NAD: A bolt of Lightning....

IvisonGuitars

pmg said:

miserneil said:

I used it again last night with my Telecaster, sounded spectacular!

Try it with a lester

Piggott or Bangs??

pmg

miserneil said:

pmg said:

miserneil said:

I used it again last night with my Telecaster, sounded spectacular!

Try it with a lester

Piggott or Bangs??

The choice is yours

stuartryanmusic

I had a Lightning head and 1 x 12 Matchless cab for years - loved the way it cut through a band mix but on its own it was a hard, bright sound that was very hard to tame! However, I've played many more at World Guitars over the years and found some to sound very different, the combos with reverb always sounded far more forgiving to the head/cab combo. 

hotpickups

stuartryanmusic said:

I had a Lightning head and 1 x 12 Matchless cab for years - loved the way it cut through a band mix but on its own it was a hard, bright sound that was very hard to tame! However, I've played many more at World Guitars over the years and found some to sound very different, the combos with reverb always sounded far more forgiving to the head/cab combo. 

Some of the matchless combo's weights are definitely not forgiving though. Lightening is not too bad though 

Keefy

pmg said:

miserneil said:

I used it again last night with my Telecaster, sounded spectacular!

Try it with a lester

I did a gig last year playing Les Paul > Fuzz Face clone > Lightning. The fuzz stayed on the whole time, I just rode the volume controls on the guitar. Simple setup, sounded brilliant. Here's a shocking pic (the Tele stayed on the stand as a spare).

IvisonGuitars

Another stellar sound for this afternoon’s BBC Introducing session...how have I lived without one of these amps for so long?....I think I need another!

pmg

Also enjoyed an ES330 Into a Lightning 

IvisonGuitars

So far a Telecaster, a Junior and a Special all sound spectacular through it. Would be interested to try a 1x12 version next to the 2x10 just to see if there’s any major difference.

pmg

Mine is a 1x12.  Ive used a Ric 330, an sg, an ES330, a LP, a strat and a 335 through it -all sounded great

Keefy

miserneil said:

So far a Telecaster, a Junior and a Special all sound spectacular through it. Would be interested to try a 1x12 version next to the 2x10 just to see if there’s any major difference.

Best bring your 2x10 over to Swindon then!

horsehead

Where are you based @miserneil ?

IvisonGuitars

horsehead said:

Where are you based @miserneil ?

I'm in Worcester

photek

Sounds superb in that vid, are gigging over this way anytime soon, really enjoyed the show when I picked up the JXG?

hotpickups

These don't have an FX loop do they?

ICBM

hotpickups said:

These don't have an FX loop do they?

No, and it’s fairly pointless even on the models that do have one because the master volume is post-phase-inverter, so the loop can’t be after the distortion. They don’t really have enough gain to need it anyway.

hotpickups

ICBM said:

hotpickups said:

These don't have an FX loop do they?

No, and it’s fairly pointless even on the models that do have one because the master volume is post-phase-inverter, so the loop can’t be after the distortion. They don’t really have enough gain to need it anyway.

Really @ICBM even the HC30/DC30?

ICBM

hotpickups said:

Really @ICBM even the HC30/DC30?

Yes, all of them use a PPIMV. (Not certain about the more modern models, but all the classic ones do.) That means the distortion is mostly generated by the phase inverter, hence is after the FX loop - so there’s no real difference compared to putting the effects in front of the amp.

The loop is also very crude, unbuffered, and uses a TRS jack so it’s a faff to connect - I’m not sure why they even bothered!

hotpickups

ICBM said:

hotpickups said:

Really @ICBM even the HC30/DC30?

Yes, all of them use a PPIMV. (Not certain about the more modern models, but all the classic ones do.) That means the distortion is mostly generated by the phase inverter, hence is after the FX loop - so there’s no real difference compared to putting the effects in front of the amp.

The loop is also very crude, unbuffered, and uses a TRS jack so it’s a faff to connect - I’m not sure why they even bothered!

That's very good to know. Thanks 

Keefy

If I am running pedals into my Lightning, I usually have the Volume (i.e. Gain) set to no more than light crunch.

breadfan

ICBM said:

hotpickups said:

Really @ICBM even the HC30/DC30?

Yes, all of them use a PPIMV. (Not certain about the more modern models, but all the classic ones do.) That means the distortion is mostly generated by the phase inverter, hence is after the FX loop - so there’s no real difference compared to putting the effects in front of the amp.

@ICBM Is that the case for AC30s too?