Some days my amp sounds great

NelsonP · September 2021

....and other days it sounds meh. Same settings and everything.

Is it just me?

ICBM · September 2021

NelsonP said:

....and other days it sounds meh. Same settings and everything.

Is it a Mesa/Boogie?

FTFY...

NelsonP · September 2021

I'm thinking about my DSL actually

markslade07 · September 2021

I used to think exactly the same when I was using valve amps, so I swapped to a digital solution - Helix + FRFR to solve the issue.

Still the bloody same. Must be my cloth ears.

Caffeine_Vampire · September 2021

Welcome to the unpredictable world of psychoacoustics.

sev112 · September 2021

Humidity, temperature , and I reckon it affects your ears as well

Evan · September 2021

I know what you mean - sometimes I think it might be something to do with the unforgiving nature of valve amps and that on days your playing is even marginally under par, your amp just amplifies (no pun intended) your short comings on that day.

Sassafras · September 2021

Drugs/alcohol affecting your perception?

grappagreen · October 2021

I always get that feeling when someone else is playing any of my gear…

Benm39 · October 2021

Luckily I'm crap enough to never have to wonder whether my gear is having an off day....

Stevepage · October 2021

Had the same experience with the Mesa Mark IV I had. It drove me insane

Boromedic · October 2021

Yep, yesterday I sounded like a rock god, today my amp sounds poo.... it's really annoying!

pintspiller · October 2021

I'm the same with guitars as well as amps. Some days my go-to sound floats my boat, other times I wish I wasn't as bored by it and experiment more, but always come back.

Roland · October 2021

NelsonP said: Is it just me?

You’re not the only one. I’ve been puzzling this for years. Valve amps, solid state, or digital. Some days ot works, some it doesn’t. The biggest variables from day to day aren’t the equipment but the player/listener. We could write a list of factors as long as your arm which change from day to day. Just a few: standing on or off axis from the speaker, fingernails need cutting, fingers are stiff, tuning is off, ears are tired (or in my case hearing aid batteries need changing). Tiredness is a big factor. It’s not a problem on a gig night because adrenalin levels are high, but after a busy day playing can be wooden. The answer which suits me on bad days is to go and do something else instead.

normula1 · October 2021

@Roland have a Wiz.

I always used to think it was variation in mains voltage, humidity etc. but I think you are correct, it could be absolutely anything.

Fuengi · October 2021

If in doubt, just turn it up.

WiresDreamDisasters · October 2021

This is why I own 5 amps

SPECTRUM001 · October 2021

I also have been wondering this over the last couple of years.

I now firmly put it down to me and my playing. The irony is that the moment it is sounding good, then I get more inspired, and it sounds even better.

And of course the reverse - doh !!!

jdgm · October 2021

Benm39 said:

Luckily I'm crap enough to never have to wonder whether my gear is having an off day....

Made me laugh.

Best wishes Benm39.

lovestrat74 · October 2021

Buy a new guitar, that'll fix it

NelsonP · October 2021

lovestrat74 said:

Buy a new guitar, that'll fix it

That's probably it ;-)

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