Feb 26, 2013 7:11 AM
Spider Cabinet can't handle high volumes
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Hey guys...
I have always been a big fan of line 6's products, but now I have a bit of a problem.
I own a Spider IV HD150 and a Spider 4x12 cabinet...
When I use it at low volumes I get great tones (including with the artists presets), but when I crack up the volume it becomes VERY messy!!
The sound looses the definition and the "crunchyness". It sounds like the treble is insanely high, even if it is set under 50%.
I tried running a different head through this cabinet (a peavey valveking), and guess what? same problem!! At higher volumes the cabinet became extremely messy, with way too much treble. So I guess the problem is in the cab, and not in the head.
I have the most recent flash memory installed (2.0), and it didnt help at all...
And yes, Im using proper speaker cables.
I tried lowering the chanel volumes and cranking up the master, but it didnt help eighter.
Im guessing this cabinet can't really handle high volumes, and whats a 4x12 good for if it cant be played with the volume past 40%??
If anyone was able to solve this issue, I could really use some help.
Otherwise, I will probably sell the half stack and by a Marshall MG half stack (witch sounds great with my pod hd400 by the way)
thanks
Is this a recent problem, or always been the case with this speaker cabinet? My thought is that a speaker (or multiple speakers) have become damaged in the cabinet. A voice coil loosening, or a cone ripping or coming loose from the frame could affect the overall sound.
well, I have only owned it for a month or so... and I didnt crank up the volume before... but tomorrow I'll open the cabinet and check de speakers, thanks for the sugestion
I have read of others who said that when going from home/practice volumes to 'playing out' volumes, they needed to adjust the tones on the Spider amps, perhaps this is what you are experiencing. I also know that ALL guitar speakers require a 'break in' period, and once they 'loosen up' the tone is better than when they are new.
Other thing I just realized... The speaker cables Im using have 2x0,75mm gauge each. I've seen some speaker cables on the market that are 2x2,5mm, or even 2x4,0mm.
Is it possible that the cables Im using are unable to feed the speaker properly? And when I crank up the sound they loose definition?
It is definitely worth trying some more robust speaker cables. Note that speaker cables and guitar/instrument cables are two different things due to the power capability of each.
+1 on good thick speaker cables.. do not use guitar cables as speaker cables.
I can confirm that when you crank these amps up, they do change tone quite a bit.
I have presets for home volume, and live volume, solved my problems...
you need to find a place where you can turn it up loud, and tweak your sound, and then save it.
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