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...he crystal oscillator stage is probably running through two tripler stages ( these are just 'dirty' amplifiers with appropriate tuned circuits in their collectors or drains, to pick off the third and ...
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... must respectfully advise any newbies to be extremely careful of the high voltage DC supply in tube amplifiers. Depending on design, it can go up to 400 volts with large reservoir capacitors. It is c...
- Mesa / Boogie Mark III Combo having weak 2nd channel
... the bottom of the amp chassis) while the head is maybe -87. Is this the reason? I compared the two amplifiers and I was very disappointed to notice that the 2nd rhythm channel's drive was much weaker...
- Knackered Fender Showman
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- IT Trannies in Guitar Amps?
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- Bass amp verses guitar amp???
...? If it is, then what is the difference between a guitar amp and a bass amp? Is it just that the bas... need to distinguish between solid state and tube amplifiers. It seems to me that there is some diff...
- Lost use of one vocal cord - Mini-PA options?
... with a little speaker. But these seem to be mini-guitar amps - I don't know how they sound with spe...ciency of the amplifier and loudspeaker. Class D amplifiers should be the most efficient ones, but ...
- Restoring Eico tube amp?
...vice looking for something to do Answer: It all depends what you're looking for. The Eico tube amplifiers were perfectly okay, but certainly not particularly awesome. They weren't mourned when E...
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- Buying a first electric guitar (pack)
...ion: .I'm thinking about buying a first electric guitar (pack) . However, I sometimes found quite d...Deluxe) Squier SE100 Pack Squier Strat Pak The amplifiers that come with the ESP F-10 Pack and th...
- DBT Question. Tube amp VS. SS amp.
...act that tubed amps present a relatively high impedance source to the loudspeaker while solid state amplifiers typically present a very low source impedance. As a consequence, it is not unusual to mea...
- Your Opinion on Tube Amp Reliability???
...d of having all my rack space gone and wasting so much time and money on tube replacement and extra amplifiers. One good amp is plenty, just choose a nice one that you like the sound of. One trouble i...
- Seeking Sony Cables
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...aul have to do with the invention of the electric guitar? It seems like Rickenbacker was making them...e a solid body guitar with a real pickup and sold amplifiers in the early 1930's. Not to knock his ...
- High quality acoustic guitar for jazz?
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- Shure SM58 S for accoustic guitar!
... to use this micro also for recording an acoustic guitar ? Or do I have some impacts due to the fact...7...a good mic for acoustic guitar, micing guitar amplifiers and cabs and for some drum applications...