My experience is that SM57's mask your playing a bit. I've had a take that clearly sounds sloppy on a stereo condenser pair track but sounds fine on the 57 track. If all the modelers/sims are chasing the 57 sound 'cause it's the standard, maybe that's why you're catching more mistakes with an...
I don't remember which song it was now, but Gus had one where he basically ripped the outtro solo from BATM, so it's easy to believe he's influenced by Jake.
Trying to give 'em a fair shake as I figure out a rig for a possible silent-stage gig tryout (lame, I know). For a number of reasons I'm leaning towards a reactive load + IRs instead of modelers (e.g., keeping the rig as repairable and mod-able as possible, a Power Station is useful for more...
Those ribbon cables are suspect, I think they have a history of developing a bad connection where they wire connects to the plastic connector. Did you already check resistances (not just continuity) of those from one end to the other?
Maybe, but even the TL806 is referred to as a low-frequency system, only usable below 1600Hz, per the plans you posted. Linked here as a PDF (just the plans) https://realoldiesradio.com/docs/EV/ElectroVoice_TL806.pdf
Huh, I didn't have any trouble finding it. Here's my search results: https://kagi.com/search?q=ev+tl5050+builders+plans&r=us&sh=ObjnOWL72j0bgPKqPWPYHQ
I think Kagi is better at digging up text buried in PDFs than Google is. At least that's been my experience.
The document...
It's not this, assuming impedances are matched.
So it's one of these, or some other explanation. I doubt the speakers are conservatively rated. I have a friend that blew one of those same speakers with a 5153 EL34 50W in a 2x12. It was that anniversary speaker, and a Swamp Thang. He was...
You could try Noodler's Bulletproof Black fountain pen ink. It's a waterproof, archival ink that chemically bonds with cellulose to make it extremely hard to remove from paper. Given wood is cellulose too, it might do the job. Very black...
What I usually hear from techs isn't that it's not "textbook", it's that the way Mesa did something is a broken way of doing it, or is prone to failure, or adds hours onto a repair job for no reason thus costing the owner more, and other stuff like that.
That would explain a lot.
The time I saw Zakk Sabbath he did the same for the solo spot during the set. Widdled his way from the stage to the balcony and back. Aside from that it was a good show.