Fender Twin Reverb, tubes in preamp?
... way the signal flows inside the amplifier), here's what each tube does: NORMAL channel preamp/tone stack. VIBRATO channel preamp/tone stack REVERB drive tube (feeds signal to the spring tank) REVER...
Which Marshall Head ??
Question: Anyone have any advice on which Marshall head/s to recomend or not recomend? i need a 50 watt head, there seems to be so many diferent types around, im looking to buy a good used one, will ...
Super Lead to the rescue!
...and no spare. He was pushing the amp pretty hard before it quit. I grabbed my `74 Super Lead half stack, got it up on stage right, aimed it at the other side of the stage and plugged him in. Mic'd ...
Opinion on Peavey Rockmaster Preamp Tube
... Red Box (no amp), but I have also taken the signal and run through either my Marshall 50 watt half-stack or one of my late '50s all original Fender tweeds (Deluxes and Princeton) and that is where it...
Amp trouble
Question: I have a problem I'm hoping other people, more experienced in amp repair than myself, can answer. In my area, there are no reliable amp repairmen. I've decided to do amp repair with my gu...
How to dampen drum heads using Mole Skin
...olid thump even with plastic beaters. Bad news is it wears out rather quickly so you have to have a stack of pre-cut patches and as the moleskin impact patch wears out, you just slap another on until ...
marshall jcm-800 2203 vs. 1959 Superlead
Question: I A/B'd the JCM-800 I was planning to buy with a 1959 SuperLead from the early 70s... What a difference, in the clean sound alone. The Superlead sang, even at low volume. Suffice to say, ...
What cabinet for a Marshall 50 watt head???
...tween using a 2x12 open back cab, a single 4X12 cab or two 4X12 cabs. I prefer using the latter, unstacked. The reason is that I like the stage coverage of a lot of speakers moving a lot of air. Ot...
Help with screwed up tubes in my used Marshall?
Question: I recently bought a Marshall JCM 200 DSL 100 watt head on ebay, and it's doing something strange...when i play with distortion at any decent volume (on that thing, about 3!) for longer tha...
Mesa Boogie Rect
Question: I'd go with the Rect-O on the basis of its having a much better clean sound.How does the new Nomad compare sound-wise to the TOV and ROV (and other Mesa amps)? Any players auditioned a Noma...
Marshall amp - repair advice
Question: Ive being using a Marshall 8080 valvestate amp over the last 5 years off an on and having being 'putting up' with what I first believed was 'dicky' guitar lead(s). I relieze now that it i...
Thinking Of Getting A Marshall JCM 900
Question: Make sure the OHM rating of the cabs match up. I personally don't like any of the 900's I've heard.. but others actually like them. If it doesn't have enough distortion at lower volumes.....
Can anyone suggest a direct box for recording acoustic electric guitar for under $200?
Question: Can anyone suggest a direct box for recording acoustic electric guitar for under $200? I can mic the amp with a Sure sm57 for the rocking crunchy parts and it sounds great, but when the dis...
Marshall amp question
Question: I have a Marshall JCM 800 combo. I have just brought it back from the shop after blowing the power supply. On this amp there are two switches for power, one says power, the other says stand...
Best guitar amp circutry .
Question: I figured this would be a good place to ask this question since alot of people in here probably work on guitar tube amps. what i was wondering is in your opinion what is the best designed...
Looking for Good Versatile Tube Amp - Considering Mesa-Boogie Maverick
...n it through a closed-back 2x12 cab and it sounds huge!! The 2x12 recto has as much bottom end as a stack. And this amp is great for blues, funk, fusion, jazz, and classic rock. It can sound like Fen...
Marshall JCM 800 2204 or JMP Master Volume 50W
Question: I've heard so many good stuff about the 50W 2204 (Original) that I'm thinking of buying on. But I've come across a 1977 JMP 50W with Master Volume. It looks exactely like the JCM 800 2204 b...
Mesa Boogie Rectifier cabs?
...only ones i have heard Mesa..i dunno sumthin bout them sounds good, really good bass response.crisp marshall..good cruchy sound doesn't handle the bass as well as mesas fender..don't buy..... the band...
Am I the only one with this problem in using Korg Dtr 2?
Question: Using high gain settings, the korg-tuner emphasizes noise. Now there's hum from gain, chorus noise from the fx. Before I got this tuner, my rack components were quiet, even at high gain ...
JCM 800 combo questions
Question: I own a Marshall JCM 800 50 watt 2 x 12 combo... Right now, it has two 6550 tubes in it, and i was wondering what exactly I would need to do to switch to some other type of tube, probabl...