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Nah. Hippie poo poo is my game.
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I was really impressed by the 6V6 Super Sonic when I had a chance to play one some time ago. Brand new, they're not exactly cheap, however.
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Nov 21, 2013 20:16
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Smash it Smash hit posted:sorry if this is an insult to your intelligence but have you tried various cables? instrument and speaker. No insult, its usually turned out to be something like this in the past but I've tried all the cables with a different amp so i think they're all good. It doesn't have an efx loop so that rules that out. Just woke up so Im gonna try replacing the preamps and see how that goes.
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Nov 21, 2013 21:29
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Zuhzuhzombie!! posted:Nah. Hippie poo poo is my game. Then you're in luck! jwh posted:I was really impressed by the 6V6 Super Sonic when I had a chance to play one some time ago. Brand new, they're not exactly cheap, however. They're not cheap used, either  If you hunt around on eBay, you can find the 60 watt ones for $600-800 depending on the condition, and that's about what they're going for used on Guitar Center/Musicgoround/etc. I'd see if I could find one on CL if there's no real rush but I can't imagine buying one new.
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Nov 22, 2013 06:02
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Worst part is that most used on eBay/GC Used are the older model, which I've read is not quite as reliable. Though GC Used does have a new 60 model, its 112 only.
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Nov 22, 2013 15:43
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Zuhzuhzombie!! posted:Worst part is that most used on eBay/GC Used are the older model, which I've read is not quite as reliable. Though GC Used does have a new 60 model, its 112 only. just get a vintage fender reverb? dual, super, Princeton- they are all solid and if you keep an eye out you can find one for the same price.
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Nov 22, 2013 16:30
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Smash it Smash hit posted:just get a vintage fender reverb? dual, super, Princeton- they are all solid and if you keep an eye out you can find one for the same price. That would be my plan, as well. Although there's a lot of variability to pricing in the silverface fenders right now. Generally you want a non master volume, pre-73. Even better would be an AB763 circuit in a '68. Although the AA circuit doesn't sound THAT bad to me either. That having been said, I have one of the least desirable Twin Reverbs from the early 80s with an ultralinear transformer and master volume, and it sounds really good. There's also the Traynor Dark Horse / Iron Horse! I wish someone else would buy one, so I would have someone to talk about them with.
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Nov 22, 2013 19:52
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I almost bought a Traynor YB200 instead of my V4. But it was 2-3 hours away and I have never heard one. Was worried about the power of V4 but running both 610/412 and I literally shake the house.
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Nov 22, 2013 20:09
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V4s are pretty loud, but they dirty up pretty quickly at stage volume. Or at least they did for me, with a 410.
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Nov 22, 2013 20:37
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jwh posted:That would be my plan, as well. Although there's a lot of variability to pricing in the silverface fenders right now. Generally you want a non master volume, pre-73. Even better would be an AB763 circuit in a '68. Although the AA circuit doesn't sound THAT bad to me either. Do you want to know how often I miss my Traynor YCV50? It's every day rip
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Nov 22, 2013 23:02
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jwh posted:V4s are pretty loud, but they dirty up pretty quickly at stage volume. Or at least they did for me, with a 410. I like the dirt and grime a lot. I set it at 11 o'clock for more quiet parts then clean boost it into the grind when I want it. I really don't like the svts "boom" to me it looses all texture. going for doom type stuff so clean headroom is not really what I am going for. plus pushing a v4 is all about speaker efficiency too, which can be said about any amp really.
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Nov 23, 2013 03:31
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I'm convinced that with the ultra-lo switch on the svt is basically unusable. Otherwise, it's great.
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Nov 23, 2013 04:27
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jwh posted:I'm convinced that with the ultra-lo switch on the svt is basically unusable. Otherwise, it's great. ultra-lo on the v4b is kinda stupid as well haha. I mean I don't think it's a bad head by any means, I just don't like the boom of the svt as much as I dig the grind of the v4.
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Nov 23, 2013 06:10
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Smash it Smash hit posted:just get a vintage fender reverb? dual, super, Princeton- they are all solid and if you keep an eye out you can find one for the same price. I'm keeping an eye out for them all. I'm leaning towards Super Sonic basically due to it having a Bassman circuit in Channel 1. My only concern with getting a pre 75 amp is dealing with a tube rectifier. Zuhzuhzombie!! fucked around with this message at 17:20 on Nov 25, 2013 |
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Nov 25, 2013 03:56
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Does anyone have any good suggestions for a small-sized, affordable (preferably tube) amp? It'll be used for low-volume playing and home recording in my apartment, and I don't anticipate needing full band volume. The two electrics it'll be used with are a Gretsch 5120 and Fender Jag. I'd like something that takes pedals well and ideally has no built-in effects. I've owned a Vox AC4TV combo in the past and quite liked it. The AC4 with the 12" extension cabinet was going to be the first thing I knocked around the shop. Any other amps particularly worth checking out in this end of the market?
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Nov 27, 2013 21:33
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Syndic posted:Does anyone have any good suggestions for a small-sized, affordable (preferably tube) amp? It'll be used for low-volume playing and home recording in my apartment, and I don't anticipate needing full band volume. The two electrics it'll be used with are a Gretsch 5120 and Fender Jag. I'd like something that takes pedals well and ideally has no built-in effects. affordable is kinda relative! how much you looking to spend and what kinda jams you playing?
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Nov 27, 2013 22:07
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Smash it Smash hit posted:affordable is kinda relative! how much you looking to spend and what kinda jams you playing? Sub $400 ideally. It'll be mainly used for Britpop type stuff (Stone Roses, Ride, Slowdive - that sort of thing). Thanks!
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Nov 27, 2013 22:26
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Blackstar makes a 1W tube head/combo. There are a ton of 15 or less watt amps out there now days. But even a 5 watt tube amp is pretty loud. Orange makes like 4 different 15/7 watt switchable amps. But again, they are pretty loud even in 7 watt mode.
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Nov 27, 2013 22:27
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Dirt posted:Blackstar makes a 1W tube head/combo. There are a ton of 15 or less watt amps out there now days. But even a 5 watt tube amp is pretty loud. Orange tube guys that size are still goin to run 500+ I believe. But you might be able to score one used or could get a hybrid. unfortunately I don't have a lot of dealings with the low watt tube dudes  saw a blackheart that sounded okay but they are made by crate for what that's worth.
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Nov 27, 2013 22:58
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Syndic posted:Does anyone have any good suggestions for a small-sized, affordable (preferably tube) amp? It'll be used for low-volume playing and home recording in my apartment, and I don't anticipate needing full band volume. The two electrics it'll be used with are a Gretsch 5120 and Fender Jag. I'd like something that takes pedals well and ideally has no built-in effects. Egnater Tweaker 15 would be a great choice there. Super versatile. e: scratch that, I assumed that you wanted a head for some reason. The combo amp is over $400.
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Nov 27, 2013 23:05
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I just picked up a Leslie speaker Model 16. Has anyone played or worked with one? If so, how loud is it supposed to be when nothing's plugged in. The rotating drum is definitely audible from about 10' away without anything connected.
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Nov 27, 2013 23:29
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I've always heard the Peavey Classic 30 is the go-to budget tube amp that takes pedals really well.
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Nov 28, 2013 01:48
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It's a little loud for what that dude wants though.
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Nov 28, 2013 03:04
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Syndic posted:Does anyone have any good suggestions for a small-sized, affordable (preferably tube) amp? It'll be used for low-volume playing and home recording in my apartment, and I don't anticipate needing full band volume. The two electrics it'll be used with are a Gretsch 5120 and Fender Jag. I'd like something that takes pedals well and ideally has no built-in effects. I'll go ahead and recommend the Fender Excelsior, which will probably be the recipient of some crazy online black friday deals in the very near future. 13 watts I believe, which should give you more than enough headroom, and most importantly it sounds good (and also looks neat).
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Nov 28, 2013 05:42
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Thanks for the suggestions guys! I'll be sure to check them out
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Nov 28, 2013 21:31
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Syndic posted:Does anyone have any good suggestions for a small-sized, affordable (preferably tube) amp? It'll be used for low-volume playing and home recording in my apartment, and I don't anticipate needing full band volume. The two electrics it'll be used with are a Gretsch 5120 and Fender Jag. I'd like something that takes pedals well and ideally has no built-in effects. I really like the Vox and the Blackheart mentioned. The Vox will get you a more usable tone at home-recording levels, but the Blackheart is much, much better made. VHT makes a fantastic little 6-watt head that is completely hand-wired and very tweakable. You can run any 6l6, 6v6, el34 or KT66 power tube with no mods. I tried the Blackheart and the VHT for my home recording project and they were both too loud to get power tube distortion without being very audible outside the house. I ended up building an isolation cab and stereo miking the VHT through that. I also extensively used a Vox Tonelab LE which, to be honest, worked at least as well and was orders of magnitude more flexible and convenient.
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Nov 29, 2013 10:44
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Abel Wingnut posted:I just picked up a Leslie speaker Model 16. Has anyone played or worked with one? If so, how loud is it supposed to be when nothing's plugged in. The rotating drum is definitely audible from about 10' away without anything connected. I've got an 18. Yeah, they're kind of loud. I imagine that maybe they weren't 40 years ago, but I don't care enough to have it looked at. It's a little noisy for recording and a little bulky for gigging with so it's just kind of a fun oddity thing.
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flummox posted:I also extensively used a Vox Tonelab LE which, to be honest, worked at least as well and was orders of magnitude more flexible and convenient.
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Nov 29, 2013 11:14
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juche mane posted:I've got an 18. Yeah, they're kind of loud. I imagine that maybe they weren't 40 years ago, but I don't care enough to have it looked at. It's a little noisy for recording and a little bulky for gigging with so it's just kind of a fun oddity thing. I have an old Hammond organ (happens to have a 1/4" aux-in jack, so I jam on it and let the kids mess with the keys) that came with a Leslie in it. I can definitely hear it spin up and run. Like you said, a fun little oddity to have about.
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Nov 29, 2013 16:12
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Remulak posted:How is the reverb on that? Pretty good. It's got about 10 different models to pick from, and it's stereo, of course. The spring verbs are fairly convincing but I didn't use them much for recording.
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Nov 29, 2013 18:09
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juche mane posted:I've got an 18. Yeah, they're kind of loud. I imagine that maybe they weren't 40 years ago, but I don't care enough to have it looked at. It's a little noisy for recording and a little bulky for gigging with so it's just kind of a fun oddity thing. Yea, I knew it was a quirky, non-regular cab going in. Would work well with the sound I'm going for, though. Good to know it's a bit loud. Could drown it out in recordings, I think.
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Nov 29, 2013 20:55
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Do you guys think a Dual Terror is overkill for bedroom + recording? I've had my sights on one for months but I'm beginning to think the 7 watt mode might even be too much for my uses.
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Nov 30, 2013 10:21
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flummox posted:I really like the Vox and the Blackheart mentioned. The Vox will get you a more usable tone at home-recording levels, but the Blackheart is much, much better made. VHT makes a fantastic little 6-watt head that is completely hand-wired and very tweakable. You can run any 6l6, 6v6, el34 or KT66 power tube with no mods. I tried the Blackheart and the VHT for my home recording project and they were both too loud to get power tube distortion without being very audible outside the house. I ended up building an isolation cab and stereo miking the VHT through that. I also extensively used a Vox Tonelab LE which, to be honest, worked at least as well and was orders of magnitude more flexible and convenient. Interesting suggestion about the VHT - I've always been impressed by the tones from the big VHT stacks, so that's definitely on the radar now. Being able to get power tube distortion isn't the biggest concern for me - I've got a great selection of overdrive and fuzz pedals, so my number one priority is to get a nice, rich, clean tone with a decent amount of low end (since I'll be using it with single coil and electromatic pickups). Thanks again!
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Syndic posted:Interesting suggestion about the VHT - I've always been impressed by the tones from the big VHT stacks, so that's definitely on the radar now. Keep in mind the current VHT company that makes the small tube combos has nothing to do with the former VHT, now called Fryette Amplification. He sold them the name, but kept control of all his designs. VHT is now a Chinese company making tube combos, and I can't attest to their quality.
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I have a YCX12 1x12 cabinet. It has a Celestion Vintage 30, which is a 60w speaker, however the cabinet says 40w on the back. Is this to avoid overloading the speaker? Also, what is a decent head that will utilize the wattage of my speaker without overloading it? My 2 1/2 watt Vox LNT isn't exactly loud enough to use for gigs.
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Kilometers Davis posted:Do you guys think a Dual Terror is overkill for bedroom + recording? I've had my sights on one for months but I'm beginning to think the 7 watt mode might even be too much for my uses. It's fine. I have this at home  120 glorious 1980's watts into a 2x15 and 2x12
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Hypnolobster posted:It's fine. Ha, I just saw this go up on Facebook like 20 minutes ago.
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Dec 1, 2013 00:45
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Aaah I've been outed
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Iucounu posted:Keep in mind the current VHT company that makes the small tube combos has nothing to do with the former VHT, now called Fryette Amplification. He sold them the name, but kept control of all his designs. VHT is now a Chinese company making tube combos, and I can't attest to their quality. This is true, and it's confusing. I was referring to the current 6-watt called something like "Special 6". It's not and doesn't in any way resemble a Fryette design; it's more like a single ended Champ circuit. It's hand wired on a turret board and the quality and components are absurdly good for something that cost $200 two years ago.
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flummox posted:This is true, and it's confusing. I was referring to the current 6-watt called something like "Special 6". It's not and doesn't in any way resemble a Fryette design; it's more like a single ended Champ circuit. It's hand wired on a turret board and the quality and components are absurdly good for something that cost $200 two years ago. I wanted to get the vht 6 but no-one around me had one to try. I ended up getting a HT-1 and I'm pretty happy with it. I don't fiddle with my amp much (just my pedals) so I just wanted the smallest tube amp out. All of these little tube amps beat the hell out of the small solid state practice amps that were available when I started playing.
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