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Any Name You Wish

Any Name You Wish

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A 100w Super Lead Plexi with a bright cap mod through a 4x12 at home or small club gig? I would have to hear it to believe it but that's what is implied. Notice the sound meter in the back is still pushing 100db at peaks, and that is definitely in permanent hearing loss territory for even a short time. Maybe you could get average db down to about 90 and play for an hour. I know if I showed up at band practice with one of these I would get "the look" from everyone. That doesn't mean I don't want one. I do, oh yes, I do.
 
thin sissy

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Any Name You Wish said:
A 100w Super Lead Plexi with a bright cap mod through a 4x12 at home or small club gig? I would have to hear it to believe it but that's what is implied. Notice the sound meter in the back is still pushing 100db at peaks, and that is definitely in permanent hearing loss territory for even a short time. Maybe you could get average db down to about 90 and play for an hour. I know if I showed up at band practice with one of these I would get "the look" from everyone. That doesn't mean I don't want one. I do, oh yes, I do.
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I used a 100 W tube marshall half stack in my teens, because it was kind of "expected". I sold it when I got older and have never wanted another one :D

These days I never get to even crank a 5E3 on stage without an attenuator, it's too loud for the sound guy and everything gets miced to the PA. A couple of years ago I did get to crank an AC15 (with an alnico blue), and that is pretty damn loud. But that was an exception and it felt awesome.

And, as is traditional, I have hearing damage... :D
 
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