 12 inch. It is a superb amp but very heavy. It is very loud for 25 watts. A 55w 15 is a total overkill for a home studio unless you have a Beverly Hills mansion like Jed Clampett.
Rivera amps are built like a tank. Great tone.
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Originally Posted by vinnyv1k
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I’ll be the contrarian here. I play through an Ampeg Gemini II with a 15” speaker and a Twin Reverb with a 15” speaker in my home studio. Even at conversational volumes the sound and feel of each surpasses the sound and feel of 12” speakers at the same perceived volume. I’d argue that a 15” speaker eliminates a good deal of the boxiness that smaller cabs can have at lower volumes.
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Originally Posted by wzpgsr
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Originally Posted by wzpgsr;[URL="tel:1318285"
best clean sound i ever had
was a Fender 75 combo with a single
15” speaker (designed by Rivera
i believe)
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Originally Posted by pingu
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I have had the previous version of this amp (not the newer Recording with additional features) since 2016, and it is an amazing amp. I cannot think of a better sounding amp for lush and warm jazz tones.
Yes, it can be loud if I want to, but it is no problem to get wonderful sound without blowing your ears. I use it only at home, and prefered the 15 inch speaker over the smaller ones. It can be dialled in to match every jazz sound I like, and I can adjust it to fit the sound signature of any of my guitars.
Have you seen some of the videos on Youtube?
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Originally Posted by Bambus123
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Originally Posted by tomvwash
I think you will be very happy with it.
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I'm a fan. Wonderful jazz guitar amp (and does a few other things as well, heh).
-Rake Reverb head;
-1x15" (Altec 417B) Stone Age open-back cab.Last edited by Hammertone; 03-31-2024 at 08:55 PM.
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Originally Posted by tomvwash
Most jazz players never push an amp beyond a few Watts, even on gigs. Speaker sensitivity (which is thankfully a routine spec in our world as well as the audiophile’s) tells the story. Many 12s generate 100 dB from a one Watt input, measuring SPL at one meter in front of them. SPL drops off about 6 dB for every doubling of the distance to a point source. Since speakers are somewhat directional, it’s a bit less depending on the radiation pattern of the speaker in question.
So 100 dB at 3 feet is about 95 at 6’, 90 at 12’, 85 at 24’ etc. The actual level may even be 2 or 3 dB higher, depending on the environment (reflecting, diffracting, and absorbing surfaces etc) and the speaker’s directivity. 85 dB is loud.
Normal conversation in our living rooms is about 60 dB and a home vacuum cleaner puts out about 70 dB at 10 feet. “Bedroom volume” is somewhere between them. So at home playing levels, even a “100 Watt” amp is putting well under a Watt into any speaker, including the least efficient ones (which make 85 dB or even a little less at a meter from a 1 Watt input).
The power level needed to sustain an unmic’ed 90 dB in the far reaches of a venue is another matter entirely. Sound energy is absorbed, reflected back at the source, and otherwise dissipated by everything and everyone in a room. Power level needed to achieve a given SPL also goes up exponentially with distance from the source. And a doubling of output in Watts means no more than a 3 dB increase in SPL at the same listening location. So getting 85 dB at the back of a crowded bar 50’ in greatest dimension could require 200 Watts from a guitar amp without sound reinforcement.
So you can safely and effectively use any amp for home playing. The output level will be the same regardless of its maximum potential.Last edited by nevershouldhavesoldit; 03-31-2024 at 10:34 AM.
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This arrived today, in tip top shape, with two sets of extra tubes. The YT demos have him plugged into the High Gain channel. I'm on the 2nd channel, and need to fuss around with this a little more. I miss my '65 Deluxe Reverb RI already!
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Originally Posted by tomvwash
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Originally Posted by nevershouldhavesoldit;[URL="tel:1326965"
you are a treasure
you talk great ….
you play great too ….
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