Tourmaster gain on channel 2

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Channel 2 on the 4100 is "almost" perfect for an AC/DC type crunch tone. It just needs a wee bit more gain to it and it would be perfect.

Anyone know of a mod that would boost this up just a hair?

 

[arvee72]

I'm curious, have you tried using the power grid?

 

[evink1]

Sunday night I ran my whole practice in the 10 watt mode with the power tube section master almost on max and the channel volume at 10 to 11 o'clock position. Gain was only 3/4 of the way up and I had the countour button in and at the three o'clock position. Man did this amp have guts by getting into the power amp saturation.

I always did this with my modded 5150 head I used to have before the Randall head. I always go 3/4 to full on the power amp master and then use the channel volume as the overall volume and adjust the gain to taste. Eq was just set to what I liked to hear and that will obviously vary from person to person. Something about getting the secondary breakup from the power tubes that just makes an amp get mean right quick.

The band couldn't believe the tone and volume I was getting from the 10 watt setting. It was stinking huge. I can't wait to record this thing at the 10 watt setting. It just sings without killing you volume wise. This amp is the bomb because of that power grid.

 

[Violin Player 75]

I love channel 2. probably the channel I sit on the most. Gain pretty high. 10 watts.


I keep channel 1 at 50 watts for contrast!

 

[jasonP]

I want the same thing. Just a wee bit more distortion on Channel 2. If I can add a resistor or something minor like that to get it into the ballpark, I'd do it.

That is the first thing I thought when I was trying it out and going through the channels. I was telling myself, damn this would be the perfect channel with a touch more gain. I wouldn't have any problem doing that as well.

 

[evink1]

Wow for classic rock I am surprised it doesn't have the gain you need on channel 2. We play a European style power metal in the vain of Firewind, Hammerfall, and Dream Evil. I wonder if you just slammed the front end of your amp with like a voodoo labs sparkle drive or an ibenez tube screamer.

That has been the "get more gain" trick for so many years it isn't funny. The cool thing is that doesn't really color the tone to much. It does to an extent but it mainly, if set right, just merely puts more into that V1 tube and thus the whole preamp gain stages.

Since your in a band that is giging I bet there is someone who has like a sparkle drive or tube screamer you could test in your rig and see what it does. Then there is always guitar center where you can get your money back no questions asked if you don't like a particular pedal.

 

[ssites]

I'll give 10 watts a try on Channel2 to see what it does. I agree with sgtthump I am into just using amp gain and have moved away from o/d pedals for now. Why I don't know, just the flavor of the month I suppose.

Also, if you take Channel 4 and drop the gain way back and mess around you can get some good crunch out of that sucker too!

I've been using #3 for my 80's metal tones, and 4 for my crunch believe it or not.

ss

 

[JCC]

BIG QUESTION:

Has there been an update or upgrade to the Tourmaster series???

Egnater Yes or No

 

[evink1]

sgtthump my bad I was thinking the second overdrive channel because it is a monster. Yeah the breakup of that second clean could use a tad more bite and I agree, try and go straight into the amp at all cost. I hate pedals myself. I don't use any at all.

My rig is guitar into a Boss NS-2 noise gate, to a Rolls switcher, to the sabine tuner, then into the front of the amp. I then midi switch the rolls to allow muted tuning through the sabine and also to switch my Rocktron multivalve effects unit that is routed through the Eggie effects loop in series mode.

That is about as complicated as I like to make my signal. I don't do anything but metal and occasionally a clean section for a bridge so the lack of clean channel two break up doesn't bother me. However, if I was to crank some mean blues I would agree with you all that it could use a tad more bite in the gain section of that particular channel.

 

[Juggernaut]

Hey Chris, when did you get the TM? I didn't know you got that.

I liked the shit out of the one I played here at GC, would love to add one to my rig...... For what I play boosting the thing just really made it ROAR. Killer amps.

 

[Jeff Hilligan]

If the TM serial number has a M at the end it has the update. If it does not, well it doesn't. All new production of the TM will have the update.

 

[Juggernaut]

What was updated?


sorry, haven't been watching the forums like I should


Jeff, did ya get my P.M.?

 

[Jeff Hilligan]

What was updated?


sorry, haven't been watching the forums like I should


Jeff, did ya get my P.M.?

Update was tightening the low end up. Ya got your PM this am. Nothing at this time we can do the the RM100 for duals.

 

[Juggernaut]

Cool, figured it was worth a shot to ask


thanks Jeff, awesome as always.

 

[evink1]

John sent me this PM on the tightening of the bottom end for the TM series heads.

Hey man what's up? Glad you're digging the amp. Way back in April we did implement a Mod to the amps. It only affects OD1 and OD2. It does exactly what you think. It tightens up the low end and makes the Density knob have more control of the low end of the power amp than before. Thanks again and have a good Christmas.
john

Whatever they did to it it makes this thing a raging animal and I am darn proud to be playing through it.

Jeff thanks for giving us another way to know if the TM has been modded besides just turning on this monster and letting her rip. Kind of hard to do in the actual stores. I had three sales rep's come flying over to my area one day before buying mine. But hey I had to hear this thing cranked a little bit before buying.