Kalamazoo 2-??
Thu, 02/11/2016 - 23:17
Hello Skip,
I was wondering why the two input jacks on my Kalamazoo 2 sound different. Jack 1 gets a lot louder and more sensitive and jack 2 is not as loud? what would be the difference?
Thank you.
David Saccucci
Hello David- Almost all vintage amps have more than one input jack. Believe it or not, amps were expected to be able to handle more than one instrument at a time. That's right, the whole band would plug in to the same amp!
Your Kalamazoo also uses another little trick. There is a network of resistors connected directly to both jacks. These resistors cause the "input impedance" of the two input jacks to be different from each other, creating a "high-gain" input (#1) and "low-gain" input (#2). Presto! Use whichever one sounds best to you!