PPIMV Splawn QR?

[glpg80]

Has anyone ever modded their quickrod to have a post phase inverter master volume? Just thinking out loud here. Wondering what it would sound like?

 

[sahlomonic]

I may be mistaken, but doesn't a PPIMV only work with on a cathode follower circuit? IIRC Splawn uses a plate fed tone stack and uses what would be the cathode follower for a gain stage (I may have all of this way wrong).

 

[glpg80]

I may be mistaken, but doesn't a PPIMV only work with on a cathode follower circuit? IIRC Splawn uses a plate fed tone stack and uses what would be the cathode follower for a gain stage (I may have all of this way wrong).

It’s after the phase inverter so it’s irrelevant of how the tonestack is driven.

 

[Fusionbear]

It would kill the dynamics of the amp, use the loop volume instead. The problem with a PPIMV is that it affects the negative feedback. At low volume settings, it turns most amps into a mushy, fuzzy mess.... IMO they are only good for knocking a few DB's off a non-master type amp.

I used to use a Scumback DBL attenuator with an early Splawn Quickrod I used to own to knock a few DB's. I found that a much better solution. I don't need one with the 2021 Competition I own.

 

[lespaul6]

I'm surprised there haven't been mods developed for the quickrod... the voicing always seemed to be full on "metal" no matter how much gain is used, found it annoying.

 

[napalmdeath]

I'm surprised there haven't been mods developed for the quickrod... the voicing always seemed to be full on "metal" no matter how much gain is used, found it annoying.

Gear 1 is rock n' roll all day long. I found it in the AC/DC realm, which I consider more hard rock than metal. Gear 2 and 3, yeah, definitely more hot rodded JCM800. I never used gear 3. Owned 2 quick Rods and 2 Competitions, never liked gear 3. To me, I found it unnecessary, really.

 

[SFW]

I guess I'm the oddball. I dislike Gear 2. Mine pretty much lives on Gear 3 OD1. Gain around noon. Some times 1:00 if I'm feeling froggy. Above 2:00 it starts to mush out.

 

[napalmdeath]

I guess I'm the oddball. I dislike Gear 2. Mine pretty much lives on Gear 3 OD1. Gain around noon. Some times 1:00 if I'm feeling froggy. Above 2:00 it starts to mush out.

Gear 2 OD1 with a boost pedal is where I lived, but Gear 1 boosted sounded pretty damn good too.

I always use a boost, so there's that. OD3 was too compressed and overly saturated for my tastes. Less raw.

 

[PDC]

Having owned 4 Splawns over the years - and having played several others that I did not own - I have noticed significant tonal variance from amp to amp with (near) identical settings. I’ve always been able to find a really rewarding tone inside every Splawn I’ve played, but the various Gears and OD settings do not sound the same from amp to amp. My ‘keeper’ is a Fully Loaded 50 Watt QR and I live on 1st Gear, OD-2. Once I have her up to reasonable stage volume, the volume control on the guitar becomes far more ‘active’ than at bedroom level. I do keep a single knob Spark Mini on my board that I punch in and out for certain things, but at a livable rehearsal or stage volume with the power tubes engaged and adding their own compression, the Spark isn’t as noticeable to the overall sound as it is at bedroom levels.

 

[Dino 939]

It would kill the dynamics of the amp, use the loop volume instead. The problem with a PPIMV is that it affects the negative feedback. At low volume settings, it turns most amps into a mushy, fuzzy mess.... IMO they are only good for knocking a few DB's off a non-master type amp.

I used to use a Scumback DBL attenuator with an early Splawn Quickrod I used to own to knock a few DB's. I found that a much better solution. I don't need one with the 2021 Competition I own.

Good morning Fusionbeard,
Dude, is that you in your signature picture?
If it is in fact you,
Man, you’d be a helluva main villain guy
(Luther) from the movie The Warriors- the cringy’ leader clinking the bottles-THAT DUDE!!
Instead of Stroh’s & Mickey’s Bigmouth bottles
we will substitute with KT88’s & 6L6’s.
On another note,
You got skills my man!!!!

 

[SFW]

My 2005 is not particularly a gain monster. So for modern rock tones I have to go with Gear 3. On my amp, I find Gear 2 to be bloated and loose on the bottom end. And my bass knob never gets above 10:00 on any Gear.