Splawn Quick Rod - me

[311boogieman]

So I posted some Splawn clips from other guys that were made recently.

Competition
Nitro

Here is my Quick Rod if anyone wants a listen or is bored and wants to critique. I don't think I've posted this before. I was trying to show how tight and saturated it can get within one clip but it is a fucking tight and unforgiving amp.

https://soundcloud.com/311splawndude/sets/clips Chug & Sludge

It is my last proper recording with a SM57 and is 4 or 5 years old. Don't worry, I haven't gotten much better since then.


Typical hot pup in a pointy guitar with a clean tubescreamer type OD.

 

[MetalHeadMike]

Nice...I can hear the tightness/saturation for sure. 3 pre or 4? Any eq in the loop?

I Just received a quad of =C= moments ago to try in the 2019 QR I recently acquired. KT77s in there now which sound good, but want to experiment and see if I notice any significant change in tone/feel with power tube swapping on this particular amp.

Most every amp I've swapped tubes on (be they pre or power) has yielded very very subtle changes in tone/feel. I've never experienced anything even close to a wow moment when tube swapping; maybe my ears and fingers are shot.

 

[311boogieman]

Thanks for the listen Mike!

No EQ in the loop.

It is harder to get the saturated sound than the tight sound

I've had my SED =C= in there for awhile now. I think they are finally biting the dust as neither are holding their bias. So popped my old Mullard EL34s back in to keep things running until I get some KT77s

PS: I run at half power so only 2 power tubes and then JJ pre's and a JAN 5751 in the P.I.

 

[crwnedblasphemy]

I found some old Quickrod Videos of myself today on an older hard drive....Was playing through a VHT 2x12. Sounded damn good

 

[MetalHeadMike]

Tried the =C=s briefly and initial impression is they are more compressed and break up more than the JJ KT77s. Didn't get much time one them and will give them a good trial over the weekend to allow time to wrap my ears around them. If I had to make a decision tomorrow, I'd say I prefer the KT77 but time will tell.

Next on the list is some E34Ls. Maybe TAD or JJ. I loved the JJE34Ls in the Wizard.

 

[napalmdeath]

Tried the =C=s briefly and initial impression is they are more compressed and break up more than the JJ KT77s. Didn't get much time one them and will give them a good trial over the weekend to allow time to wrap my ears around them. If I had to make a decision tomorrow, I'd say I prefer the KT77 but time will tell.

Next on the list is some E34Ls. Maybe TAD or JJ. I loved the JJE34Ls in the Wizard.

I tried E34L's in my Competition, before KT77's. They may have been a touch tighter, but the KT77's have more girth.

KT77's win. If you want even more beef, try JJ 6CA7's. They're big sounding, but looser. But, I use Greenbacks, so a hint of looseness is always somewhat present. It's still a tight amp, and speakers make the a huge difference as well. I take the good with the bad, with Greenbacks. I still love 'em.

 

[311boogieman]

I can't tell much difference in power tubes honestly

If I had to guess it might be more the bias change your ears hear. My plan was to try EL34L next as I figured they'd work better for the darker down-tuned stuff I like to play. Then I heard Wolf's Competition.

I do hear big differences in preamp tubes.

 

[MetalHeadMike]

Tried the =C=s briefly and initial impression is they are more compressed and break up more than the JJ KT77s. Didn't get much time one them and will give them a good trial over the weekend to allow time to wrap my ears around them. If I had to make a decision tomorrow, I'd say I prefer the KT77 but time will tell.

Next on the list is some E34Ls. Maybe TAD or JJ. I loved the JJE34Ls in the Wizard.

I tried E34L's in my Competition, before KT77's. They may have been a touch tighter, but the KT77's have more girth.

KT77's win. If you want even more beef, try JJ 6CA7's. They're big sounding, but looser. But, I use Greenbacks, so a hint of looseness is always somewhat present. It's still a tight amp, and speakers make the a huge difference as well. I take the good with the bad, with Greenbacks. I still love 'em.

I felt the same about the EL34L vs. KT77 in the Wizard...E34L slightly tighter maybe because the KT77 seem to fill out the lows/low mids a touch more I don't know. Such subtle differences.

I can't tell much difference in power tubes honestly

If I had to guess it might be more the bias change your ears hear. My plan was to try EL34L next as I figured they'd work better for the darker down-tuned stuff I like to play. Then I heard Wolf's Competition.

I do hear big differences in preamp tubes.

I'm with ya I'll add that I don't notice much difference between an amp biased at 25m or 40 mA given the same tubes, volume, amp settings etc. I just don't. I tried biasing the the QR from 22 mA to 42 mA and everything in between and it sounds/feels basically the same to me That's been the same with every amp I've ever owned so I just bias to 32mA and call it a day.

 

[napalmdeath]

Tried the =C=s briefly and initial impression is they are more compressed and break up more than the JJ KT77s. Didn't get much time one them and will give them a good trial over the weekend to allow time to wrap my ears around them. If I had to make a decision tomorrow, I'd say I prefer the KT77 but time will tell.

Next on the list is some E34Ls. Maybe TAD or JJ. I loved the JJE34Ls in the Wizard.

I tried E34L's in my Competition, before KT77's. They may have been a touch tighter, but the KT77's have more girth.

KT77's win. If you want even more beef, try JJ 6CA7's. They're big sounding, but looser. But, I use Greenbacks, so a hint of looseness is always somewhat present. It's still a tight amp, and speakers make the a huge difference as well. I take the good with the bad, with Greenbacks. I still love 'em.

I felt the same about the EL34L vs. KT77 in the Wizard...E34L slightly tighter maybe because the KT77 seem to fill out the lows/low mids a touch more I don't know. Such subtle differences.

I can't tell much difference in power tubes honestly

If I had to guess it might be more the bias change your ears hear. My plan was to try EL34L next as I figured they'd work better for the darker down-tuned stuff I like to play. Then I heard Wolf's Competition.

I do hear big differences in preamp tubes.

I'm with ya I'll add that I don't notice much difference between an amp biased at 25m or 40 mA given the same tubes, volume, amp settings etc. I just don't. I tried biasing the the QR from 22 mA to 42 mA and everything in between and it sounds/feels basically the same to me That's been the same with every amp I've ever owned so I just bias to 32mA and call it a day.

With the Competition, I do notice a difference with bias. Above 38mA, it got less defined, and wooly. I find 32-34 the sweet spot. I think I actually settled at 33. I think that's about where I had the Quick Rod as well. I don't think the Splawns like to be hot, but that's my opinion, of course. I never found it pleasing. I like them to be closer to 60% dissipation, IMO, YMMV, etc...

I'm glad you're digging it. I only sold it because I just didn't need 100 watts. I liked it's somewhat uniqueness, being housed in a Nitro headshell. Just LOOKS more aggressive...

 

[mctallica1]

I can't tell much difference in power tubes honestly

If I had to guess it might be more the bias change your ears hear. My plan was to try EL34L next as I figured they'd work better for the darker down-tuned stuff I like to play. Then I heard Wolf's Competition.

I do hear big differences in preamp tubes.

I do tend to hear a difference with 6L6 power tubes, but not much at all with el34’s.

Preamp tubes make a significant difference to my ears.

Like the clip quite a bit Maybe I missed it above...what tuning are you in here?

T

 

[311boogieman]

Like the clip quite a bit Maybe I missed it above...what tuning are you in here?

T

Thanks T That's in C

 

[skullfxr]

Here is an old in room clip of my SS thought that I would quick throw it up

 

[311boogieman]

^ Nice

I think I remember that clip. Nice finger work

If you would only have 1 Splawn - which one would it be?

 

[skullfxr]

^ Nice

I think I remember that clip. Nice finger work

If you would only have 1 Splawn - which one would it be?

Promod for versitity. That's what I can cover the most ground with.

 

[Speeddemon]

It is harder to get the saturated sound than the tight sound

I get that from your clip too; it reminded me a bit of how my Sig:X sounded; tight for days, but hard to get the saturation going on.
Very nice, albeit a tad stiff sound with this very specific 'cough' in the mids, if you know what I mean? But I guess the stiffness goes hand in hand with the low-end articulation. Otherwise you'd have a more chewy/loose tone.
For such low tuning the stiffness is definitely a plus for keeping things out of mud city.

 

[skullfxr]

It is harder to get the saturated sound than the tight sound

I get that from your clip too; it reminded me a bit of how my Sig:X sounded; tight for days, but hard to get the saturation going on.
Very nice, albeit a tad stiff sound with this very specific 'cough' in the mids, if you know what I mean? But I guess the stiffness goes hand in hand with the low-end articulation. Otherwise you'd have a more chewy/loose tone.
For such low tuning the stiffness is definitely a plus for keeping things out of mud city.

I have yet to be able to mud up a Splawn lol. The tight punch just stays tight even a low A is still tighter than a nun's ass.