What's a Single Ended Amp?
Question: We hear a lot of talk from time to time about single ended amps. Can someone explain what that means? (Please don't tell me it's an amp that, once you buy it, you can't get out of it and...
- Tube amplifier question
...ns on the 120 volt primaries are the same but they are located at differnt locations in the winding stack giving a different wire length and resistance. Third, the leakage inductace, related to the pr...
- Anyone got any comments, informaion, prices on Fender Squire Jazz Bass?
Question: For Christmas I intend to get a new bass and have almost decided on the squire jazz.Anyone got any comments, informaion, prices, e.t.c.? Oh, by The way I'm using a Marshall B65 amp and play...
- Line6 -Wow
...very impressed. The CD demos the AX2 and Flextone only. Anyone know how the authenticity of the POD stacks up? Answer: Anyways, yup. I had tried a Marshall DSL201 *and* a DSL401, the 1x12 combos. I...
- Guitar Effects Pedals
Question: I am attempting to use some of my old guitar effects pedals with my bass rig and am having a few problems (i play Bass full time now so its either a case of use them or get rid). They are...
- Guitar Effects Pedals
Question: I am attempting to use some of my old guitar effects pedals with my bass rig and am having a few problems (i play Bass full time now so its either a case of use them or get rid). They are ...
- Mesa Boogie Preamps
Question: Can anyone tell me if the now discontinued Mesa Boogie Quad preamps are/were any good??? I'd like to know what they sound like, no. of channel, what tubes they use, what inputs/outputs they...
- Portable Guitar Amp .
Question: I need to get a portable, battery powered guitar amp for street use. Can anyone recommend or comment on what's available - Marshall, Pignose etc.? Answer: I have only used the smaller...
- Ovation Viper
Question: can anyone point me in the direction of any makers of top flight hard cases, not plastic or glass fibre, but the old style shaped wood, plush lined, good quality hardware etc? Its to fit a...
- Noisy Mesa/Boogie Subway Rocket Amp
Question: I recently purchased a Mesa/Boogie Subway Rocket amp. While I love the sound of the amp, it is very noisy. Currently it has (4) 12AX7's in the preamp and (2) EL84's in the power amp. I h...
- Jackson tube amps - any good?
Question: I saw a Jackson Tube amp - something that appeared to be on the order of a rack mounted 50w Master vol Marshall head kinda thing. Any one know about these? How do they sound? How are th...
- Honeytone Amp?
Question: Have any of you tried the Danelectro Honeytone amp? I'd like to get a decent mini amp, and I've been pretty happy with other Dano proucts (like the Dirty Thirty and Danecho pedal). An...
- Ric B212 100W Tube Amp - schematic wanted & info...
... in the Service/Schematics section. Problem is, it's not in a very good state: the dry input's tone stack is more or less scrambled, characters are very difficult to read even after magnification, etc...
- Tanglewood Quomaster - any good? Also Vox Pathfinder 15r?
Question: I've seen the Tanglewood Quomaster (it's a telecaster copy) around , and I was just wandering if it was any good. It's priced in the same range as a Squier Standard (£200). I've seen a co...
- Learning To Write Songs: Alternative, Punk, Heavy Metal, Solos, Rock etc...
...o how to do stuff like those gothics that go to guitar center and plug a LP into a mesa boogie full stack and just make up the phattest fast as hell trash metal heavily distorted crap ever. it sounds ...
- Are all Fender Bassman amps good for guitar?
Question: I played a new Fender Bassman '59 reissue in a shop the other day and thought it sounded wonderful. It was the 4x10 combo, yellow tweed. Well, the amp was a bit too expensive for me - bu...
- Good, cheap drum machine?
Question: Anybody able to recommend a good drum machine, either new or used, that I can pick up for a few dollars? I need it to play looped patterns, clicks and have decent headphone level. Anythin...
- repairing a broken tube amp??
Question: That amp has power tube failure LED's on the back. Does it light up? Do you have any sound? From 1989 to about 1991 JCM 900's had EL-34 power tubes. Because of a shortage of EL-34's they...
- Guitar Amp Tubes
...short run (all of the JTM's) and they are the ones that have a vintage color to it, not just normal marshall black (i'm not dogging marshall by that). Currently i have 2 EL34 power tubes and 4 12AX7 ...
- I have recently seen a picture of a Fender Starcaster electric guitar. Can anyone tell me about it and if it is still available?
Question: I have recently seen a picture of a Fender Starcaster. I like the design for some reason, but it isn't in any of the guitar shops that I've been to. I read that it came out in 1976. C...