OD1/OD2 change more noticeable with higher gain settings?

cvogue

cvogue

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So I bumped up my gain from 1:00 to 2:30ish and like it better, more sustain (duh!) and a little thicker which I like. I did this long ago, for some reason backed down to 1:00.

Anyway, it seems that there's more of a difference when switching between OD1 and OD2 when the gain is higher, anybody else notice this?
 
Definitly notice that on my Splawn Nitro. OD2 definitly adds a bit of thickness to the tone. Just what I hear my self.
 
just tested this myself on my super sport and once I get the gain past 1 o'clock I do hear a more drastic change on OD 2
hmmmm.... I tend to run gear 1 OD1 at about 11'oclock and use a tubescreamer type of pedal (Fractal FX8) to goose it for leads
OD 2 comes on automatically with solo boost which I use all the time at gigs. I'm going to have to try leaving the tubescreamer out and just goosing the gain up and see how I like it, I can always throw on a compressor for solos to if I need something more subtle.
Interesting :)
 
kmanick said:
just tested this myself on my super sport and once I get the gain past 1 o'clock I do hear a more drastic change on OD 2
hmmmm.... I tend to run gear 1 OD1 at about 11'oclock and use a tubescreamer type of pedal (Fractal FX8) to goose it for leads
OD 2 comes on automatically with solo boost which I use all the time at gigs. I'm going to have to try leaving the tubescreamer out and just goosing the gain up and see how I like it, I can always throw on a compressor for solos to if I need something more subtle.
Interesting :)
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Cool!

Yeah I swear I heard the same thing when bumping the gain up... can't wait to try it at the next band practice. :cool:
 
Could not hear much of a difference even with decent gain settings 12-2 oclock, the bass was overwhelming more than anything, I need to resolve this. I may end up modding the footswitch to activate OD2 when I use solo boost or something like that but I need to experiment way more before doing anythjing of that sort.
 
MattQc said:
Could not hear much of a difference even with decent gain settings 12-2 oclock, the bass was overwhelming more than anything, I need to resolve this. I may end up modding the footswitch to activate OD2 when I use solo boost or something like that but I need to experiment way more before doing anythjing of that sort.
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Just FYI I'm 99% sure when you kick in the solo boost it goes to OD2. Do a quick experiment, it's subtle but it's definitely there when I hit the boost on my Street Rod.
 
cvogue said:
Just FYI I'm 99% sure when you kick in the solo boost it goes to OD2. Do a quick experiment, it's subtle but it's definitely there when I hit the boost on my Street Rod.
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I have read that yeah, but If I read the available schematic of the footswitch and if those schematics are accurate, then I think it was not the case. But maybe it was changed at some point. I really havent played much with the amp yet, too loud, too much bass and the defective loop so I cant bring down bass and volume that way haha.
 
MattQc said:
I have read that yeah, but If I read the available schematic of the footswitch and if those schematics are accurate, then I think it was not the case. But maybe it was changed at some point. I really havent played much with the amp yet, too loud, too much bass and the defective loop so I cant bring down bass and volume that way haha.
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Oh man, you can't use the loop volume?!?! That thing is my best friend! Maybe an attenuator? Can you get your Nitro's loop fixed? Might be worth a shot.
 
cvogue said:
Oh man, you can't use the loop volume?!?! That thing is my best friend! Maybe an attenuator? Can you get your Nitro's loop fixed? Might be worth a shot.
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I got an 08 Nitro, so no return volume on the loop. I need to call Scott to see if he will send me a replacement PCB. Already exploring options to replace the Splawn loop PCB with an aftermarket tube or ss buffered loop with send and return levels.
 
cvogue said:
Just FYI I'm 99% sure when you kick in the solo boost it goes to OD2. Do a quick experiment, it's subtle but it's definitely there when I hit the boost on my Street Rod.
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on the quickrod circuits yes I don't know if it does on the Nitro
 
I should open the footswitch and check. For both the od1/od2 and the solo boost, its just an added path to ground so its just checking if solo boost also close the od1/od2 circuit to ground at the same time.
 
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