MoreSpaceEcho wrote: Wed Apr 16, 2025 10:07 am Google sez Floyd isn't quite 50 yet, first production models were 1982, prototypes going back to 1977. Funny to imagine Mr Rose in his workshop, crafting the ultimate shredder wiggle stick whilst listening to Never Mind The Bollocks.

I have zero idea if this is right, but this https://guitar.com/features/history/a-b ... loyd-rose/ was what led me to my "nearly 50 years old" claim.

"The locking nut worked well enough to convince his parents to loan him $600 to have a machine shop develop what Rose considers to be the first real model of the Floyd Rose Locking Tremolo System in 1976 from these initial prototypes."

dfglv wrote: Thu Feb 27, 2025 6:51 am Here's a review you should probably read.

Just got around to reading this, and I think Roger Linn did a great job of navigating the complexities of the issue in a short space. Plus, his attitude and decisions are admirable. I've never met him, though I know he's pals with my former boss. Now I wanna hang with him

benadrian wrote: Tue Apr 29, 2025 11:40 am

dfglv wrote: Thu Feb 27, 2025 6:51 am Here's a review you should probably read.

Just got around to reading this, and I think Roger Linn did a great job of navigating the complexities of the issue in a short space. Plus, his attitude and decisions are admirable. I've never met him, though I know he's pals with my former boss. Now I wanna hang with him

felt exactly the same way. "Classy" comes to mind.

I believe the original drum machine was George Michael's choice for Wham!

https://www.sweetwater.com/store/detail ... -bass-head

Is there any reason why I can't use this as a guitar head to power a 100W 8 Ohm 2x12?

ChudFusk wrote: Thu May 01, 2025 5:08 am https://www.sweetwater.com/store/detail ... -bass-head

Is there any reason why I can't use this as a guitar head to power a 100W 8 Ohm 2x12?

Its a 200W amp, so you run the risk of blowing the speakers if you turn it up.

Some Class D amps list that the wattage drops by roughly half when you jump to 8ohms and even more at 16. I think the assumption is that this one works the same way.

But with any SS amp you shouldn't really push its volume limits. If you need to crank it well past noon then it's not the right amp.

penningtron wrote: Thu May 01, 2025 8:48 am Some Class D amps list that the wattage drops by roughly half when you jump to 8ohms and even more at 16. I think the assumption is that this one works the same way.

That's not just a Class D thing. It's Ohm's law, and it's the same for any solid-state amp that directly drives the load (i.e. no output transformer).

The variability comes when you see how the power is specified. Usually it's at 10% THD, and because the output stage has to work harder at 8 ohms than it does at 4 ohms, it will reach that 10% THD threshold a little bit earlier than half power. Basically, the onset of distortion is non-linear with respect to the load.

Tube amps are a little bit different, because the transformer winding ratio takes care of the load matching. The output stage power tubes see the same relative loading on the transformer primary side regardless (assuming you don't mismatch your speaker loads and transformer taps), so they're always working just as hard. The difference is that the reflected voltage on the secondary side is a function of the turns ratio, which naturally needs to change for each impedance tap.

ChudFusk wrote: Thu May 01, 2025 5:08 am https://www.sweetwater.com/store/detail ... -bass-head

Is there any reason why I can't use this as a guitar head to power a 100W 8 Ohm 2x12?

I had one of those on my pedal board for a while to power a 8 ohm single 15" cab. worked fine. Sounded fine. nothing great, just fine. you could literally just velcro it to the back of a cab. It's crazy little and light and cheap. kinda useful to have around just incase.

Kniferide wrote: Thu May 01, 2025 10:21 am

ChudFusk wrote: Thu May 01, 2025 5:08 am https://www.sweetwater.com/store/detail ... -bass-head

Is there any reason why I can't use this as a guitar head to power a 100W 8 Ohm 2x12?

I had one of those on my pedal board for a while to power a 8 ohm single 15" cab. worked fine. Sounded fine. nothing great, just fine. you could literally just velcro it to the back of a cab. It's crazy little and light and cheap. kinda useful to have around just incase.

I've been looking for a clean class D head for bass, curious if this would be just fine with a modeler? I am used to a GK800 pumping my 1x15 cab... 200w class D just seems...a little underwhelming? Maybe I'm wrong.