ok so i just bought a powerball, second hand but the guy had owned it 5 mins and decided he didn't like it. big mistake.
anyway, i have 2 questions for now

1. where (in the uk preferably) can i get a cheap, but perfect fit flight case and dust cover.
ill get the engl made stuff if theres no alternative, but i figured they would be expensive and i just want something that will protect it. (more money i spend on flightcases, means more time saving up for a cab)

2. it didn't come with a cab, but i've got a laney LH50 with matching cab i think. the ohm(age?) is the same for the halfstack output option (1x8 ohms i think) for both heads, but if i put the powerball through this cab, which presumably was designed to work with the 50w head, will it damage the powerball(100w)?


im planning on getting a cab for the engl, but i've got to gather together money first and look into the different cabs available. in the meantime, i've got a practise on monday and dont want to fuck up the head.

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any cab that can handle at least 100w(prefferably more, just to be safe)... and can handle 4, 8, or 16 ohms...

for the flight cases... do a search on google or something for custom flight case makers, any decent case maker will be willing to make a case to custom specs if they don't already have a production model for it.

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thanks, i found a few custom flight case makers, ill ask them for quotes.


err, thats the only cab i can get my hands on.
so should i just wait untill i can get a cab before using the amp?
or will one or two practises not make any difference if i dont turn it up too loud?

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well, you need to have a cab to play the amp... otherwise you wont be able to hear it... and if the poweramp doesnt see a load you can put stress on the head and it might pop a fuse(best case scenerio) or something....

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Dude, just match the ohms on the cab and head and you're set. I dont think there are any cabs out there that are lower than 100W RMS (i could be wrong but meh)

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I have a question about the Powerball but didn't want to make a new thread about it because the title of that thread would have been the same as this one ;P

I was looking around on Engl Amps USA and saw a Powerball Version 2
Link: http://www.englampsusa.com/product.asp?E645_v2

Now, has anyone tried both and knows the real "difference" between them?

I'm gonna get a Powerball this summer, but now I have two choises >:l

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the treble control acts a little different, improved noise gate, and I believe they changed how the gain control works a little.

It's not drastic at all though.

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So the changes are all good eh? Awesome.

Then I'll probably jump on the V2 as soon as i can, thx alot.

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better noise gate, different treble taper, and they changed the gain structure to be a little more robust against feedback.

the gain changes arent audible. and the noisegate wont really change the tone. the treble taper even doesnt make a huge difference. if you want a v1 powerball sound out of a v2 powerball, you just have to turn the treble up 2 notches from where you had it on the v1.

the goal was to make it less noisey, and supposedly the treble taper makes it easier to dail in a tight tone.

i have a v1, and it's not noisey, and i use an isp decimator pro rack G for gating anyways... and as far as this "tightness" goes. the only tube amp i've played that is as tight as my powerball is a vht pittbull-UL.

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Not to hijack the thread... but I have a problem with my Fireball. When I turn it on, it only goes to like 20 decibels. Could it be a cab problem? Ive replaced all the wires and checked knobs and everything..

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