Cainer
Power User
IR's are definitely a huge component.
With Blackface amps I initially struggled with the 2-2.5k "widowmaker" frequency range, which has that harsh, brash, painful quality to it when overhyped. In the end there were a few deeper tweakable parameters that I seem to recall helped:
Not sure if that will help your situation, but your description of it being "brash" sounds like higher than 1k may be where the problem lies.
With Blackface amps I initially struggled with the 2-2.5k "widowmaker" frequency range, which has that harsh, brash, painful quality to it when overhyped. In the end there were a few deeper tweakable parameters that I seem to recall helped:
- In the power Amp page of the amp block: negative Feedback
- in the Speaker page of the amp block - that Speaker Imp. curve can really make a difference
Not sure if that will help your situation, but your description of it being "brash" sounds like higher than 1k may be where the problem lies.