Bivalve opinions?

[d!minishedlogic]

Hey everyone!

I was wondering what you guys thought about a THD Bivalve for a fusion tone similar to Gambale's tone and Garsed's tone. and i Know Brett Garsed uses the flexi. Also if i could have some help with the settings it would be great. thanks!

 

[Ed DeGenaro]

Actually Brettg also uses a Univalve, and is waiting for a BiValve.
What guitar and cab are we talking here?

 

[Deaj]

The BiValve is capable of producing some great fusion tones. I loved the BiValve with 6K6s and a lower gain driver through a Emi Red Fang in a sealed 1x12 - stellar tones there! I also just played a BV running EL84s via Yellow Jackets and it sounded great.

 

[Ogre]

I think it is a great sounding amp, and capable(with tube swaps) of many flavors. I find the Univalve to be buzzy and low end deficient, but this is not the case with the Bivalve. Strongly recommended!

 

[d!minishedlogic]

we're talking about an avatar cab potentially filled with governers????????????? not sure yet. 2x12...... ED YOU RULE!!!!!

 

[Mark C]

The Bivalve kicks butt. Wish I could have afforded to have kept mine. One thing a lot of people forget to mention is that you can run one power tube in the Bivalve. I ab/ed it with a univalve and although there were differences, they weren't big enough for me to warrant having both. So I sold the univalve, and of course, then I had to sell the bivalve. I'm starting to sound like procos!

 

[Ed DeGenaro]

Originally posted by d!minishedlogic
we're talking about an avatar cab potentially filled with governers????????????? not sure yet. 2x12...... ED YOU RULE!!!!!

What are governors again Greenback clones?

 

[DestroyAllGuitars]

Governers are their 75watters

 

[Ed DeGenaro]

Originally posted by CliffC
Governers are their 75watters

As in G12T75 clones? That be a no-no IMO.

 

[d!minishedlogic]

they have been discribed as the vintage 30 killer. check out their charts on eminence.com or www.avatarspeakers.com

 

[Ed DeGenaro]

Originally posted by d!minishedlogic
they have been discribed as the vintage 30 killer. check out their charts on eminence.com or www.avatarspeakers.com

I wanna hear that...a chart doesn't mean much unless I know how the cab reacts.
FWIW, if you're getting an Avatar cab why not get a Hellatone V30 in it?

As for A/B'ing stuff...
http://www.lordriffenstein.com/speakers.htm

 

[d!minishedlogic]

dunno, lol. doug roccaforte and a few other amp builders seem to be going crazy for teh new eminence stuff. but i'll check out your clips. thanks ed! get a record deal or something! but i'm not quite sure what to do still....

 

[Ed DeGenaro]

Originally posted by d!minishedlogic
dunno, lol. doug roccaforte and a few other amp builders seem to be going crazy for teh new eminence stuff. but i'll check out your clips. thanks ed! get a record deal or something! but i'm not quite sure what to do still....

Seeing that Fusion is what I do, I would use only a V30 with the BiValve. No matter what some other amp builder thinks on the Emmies.
I have them in 4x12s, 2x12s and the iso cab. And those are the speakers I use for it.
The only caveat would be our 2x12 that I would get loaded with our Vintage 12 speakers.

 

[d!minishedlogic]

i'll definatly buy the hellatones then. lol i'm hearing it from Ed ****ing DeGenaro. man you sound great btw! Would you recommend it in 1 x 12, 2 x 12, or 4 x 12

 

[Ed DeGenaro]

Originally posted by d!minishedlogic
i'll definatly buy the hellatones then. lol i'm hearing it from Ed ****ing DeGenaro. man you sound great btw! Would you recommend it in 1 x 12, 2 x 12, or 4 x 12

2x12...in a 4x12 mix 'em, with Greenbacks.

 

[d!minishedlogic]

you think a 4x12 will sound better than a 2 x 12? perhaps i should get a 2x12 run it one end of my carvin tube power amp with one set of tubes that suit the sound better, and run another 2x12 of the greenbacks with a different set of tubes (yes the power amp has pre amp tubes -)) a 4 x 12 aint to portable for a littlun' like me'self.


ed you rock!!!!!!! keep playin man you sound incred!

 

[Ed DeGenaro]

Originally posted by d!minishedlogic
you think a 4x12 will sound better than a 2 x 12? perhaps i should get a 2x12 run it one end of my carvin tube power amp with one set of tubes that suit the sound better, and run another 2x12 of the greenbacks with a different set of tubes (yes the power amp has pre amp tubes -)) a 4 x 12 aint to portable for a littlun' like me'self.


ed you rock!!!!!!! keep playin man you sound incred!

A 4x12 with two Greenie on top and two V30s on bottom? You betcha! Preferably wired as an 8 ohm cab.