Numbers on volume controls mean very little as there are too many things that affect the level. If you are really driving it hard you may be causing the amp to go into thermal limiting. This is a 100 watt amp so there is a limit. The sound level from it probably can easily exceed legal limits. You should get and use a sound meter. If the amp can create 100 Db that is all you need. If you stay in that environment over a few hours, you are a candidate for hearing aids in the future. I know several musicians that are in this condition and now are wrecked. Remember that loud does not equate to QUALITY... Your group should have a sound level meter and with that you can tell if the amp is performing as it should. One thing to be careful of is high frequency feedback, even that above what you can hear that heats up the amp with frequency output you are not using. Make sure your guitar cannot "Hear" the amp. Also be careful of boosting the high frequencies. Also be careful of large bass pulses that you can see drives the speaker cones to the limit. If the cones move too far, the voice coil leaves the active magnetic area causing excess current and amp heating. Make sure there is free airflow around the amp and especially the heat sinks.
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