sombersoul
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As of today, I'm a new Schmidt owner! I sold my Einstein for it. Its serial number is 005/105 and to my surprise it has the centered nameplate.
I have only been able to play the Schmidt for approx. 1 1/2 hours and only in my bedroom through my Framus 2x12 cab. I have a Diezel RL 2x12 at the rehearsal space. I tried out two of my guitars, some pedals, guitar/cable only and played around with all channels, the loop and the reverb. However, there are few peculiarities I've noticed, and I'm not sure whether they are conditioned by the construction or may indicate possible faults (i.e. with tubes).
On Channel 1 when I completely turn down the volume knob, I can still clearly hear an amplified signal when I play with the guitar. It's not loud but it's definitely audible. This phenomenon is neither present on Channel 2 nor Channel 3.
I also noticed that the clean channel is audibly noisier than the the drive channels, regardless of whether a cable/guitar is connected (in which case the low-level hum and noise is louder) or not. It is nothing dramatic but clearly noticeable.
I didn't experience any of the above with the Einstein, which was equally quiet on all channels.
The next points are more like questions since the Einstein didn't have these features:
When engaging the loop, is it normal to have a slight volume drop which also sounds like the highs and lows are cut off a bit? This happens irrespective of how many and which pedals are in the loop, or if the loop has no pedals at all in it and is shortcut via a patch cable. This is using 100% wet. I haven't played around with the parallel side of things.
When engaging loop or reverb, there's a noticeable and audible lag while playing. Is this normal for this kind of amp design?
The Schmidt seems to get very hot at the back. More so than the Einstein ever did. When I unplugged the loop cables, the metal part of them (with the tip) was surprisingly hot.
Some of what I have described may be due to the Class A construction. I'm really not an expert and would be happy to be enlightened. I only wish to understand if the amp is functioning as it should be!
I have only been able to play the Schmidt for approx. 1 1/2 hours and only in my bedroom through my Framus 2x12 cab. I have a Diezel RL 2x12 at the rehearsal space. I tried out two of my guitars, some pedals, guitar/cable only and played around with all channels, the loop and the reverb. However, there are few peculiarities I've noticed, and I'm not sure whether they are conditioned by the construction or may indicate possible faults (i.e. with tubes).
On Channel 1 when I completely turn down the volume knob, I can still clearly hear an amplified signal when I play with the guitar. It's not loud but it's definitely audible. This phenomenon is neither present on Channel 2 nor Channel 3.
I also noticed that the clean channel is audibly noisier than the the drive channels, regardless of whether a cable/guitar is connected (in which case the low-level hum and noise is louder) or not. It is nothing dramatic but clearly noticeable.
I didn't experience any of the above with the Einstein, which was equally quiet on all channels.
The next points are more like questions since the Einstein didn't have these features:
When engaging the loop, is it normal to have a slight volume drop which also sounds like the highs and lows are cut off a bit? This happens irrespective of how many and which pedals are in the loop, or if the loop has no pedals at all in it and is shortcut via a patch cable. This is using 100% wet. I haven't played around with the parallel side of things.
When engaging loop or reverb, there's a noticeable and audible lag while playing. Is this normal for this kind of amp design?
The Schmidt seems to get very hot at the back. More so than the Einstein ever did. When I unplugged the loop cables, the metal part of them (with the tip) was surprisingly hot.
Some of what I have described may be due to the Class A construction. I'm really not an expert and would be happy to be enlightened. I only wish to understand if the amp is functioning as it should be!
Just to be clear on this, since I haven't mentioned it before: This concerns the operation only. Regarding sound, anything I've heard so far has been PHENOMENAL! This is why I'm even more anxious to learn whether there are faulty parts or not.
