another dual purpose amp

Jim Peters · Post by **Jim Peters** » 20 May 2006 6:41 am

Another guitar steel gig this weekend. I bought a Carvin SX100c, a 100 watt, 1 12" speaker amp, digital effects, light as a feather. I AB'd with my NV112, got a reasonably close tone to the 112 for steel.

The amp is 2 channels, each channel holds its effects settings. Sunday I do a 10 song set, 2 guitar, 8 on steel. Just not worth bringing 2 amps.
The key I think is the Carvin has active tone controls, and I can dial in the mids pretty good for steel, leaving the second channel dialed in for guitar.
Anyone else try this or the SX200 for steel? JP

Lee Baucum · Post by **Lee Baucum** » 20 May 2006 7:00 am

You might try doing a search on the Forum. I recall several discussions in the past about Carvin SX series amps.

William Peters · Post by **William Peters** » 20 May 2006 3:29 pm

I bought a Carvin SX200C, and tried it with my Mullen. I found it had way too much treble and presence to suit me. I tried a 3khz crossover network between the amp and the speakers, and that really tamed the highs, but added a few pounds to the amp and wasn't elegant enough of a solution for my taste. So I bought a set of these for $25.00 and put them in the effects loop..... even better, and requires no permanent mod to the amp. I am perfectly happy with the amp now. The amp's original frequency response went up to 7 or 8 khz which was just too much.

[This message was edited by William Peters on 20 May 2006 at 04:30 PM.][This message was edited by William Peters on 20 May 2006 at 04:33 PM.]