AboutBruce Clark Expertise I have studied all aspects of the guitar for the last twenty years.
I have had the experience of playing in bands, forming bands and recording (I have recorded two c.d`s to date). I can answer most questions on guitar chords, (approx.3,000), tab reading, types of strings, amplification, and I have hundreds of tablature for hundreds of songs.
Experience I have years upon years of experience with the guitar ranging from acoustic to electric, from country to rock to blues. I have played rythmn guitar for the last five years to live audiences.
Expert: Bruce Clark Date: 4/8/2002 Subject: Marshall 1/2 stack power and yamaha dd-5 snares?
Question Hi Bruce:),..I am the mother of a musician:) My son will be moving in with me soon, so I have a couple of questions please:) * He has a vintage or older marshall 1/2 stack amplifier, and it is his treasured amplifier:) I would like to know, if the marshall amplifier actually will pull more electricity when he is using it, so I will know whether or not to watch when i am using a micro-wave oven or not, so not to throw my breakers to my home. The breakers have been thrown before, if it does, I will just be sure not to use certain electrical appliances, when he is playing his marshall amp. *the second question, is he wanted me to ask you if the "snare" on the yamaha dd-5 digital drum machine he just bought can be changed to have different "snare" sounds? Thank you and appreciate your time. have a great day:) sara:)
Answer Hi Sara,
Firstly, you never mentioned the marshall's wattage, secondly the yamaha dd5 is quite an old drum machine if I remember correctly and is not programmable, but you will get a different sound if you play it through a different amp, i.e., p.a. system, with graphics etc!, would probably be better with a boss programmable drum machine or an alesis drum machine which are more expensive. (the more money you pay the more you get!! syndrome)
If your breakers are fusing then you have an under-lying problem with you fuse box. you seem to have to much power on the one circuit, obviously the kitchen one. (appliances), but anyway the marshall is either 50 watts or 100 watts if it is vintage, and a microwave is approximately 800 watts so I doubt very much if it will blow the breakers.
(bedrooms are on a different circuit from kitchens and bathrooms, if you had a shower on and a microwave that could cause the breaker to blow i.e. too much ampage)
Well, I hope this has been some help to you,
Bruce.
