Gunsfreddy2003

Cheers guys, been away for a few days but will try some of the suggestions above and see how I get on. I won’t be delving into anything electrical as it’s not my forte and don’t fancy a shock.

Yep - did that and it sounds lovely adding a second 2 x 10, amazing how much it fattens up the tone.

The amp is in a room with a wireless booster that comes via a power line adapter from downstairs - do you reckon that could be it? I’ve rehearsed so many times in that room before though with no issue at all - that is what puzzles me.

LOL - exactly what my wife said!

It’s an early version - 240w.

Can anyone give any advice as to what this noise is coming through the amp/cabs? Never heard anything like this before! https://youtu.be/aFy7hVaYF3U

Evening all, i want to do two different things with my Redhead, first of all it says that the jack output to run an extension cab must be minimum of 4 ohms, all of the cabs that I have are 8 ohms but I can daisy chain them together. Would it be safe to run two 2 x 10 8 ohm cabs together therefore making a 4 ohm load? Also, can you completely disconnect the combos internal speakers and use the head to power other cabs? If so, what impedance should they be? thanks

I love the cabs - have some Workingmans 1x10’s and they are awesome for small gigs. It’s a bargain to buy now because no-one wants them because they are too big and too heavy!

Yep - good idea, need to find some way to help stop the impulse purchasing addiction. Hopefully, got a Redhead incoming tomorrow so really need help!

Have you heard the Bah Samba version of Let The Drums Speak? That ticks along nicely!

Going to listen to this today. I also found out yesterday that there was a bonus track on the Cog CD In Search of Better Days called Liberation Groove, it’s a killer track but for some reason doesn’t appear on my physical CD! Whilst talking about new music I listened to the album Le Chic Remix by Dimitri From Paris this week, there’s some really clever work on old tracks but they have boosted most of ‘Nards lines in the mix and you can hear them so much better. It’s awesome.

My name is Mark and I’m a SWR aholic too!

Wish I had seen this before placing an order 2 weeks ago! I used to use them all the time and they were fantastic but this time, took the money, no strings, no answering phones, no reply to e-mails and no response to comments on social media! Have insitgated a refund through my credit card company which should be back in my account next week. Ordered through Strings Direct and they arrived the next day. Lesson learnt - read Basschat before ordering anything online.

Yep, had a 74 Jazz bass and one of those pedals and sounded great - only down side was that I needed 5 strings!

Would that get you into the realms of the classic “Marcus” sound?

Was the SWR Red Face basically the amp from the Red Head combo on its own?

Thanks guys - some interesting thoughts here. I only play 5 string so beginning to think that the pre Fender or V 1 might not be for me. Weight is not an issue as it will probably be for home use only. I have 5 SWR cabs at the moment and love them when paired with my EBS HD350 buy really keen to see what the SWR amps and cabs together are like. Can appreciate that the Class D stuff is lighter buy yet to find one that gives me that tone that I am looking for - even the new Mark Bass Marcus stuff sounds bad!

Evening all, Can anyone advise if there really is any noticeable difference in tone between the SWR Redhead and the Super Redhead? I'm keen to learn more about these amps and what sound you can get from them. If anyone has an experience of pre/post Fender difference in tone it would also be good to hear. Thanks

I’ve got two Working Pro 2 x 10’s and two Working Mans 1 x 10’s and love the sound from them so wonder what drivers were in them as I’d be happy with them in another set up.

It's a real shame that SWR were not clear who's drivers they used so that direct replacements could be found. Having never changed the drivers in any cabs that I have owned I don't really know what impact it has. My nightmare scenario would be to change the drivers and find that it changed the redhead tone massively.

Does changing the drivers alter the sound much though?

Evening all, Can anyone tell me what brand of speakers/drivers were standard fit in the SWR Redhead combo? Or alternately what makes a good replacement if the original ones are knackered without sacrificing the gorgeous tone that these amps are renowned for. thanks

The CT100 arrived yesterday and tested all of my jack cables. When they are connected it makes 5 lights come on with one of the 5 right in the middle. Two of the cables when connected had the middle dot missing - does that mean they are faulty?

It turns out it was the mono jack output from the TC Electronic Chorus pedal - the stereo out is quiet as anything. Typical that I found that out after taking apart my whole board and all the wiring! I have no idea what suddenly caused that output to fail. Very annoying but at least I found it in the end. I did invest in the Behringer CT 100 which should arrive today and there is no doubt that that is a useful bit of kit to always have in the gigbag.

PSU is the Diago Power Station and the pedals are as follows: Aguilar Filter Twin MXR Bass Filter TC Electronic Chorus TC Electronic Polytune Boss OC2 Akai Deep Impact SFX blender/looper Rodenberg GAS 707B It's always performed perfectly and never had any noise from it at all which is frustrating. The cable tester seems like a good idea. I've not used one before so a useful thing to invest in. Need to get my detective hat on!!