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Something strange happened the other day at band-rehearsel:
I usually play a JCM DSL 50W with my Les Paul, it has a JB in the bridge.
This sounds OK enough (maybe not great, but OK). Then I decided to try out the amp of my band-mate, a Fender Dual Showman 100W. The volume-drop of him playing his amp (with a stock Gibson SG) and me playing with my guitar was huge!! When I played it, the volume dropped to less than half, with the same settings. Then we tried my amp with both our guitars, and we sounded almost equal.
Also, when I played his amp, the sound was kind of quot;boxyquot; with reduced upper and lower frequencies.
Does anyone knows why this might have happened?
Thanks :-)

Maybe the cable wasn't plugged in all the way?

Maybe you were standing in a different spot and your ears perceived less volume because of placement?

No, it was nothing like that. There were two other people in the room, everybody noticed the same. We also tried different cables.

Anyone else?

Well, maybe your pickup is wired incorrectly = out of phase, one of the coils not connected.

That could be the explanation.

Well he said it was the same settings so I would assume that would be the same pickup selections as well.

Plus, he said it sounded fine with his amp and the other guy sounded OK through the Marshall, as well.

It was elves, quite clearly.


Originally Posted by darkshadow54321It was elves, quite clearly.

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