Invidiosulus Posted May 29, 2006 Share Posted May 29, 2006 Not for the klipsch though. Two EL84 and Two 12AX7 Really simple dashboard Guitar Center was having a sale this morning so I picked up this little amp. It sounds great and Bubbles(my tele) is really happy about it. I wonder how long before I start rolling the 12AX7's with some of the old RCA's that I've got?? Peace, Josh Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest " " Posted May 29, 2006 Share Posted May 29, 2006 nice amp...had a fender tube in my teens. how much do they run for these days? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SilverSport Posted May 29, 2006 Share Posted May 29, 2006 looks sweeeeet...Bill Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fanbrain Posted May 29, 2006 Share Posted May 29, 2006 I love your carpet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marvel Posted May 29, 2006 Share Posted May 29, 2006 It's an oriental rug on top of carpet. Nice and cushy. I think the amp can normally be had for $299. It's a basic amp. Not anything like a twin or super reverb. Very sweet sounding. I should know, since he's been playing it a lot today. [] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bill Cain Posted May 29, 2006 Share Posted May 29, 2006 Holy Shiznit, Batman!!!! A volume control that goes to..... 12!!! [Y]!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marvel Posted May 29, 2006 Share Posted May 29, 2006 15 loud watts! I want one for my lap steel. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnyholiday Posted May 30, 2006 Share Posted May 30, 2006 Pro Junior ,crank it for natural tube distortion ,an use the gee-tar volume knob. as gain control,go eze on the tubes for 50 hours first,last longer,an don't crank up until tubes warm up{don't cold crank} Two EL84 and Two{3 unless just the ones in pic} 12AX7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Invidiosulus Posted May 31, 2006 Author Share Posted May 31, 2006 heheh, 12. Yeah, so far I've been playing it at around 4 and it's been plenty loud in my room. I'm gonna wait to crank it until after I've got some more hours on the power tubes. I went ahead and swapped out the fender re-branded Sovtek 12AX7's for some of the old RCA's I've got. The sound is a bit sweeter, fatter, more lush whatever, it's nicer then it was. I'm really falling in love with it. With the tone on the guitar rolled way back the sound is fat and solid when run through the TS9 with it's gain cranked up. Give it some tone and the humbucker and it gets mean and edgy sounding. I love it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
colterphoto1 Posted May 31, 2006 Share Posted May 31, 2006 Very nice setup - that third photo with the volume know at '12' is classic. (note that on some Klipsch subs the knob does go to 11 - actually in tribute to Spinal Tap). If you've not seen the movie, sit down with Dad and let him tell you about the 'good old days' as you watch Compliments on your photography as well as musical instrument selections. Nice in-focus closeups- do you have a special lens setup for that? Seriously great compositional skills- I like the story-telling lead off shot of the glimpse of tubes through the cutout. Dad's got a nice lap steel there as well- tell him I saw Steve Howe of Yes using a Fender electric model from the 50's last month. 'never a Gibson' says Steve! Michael Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marvel Posted May 31, 2006 Share Posted May 31, 2006 Very nice setup - that third photo with the volume know at '12' is classic. (note that on some Klipsch subs the knob does go to 11 - actually in tribute to Spinal Tap). If you've not seen the movie, sit down with Dad and let him tell you about the 'good old days' as you watch Compliments on your photography as well as musical instrument selections. Nice in-focus closeups- do you have a special lens setup for that? Seriously great compositional skills- I like the story-telling lead off shot of the glimpse of tubes through the cutout. Dad's got a nice lap steel there as well- tell him I saw Steve Howe of Yes using a Fender electric model from the 50's last month. 'never a Gibson' says Steve! Michael Michael, A rather inexpensive Canon (S60 PowerShot) with a 3 to 1 zoom and macro mode. Same one I used for my avatar. His compositional skills are why he went to design school. As for the lap steel thing. Mine is from the 40s, and Steve Howe just doesn't understand the incredible tone of the single coil in this one I have. Only paid $40 for it too. It was a second, labeled as a Kalamazoo. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
colterphoto1 Posted May 31, 2006 Share Posted May 31, 2006 You should use that '12' knob closeup as your avatar! Macro mode does the trick, doens't it? You got a real find on that lap steel. Bet she's sweet! Michael Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marvel Posted June 1, 2006 Share Posted June 1, 2006 Michael, Picked up the lap steel in the mid 70s. At least I was smart enough with this one to not let it get away from me. The tone is sweet on the old single coil, but the output is not very high. Picks up noise like crazy. I still love it. Makes me want to put on some Ry Cooder. Bruce Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Duke Spinner Posted June 1, 2006 Share Posted June 1, 2006 not likely to get ":Louder" from 4 > 12.... just more ...Grit ....[] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marvel Posted June 1, 2006 Share Posted June 1, 2006 It sounds good through the Fender. I picked up a Yamaha GSO-112III from a guy I worked with. He sold it to me for $50. It had a broken trace where the input kack mounted on the main board. A very simple fix and it has been a great amp (even though SS). I mostly used it to play my Taylor through. It manages to sound very acoustic with it, which is a surprise. I plugged the amp into one of my JBLs and got almost the same sound. Bruce Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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