Quiet Or 80

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Re: Quiet Or 80

Post by bclaire » Thu Aug 17, 2017 1:44 pm

Did you turn the master all the way up and where did it end at the top? 5:00, 6:00, etc.?

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Re: Quiet Or 80

Post by fiveightandten » Thu Aug 17, 2017 4:11 pm

Frank_Jeeves wrote:
Thu Aug 17, 2017 7:14 am
fiveightandten wrote:
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Frank_Jeeves wrote:
Thu Aug 17, 2017 1:50 am

It's an 90s amp.But the seller said it was an early model of the 90s so it likely has the old transformers. its quiet when the amp is at half volume. Very pleasant to play at bedroom volumes it's loud at higher then half and almost full. one ear gets kinda hurt but it's not as loud as my clone.
Is this an Overdrive model with a master volume? The master is useless, and the amp really doesn't have much volume until it's WAY up.

If the amp has a master, put it all the way up (until you feel the knob stop), and crank the "gain" knob to at least 7 or 8. If it's not as loud as your 20W amp, something is wrong. If it's a "Graphic" (non master volume) model, then turn the volume up to 7 or 8 and see what happens. Again, it should flatten your 20W amp.

There are no "old" and "new" transformers for the 90's amps. They used the same iron through the production run.

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It's a Overdrive. At half volume and half gain its way quieter then my Clone. My clone felt like my OR120 overdrive at those same settings only the OR could still do a stage. At the same settings this amp can be played in a living room.
As I mentioned, the master volume isn't even close to being linear. Crank the master on 10, then check the volume against another amp.

I could play mine at home with the master up halfway. It's nowhere near full output until you're up above 8 on the master.
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Re: Quiet Or 80

Post by Frank_Jeeves » Sun Aug 27, 2017 11:27 pm

So I tested it out. it was hard to tell. At half gain the Clone had way more drive and seemed louder. However a closer listen showed the OR 80 was a tad louder and it stays so at clean settings. I was playing through a green back.

I'd say you guys are correct and the master volume is non linear. I like my OR80 better though because it's more managable with pedals then was the clone. Both get a similar sound but there were some major character changes. My amp tech didn't seem to be BSing me.

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Re: Quiet Or 80

Post by fiveightandten » Mon Aug 28, 2017 12:45 am

Frank_Jeeves wrote:
Sun Aug 27, 2017 11:27 pm
So I tested it out. it was hard to tell. At half gain the Clone had way more drive and seemed louder. However a closer listen showed the OR 80 was a tad louder and it stays so at clean settings. I was playing through a green back.

I'd say you guys are correct and the master volume is non linear. I like my OR80 better though because it's more managable with pedals then was the clone. Both get a similar sound but there were some major character changes. My amp tech didn't seem to be BSing me.
You were playing through a single Greenback? An OR-80 should melt a single Greenback in short order. Are you sure the master was up all the way? You should feel the potentiometer stop. Don't go by the markings on the face plate.
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Re: Quiet Or 80

Post by Frank_Jeeves » Mon Aug 28, 2017 6:56 am

Yes volume was up. I just didn't do full gain tests.

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