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Post by myles on Jul 16, 2007 15:05:51 GMT -7
If the order has anything in the comment section it will be directed to me and I will pick out your stuff myself. I do this for the folks on this forum and nowhere else unless you are one of my GAB clients. Ah well I had you do that with my EL84's... I just wasn't sure if there was much to do with one tube... I guess just pick out a winner. Thanks Myles, I will definitely do this in the future. If the tube is in stock and my name is somewhere in the comment section I will pick it out myself even if it is a single preamp tube for the folks in here.
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Post by reaper on Jul 18, 2007 18:51:01 GMT -7
I was wondering if a Z28 can run a 5Y3 instead of a 5AR4 since it only runs 375 on the plates.
I'm really wondering for two reasons, more sag, and NOS 5Y3 availability.
Thanks!
Luke
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Post by myles on Jul 19, 2007 10:14:59 GMT -7
I was wondering if a Z28 can run a 5Y3 instead of a 5AR4 since it only runs 375 on the plates. I'm really wondering for two reasons, more sag, and NOS 5Y3 availability. Thanks! Luke Yes, you can do that
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Post by eliot1025 on Jul 20, 2007 18:48:55 GMT -7
Hi Myles, I posted this question on the Ted Weber thread. Can you direct me to another expert (here or elsewhere) that could address this? Or, do you have some insight you could share? To me, it's really curious and puzzling. Here's my post:
I found this comment on a cabinet-makers' website. Is any part of it scientifically true?
"Oval back cabs create a bigger problem in the fact that they allow compression to un-evenly escape the cab from the back, opposite of where you need it and in a uneven resisted pattern. Even at low volume levels, this flex and resistance can greatly increase the amount of work your speaker has to do to sound good."
Since speakers are round, wouldn't this statement just as easily apply to a centered rectangular opening? Doesn't their assertion imply that only a centered round opening in a square cab would allow compression to evenly escape?
Assuming the opening is centered in the cab back (and that there's any truth to their statement), what effects do the different shapes have? Does the sound change if the opening is off center?
Thanks, Eliot
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Post by myles on Jul 22, 2007 15:43:01 GMT -7
Hi Myles, I posted this question on the Ted Weber thread. Can you direct me to another expert (here or elsewhere) that could address this? Or, do you have some insight you could share? To me, it's really curious and puzzling. Here's my post: I found this comment on a cabinet-makers' website. Is any part of it scientifically true? "Oval back cabs create a bigger problem in the fact that they allow compression to un-evenly escape the cab from the back, opposite of where you need it and in a uneven resisted pattern. Even at low volume levels, this flex and resistance can greatly increase the amount of work your speaker has to do to sound good." Since speakers are round, wouldn't this statement just as easily apply to a centered rectangular opening? Doesn't their assertion imply that only a centered round opening in a square cab would allow compression to evenly escape? Assuming the opening is centered in the cab back (and that there's any truth to their statement), what effects do the different shapes have? Does the sound change if the opening is off center? Thanks, Eliot I would ask this of Ted Weber.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 24, 2007 13:18:57 GMT -7
Hi Myles, I have a few questions for you regarding a non-Z amp, but I know that you have alot of knowledge regardless of brand. I have a JCM 800 reissue with some unfavorable properties that I want to remedy. These became apparent to me after hearing and playing through an original JCM 800 2203. For starters, my amp is very bright. With humbuckers, some of this brightness is canceled out. With single coils, however, this property is greatly enhanced. I am playing it through a Bogner cab with 2 V-30 speakers, which I am aware are bright to begin with and may not be helping matters. Also, there is a clear lack of bottom end that I want to address. I guess what I am asking is how I can "darken" the amp a bit. I was wondering if a tube change would help, perhaps to the new EL-34M's which I hear are a "darker" sound. I would also change the pre-amp tubes (feel free to offer any advice on these as well, and get a re-bias. I was also planning on changing out the output transformer, as I have heard that this is an area where the Marshall reissues are lacking. How would you approach this project, and where would you start? Thank you for any help you can offer! -Matt-
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Post by myles on Jul 24, 2007 14:19:05 GMT -7
Hi Myles, I have a few questions for you regarding a non-Z amp, but I know that you have alot of knowledge regardless of brand. I have a JCM 800 reissue with some unfavorable properties that I want to remedy. These became apparent to me after hearing and playing through an original JCM 800 2203. For starters, my amp is very bright. With humbuckers, some of this brightness is canceled out. With single coils, however, this property is greatly enhanced. I am playing it through a Bogner cab with 2 V-30 speakers, which I am aware are bright to begin with and may not be helping matters. Also, there is a clear lack of bottom end that I want to address. I guess what I am asking is how I can "darken" the amp a bit. I was wondering if a tube change would help, perhaps to the new EL-34M's which I hear are a "darker" sound. I would also change the pre-amp tubes (feel free to offer any advice on these as well, and get a re-bias. I was also planning on changing out the output transformer, as I have heard that this is an area where the Marshall reissues are lacking. How would you approach this project, and where would you start? Thank you for any help you can offer! -Matt- Matt, First off I am not a very good salesman and thankfully people are smart enough to keep me out of that role. So ... I will start off by telling you that changing pricy output sets will not fix your problem. I will also say that the dual getter GT-EL34M is not a darker tube, it is right there with the original Mullards and Siemens types. But .... if you bias is over 36mA or so the amp will sound harsh. Second .... it would be nice to know what preamp tube you have in V1 and V2. The Marshall cathode follower tone stack will get brighter when you dig in harder. That is part of the magic of this kind of front end design. Marshall used a lot of Ei tubes in the past and if that is what is in there, they are the brightest tube in the 12AX7 family. What I use in my clients Marshalls most of the time and what is currently in Aspen Pittman's Plexi amps and other Marshalls is the 12AX7M. It is on the darker side and seems to work great with these amps. The 12AX7R2 (Sovtek LPS) is also a great tube in V1 and V2 of these amps. That is what I use in Carl Verheyen's amps by the way. BUT ... these tend to be all over the scale so in Carl's amps I hand pick them for a gain of between 85-90. That is true gain by the way, not some bogus number off a tester like the VTV tester. Most testers DO NOT tell you gain. You have to calculate it in most cases based on plate resistance and transconductance and most testers do not measure plate resistance in a circuit or at all. The reason for the gain range I pick is that most tubes are below 85 in gain and lifeless. This is 75% of them. If the gain is too high with the LPS then it compresses very fast and pedal use is not very good. I also like the gain 10-15 points lower because the amp will have less of the ice pick treble with Teles and some Strats when you lean into it a bit harder and give some good headroom for humbuckers. One current issue with the 12AX7M .... GT is totally out of them. There is another run in process but I would guess mid August before they are available again. There are a lot of backorders to fill for dealers that will go out first once they get through the GT test process. So ... check your bias and adjust as necessary and lets see what is in V1 and V2 now before we move along. Myles
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Post by Deleted on Jul 24, 2007 14:56:23 GMT -7
Thanks for the recommendations. The tubes that are in V1 and V2 are the stock tubes that came with the amp.....they say Marshall (ECC83) on them, but I do not know what brand these truely are. I will have to wait awhile to get the amp biased, as I do not have the tools to have it done myself. I am also aware that GT sell sets of matched pre-amp tubes (SAG they call them). They have a kit for Marshalls which consists of 3 matched pre-amp tubes (2 12AX7M's and 1 12AX7 MPI). Would this be a good alternative to hand picking pre-amp tubes?
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Post by lowbudget on Jul 24, 2007 17:54:22 GMT -7
Hi Myles,
Hope you're the right expert to ask this question. I believe you are.
I have a new Maz 18 Jr. NR 2x10 combo coming that should be here in a couple of days. As long as one does not fire up an amp with no load accidentally, is there anything wrong with the concept of sitting a Ghia head (or other head down the road) on top of the Jr. combo and plugging it directly into the Jr.'s speakers?
If so, are the 2x10's supplied with the Maz Jr. the same as those that would come in a 2x10 Ghia? Dr. Z mentioned somewhere that he changes the 10" speakers dust cap per installation. Does this matter? Also, do you know the wattage capacity of the 10 inchers?
Finally (whew, sorry!), and I know this is subjective, do you think the Ghia head would sound OK thru the 2x10's? I play Teles only.
Thanks in advance.
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Post by dongiesen on Jul 24, 2007 20:15:15 GMT -7
I believe the 210's (16ohms each in parallel=8ohm load) are rated at 60 watts if I'm not mistaken. You should be fine as I've done that before myself with the 2 same amp heads. The only danger is accidently doing something with the one that happens to not be hooked up to the load without realizing it right off. What I used to do when I did that was unplug the one without the load from power so if I or someone else were to blow it-it wouldn't power up and the light bulb would go off in my head as to why. I'm not fami;iar with the dust cover thing you mention but I do know it worked for me
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Post by Strato on Jul 25, 2007 8:57:38 GMT -7
Myles -
I ordered a GT 12AX7M two and a half weeks ago from GT, and still havent recieved shipping confirmation, and it is not showing p on the bank statement. Are they currently out of stock?
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Post by myles on Jul 25, 2007 10:07:09 GMT -7
Thanks for the recommendations. The tubes that are in V1 and V2 are the stock tubes that came with the amp.....they say Marshall (ECC83) on them, but I do not know what brand these truely are. I will have to wait awhile to get the amp biased, as I do not have the tools to have it done myself. I am also aware that GT sell sets of matched pre-amp tubes (SAG they call them). They have a kit for Marshalls which consists of 3 matched pre-amp tubes (2 12AX7M's and 1 12AX7 MPI). Would this be a good alternative to hand picking pre-amp tubes? I am a little biased on the GT SAG stuff as I was the one that invented these kits before I came to GT and then GT turned them into a product. Every SAG kit is done by me and I am the head of the SAG (special applications group). They would work great in your amp.
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Post by myles on Jul 25, 2007 10:10:13 GMT -7
Hi Myles, Hope you're the right expert to ask this question. I believe you are. I have a new Maz 18 Jr. NR 2x10 combo coming that should be here in a couple of days. As long as one does not fire up an amp with no load accidentally, is there anything wrong with the concept of sitting a Ghia head (or other head down the road) on top of the Jr. combo and plugging it directly into the Jr.'s speakers? If so, are the 2x10's supplied with the Maz Jr. the same as those that would come in a 2x10 Ghia? Dr. Z mentioned somewhere that he changes the 10" speakers dust cap per installation. Does this matter? Also, do you know the wattage capacity of the 10 inchers? Finally (whew, sorry!), and I know this is subjective, do you think the Ghia head would sound OK thru the 2x10's? I play Teles only. Thanks in advance. Just unplug the MAZ speakers from the amp and leave the MAZ unplugged (as to keep possible probkems from surfacing). Get a 1/4" to 1/4" female/female jack and plug one side of it into the speaker cable from the MAZ that you disconnected from the amp and then use a conventional speaker cable from the other side of the adaptor to the Ghia. It will work and sound terrific.
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Post by myles on Jul 25, 2007 10:12:03 GMT -7
Myles - I ordered a GT 12AX7M two and a half weeks ago from GT, and still havent recieved shipping confirmation, and it is not showing p on the bank statement. Are they currently out of stock? GT is out of stock on these and they will be back in mid August I believe. If you have an order it will be shipped on a first in first out basis so you would be getting your tubes. You will not be charged until the order actually ships.
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Post by Buzz Fretwear (Ignatius) on Jul 25, 2007 12:05:53 GMT -7
For some reason it's kind of a pet peeve of mine when someone asks how to cop someone's tone; I wish I had a dollar for every post I've seen on the internet that reads "How do I get [SRV, Paisley, EVH, etc.'s?] tone?"...and here I am doing it. I'm so ashamed . I've never done this before, at least not in a public place. But it really boils down to wanting to zero in on certain aspects of that tone. I've owned a Maz 18 and Mazerati and currently own a Maz38, and my guitar of choice happens to be a Tele. First of all, I know that a large component of tone comes from the individual player's hands, attack, etc. But beyond that, I'm a little puzzled why I can't get that same kind of dark, throaty, hollow, mushy yet sparkly tone out of my rig. All of my guitars have a lot more brightness and "immediacy" through any of the Z's I've owned, and that's using a combination of an Airbrake and/or good quality boo-teeky pedals. I don't play stadiums and arenas (unfortunately) but even at moderate gig volumes my tone still has that right-in-your-face quality. I know Brad spends a lot of time on the bridge pickup, but I'm amazed that it can almost sound like middle position at times. Other times there's almost a hint of Strat quack in there. I guess my question is, what is the largest contributor to his signature tone (besides the amp itself of course)? Is the alnico speakers? Specific tube tweaks that are super-secret? Pickups? How do I get a little more of that darker, mushy tone while still retaining that hint of sparkle and clarity? Thanks in advance.
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Post by phooey on Jul 25, 2007 15:11:44 GMT -7
For some reason it's kind of a pet peeve of mine when someone asks how to cop someone's tone; I wish I had a dollar for every post I've seen on the internet that reads "How do I get [SRV, Paisley, EVH, etc.'s?] tone?"...and here I am doing it. I'm so ashamed . I've never done this before, at least not in a public place. But it really boils down to wanting to zero in on certain aspects of that tone. I've owned a Maz 18 and Mazerati and currently own a Maz38, and my guitar of choice happens to be a Tele. First of all, I know that a large component of tone comes from the individual player's hands, attack, etc. But beyond that, I'm a little puzzled why I can't get that same kind of dark, throaty, hollow, mushy yet sparkly tone out of my rig. All of my guitars have a lot more brightness and "immediacy" through any of the Z's I've owned, and that's using a combination of an Airbrake and/or good quality boo-teeky pedals. I don't play stadiums and arenas (unfortunately) but even at moderate gig volumes my tone still has that right-in-your-face quality. I know Brad spends a lot of time on the bridge pickup, but I'm amazed that it can almost sound like middle position at times. Other times there's almost a hint of Strat quack in there. I guess my question is, what is the largest contributor to his signature tone (besides the amp itself of course)? Is the alnico speakers? Specific tube tweaks that are super-secret? Pickups? How do I get a little more of that darker, mushy tone while still retaining that hint of sparkle and clarity? Thanks in advance. you nailed it when you said that it comes from the player's hands. i built, maintain and play on brad's rig everyday and trust me, i don't sound like him. if you read enough on this forum, you'll find about every incarnation of brad's rig from when zac was his tech all the way up til now so what i'm going to tell you is no surprise. the truth of the matter is, his main tone, the one that you hear 90% of the time is a z amp (well, anywhere from 1-4 z amps together) and a delay pedal. there's nothing hidden or secret device. all of the pedals we have in line are used for color, not so much to 'create' the tone if ya know what i mean. you were asking about tubes, the power tubes are groove tube el84s's with a 6 rating. the preamp tubes are mostly groove tubes with a couple of exceptions. the ef86 in the stingray for example is a dario. the speakers depend on what amp but are always either a celestion blue/gold or a weber blue/silver, so it's always an alnico. pickups are fralin blues specials, kinman noiseless or hamel. (and also don't use george l cables on anything. if you're using a tele, the high end will take your head off) but it all comes down to who's playing it. i've heard him play on lots of amps and it always sounds like him. sorry for sad news but i'm saddled with it too brother! it sounds like you're headed in the right direction you just need to do what i need to do. play
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Post by myles on Jul 25, 2007 15:27:33 GMT -7
For some reason it's kind of a pet peeve of mine when someone asks how to cop someone's tone; I wish I had a dollar for every post I've seen on the internet that reads "How do I get [SRV, Paisley, EVH, etc.'s?] tone?"...and here I am doing it. I'm so ashamed . I've never done this before, at least not in a public place. But it really boils down to wanting to zero in on certain aspects of that tone. I've owned a Maz 18 and Mazerati and currently own a Maz38, and my guitar of choice happens to be a Tele. First of all, I know that a large component of tone comes from the individual player's hands, attack, etc. But beyond that, I'm a little puzzled why I can't get that same kind of dark, throaty, hollow, mushy yet sparkly tone out of my rig. All of my guitars have a lot more brightness and "immediacy" through any of the Z's I've owned, and that's using a combination of an Airbrake and/or good quality boo-teeky pedals. I don't play stadiums and arenas (unfortunately) but even at moderate gig volumes my tone still has that right-in-your-face quality. I know Brad spends a lot of time on the bridge pickup, but I'm amazed that it can almost sound like middle position at times. Other times there's almost a hint of Strat quack in there. I guess my question is, what is the largest contributor to his signature tone (besides the amp itself of course)? Is the alnico speakers? Specific tube tweaks that are super-secret? Pickups? How do I get a little more of that darker, mushy tone while still retaining that hint of sparkle and clarity? Thanks in advance. It is all those things and more. I have stood behind the drum riser when Brad Paisley has played so I can get in front of each amp during a show and you know what ... no matter what amp he is going through he always has his own signature tone. Mark Knoppfler is the same way ... amp or guitar does not erase his signature tone. Then again ... take any of my stuff and when I plug in if it is the same setup as either of those guys have for some strange reason I cannot come anywhere close to sounding like either one of them
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Post by Buzz Fretwear (Ignatius) on Jul 25, 2007 17:17:29 GMT -7
For some reason it's kind of a pet peeve of mine when someone asks how to cop someone's tone; I wish I had a dollar for every post I've seen on the internet that reads "How do I get [SRV, Paisley, EVH, etc.'s?] tone?"...and here I am doing it. I'm so ashamed . I've never done this before, at least not in a public place. But it really boils down to wanting to zero in on certain aspects of that tone. I've owned a Maz 18 and Mazerati and currently own a Maz38, and my guitar of choice happens to be a Tele. First of all, I know that a large component of tone comes from the individual player's hands, attack, etc. But beyond that, I'm a little puzzled why I can't get that same kind of dark, throaty, hollow, mushy yet sparkly tone out of my rig. All of my guitars have a lot more brightness and "immediacy" through any of the Z's I've owned, and that's using a combination of an Airbrake and/or good quality boo-teeky pedals. I don't play stadiums and arenas (unfortunately) but even at moderate gig volumes my tone still has that right-in-your-face quality. I know Brad spends a lot of time on the bridge pickup, but I'm amazed that it can almost sound like middle position at times. Other times there's almost a hint of Strat quack in there. I guess my question is, what is the largest contributor to his signature tone (besides the amp itself of course)? Is the alnico speakers? Specific tube tweaks that are super-secret? Pickups? How do I get a little more of that darker, mushy tone while still retaining that hint of sparkle and clarity? Thanks in advance. you nailed it when you said that it comes from the player's hands. i built, maintain and play on brad's rig everyday and trust me, i don't sound like him. if you read enough on this forum, you'll find about every incarnation of brad's rig from when zac was his tech all the way up til now so what i'm going to tell you is no surprise. the truth of the matter is, his main tone, the one that you hear 90% of the time is a z amp (well, anywhere from 1-4 z amps together) and a delay pedal. there's nothing hidden or secret device. all of the pedals we have in line are used for color, not so much to 'create' the tone if ya know what i mean. you were asking about tubes, the power tubes are groove tube el84s's with a 6 rating. the preamp tubes are mostly groove tubes with a couple of exceptions. the ef86 in the stingray for example is a dario. the speakers depend on what amp but are always either a celestion blue/gold or a weber blue/silver, so it's always an alnico. pickups are fralin blues specials, kinman noiseless or hamel. (and also don't use george l cables on anything. if you're using a tele, the high end will take your head off) but it all comes down to who's playing it. i've heard him play on lots of amps and it always sounds like him. sorry for sad news but i'm saddled with it too brother! it sounds like you're headed in the right direction you just need to do what i need to do. play Wow Chad, thanks for that great response. This has gotta be the best forum of any kind on the entire internet. No real surprises there - I always did wonder about his choice of preamp tubes but I guess there's no big mystery. Interesting remark about the George L cables too - my whole pedalboard is strung with that stuff. I don't really get that unpleasant of a high end, but it's that throatiness I'm working on.
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Post by hdahs143 on Jul 25, 2007 17:44:48 GMT -7
I caught the George L's comment too. I guess it makes sense, being it is supposed to be very low capacitance cable. My whole setup is strung with the stuff too. I would like my sound to be a bit darker from the start, and if I needed more high end, it's a snap with the Stingray. Maybe I should leave the board the way it is, and run a crap cable to the amp ;D. I did just replace the PI tube with a GT SAG-AX7-MPI Mullard. That helps. It's really a strong, meaty tube, and a little darker than the typical 12AX7.
Chad, what do you wire his gear with, just standard instrument cable, and good jacks?
Thanks
Harold
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Post by phooey on Jul 25, 2007 22:20:59 GMT -7
I caught the George L's comment too. I guess it makes sense, being it is supposed to be very low capacitance cable. My whole setup is strung with the stuff too. I would like my sound to be a bit darker from the start, and if I needed more high end, it's a snap with the Stingray. Maybe I should leave the board the way it is, and run a crap cable to the amp ;D. I did just replace the PI tube with a GT SAG-AX7-MPI Mullard. That helps. It's really a strong, meaty tube, and a little darker than the typical 12AX7. Chad, what do you wire his gear with, just standard instrument cable, and good jacks? Thanks Harold it's all wired with guitarcable.com's cable. it's really good stuff. if your pedal board is already wired with george l's, try just using another brand of cable from the guitar to the pedal board and from there to the amp. a long cable run of something like mogami or guitarcable.com will knock that high end off and help you get a bit of a darker tone. i jerked everybit of george l cable out of brad's rig 2 years ago. he didn't have much left by then anyway. go get ya a good mogami wire and stick on there and let me know what you think
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Post by tdk1781 on Jul 26, 2007 15:39:24 GMT -7
Hello Myles,
My ghia blew it's fuse today. It had just started producing an extremely shrill, metallic tone with a big decrease in volume when the fuse popped. Strangely enough, this problem occured as I exchanged guitars. It was as if plugging the cable into the instrument brought on the issue.
My uninformed guess is that this could be the fault of the rectifier. The rectifier in the amp is a Fender labelled 5U4. I would like to change it to a NOS 5Y3 which I have. So I guess these are my questions:
Does this sound like a rectifier gone bad issue? Would a bad power or pre-amp tube cause a fuse blowing? Would changing to the 5Y3 need a bias adjustment?
I apologise that my very first post here is one full of questions!
Regards,
Tom.
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Post by myles on Jul 26, 2007 17:11:56 GMT -7
Hello Myles, My ghia blew it's fuse today. It had just started producing an extremely shrill, metallic tone with a big decrease in volume when the fuse popped. Strangely enough, this problem occured as I exchanged guitars. It was as if plugging the cable into the instrument brought on the issue. My uninformed guess is that this could be the fault of the rectifier. The rectifier in the amp is a Fender labelled 5U4. I would like to change it to a NOS 5Y3 which I have. So I guess these are my questions: Does this sound like a rectifier gone bad issue? Would a bad power or pre-amp tube cause a fuse blowing? Would changing to the 5Y3 need a bias adjustment? I apologise that my very first post here is one full of questions! Regards, Tom. If an output tube shorted that could be the issue as with a 5U4 you are already taxing the 1 amp fuse in the Ghia a bit. The rectifier is probably the issue and I'd slap a 5Y3 in there ... it is the proper rectifier, and I prefer it in the amp anyway. You will have longer tube life and more touch sensitivity with the 5Y3. No adjustment necessary .... plug and play.
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Post by tdk1781 on Jul 26, 2007 17:29:16 GMT -7
Many thanks for taking the time to answer Myles. Much appreciated.
Tom.
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Post by myles on Jul 26, 2007 17:30:39 GMT -7
Many thanks for taking the time to answer Myles. Much appreciated. Tom. Tom, You are more than welcome. If you ever need to be walked through an issue just PM me and I will be happy to give you my contact numbers. Somethings are easier on the phone. Myles
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Post by hdahs143 on Jul 26, 2007 21:56:34 GMT -7
I caught the George L's comment too. I guess it makes sense, being it is supposed to be very low capacitance cable. My whole setup is strung with the stuff too. I would like my sound to be a bit darker from the start, and if I needed more high end, it's a snap with the Stingray. Maybe I should leave the board the way it is, and run a crap cable to the amp ;D. I did just replace the PI tube with a GT SAG-AX7-MPI Mullard. That helps. It's really a strong, meaty tube, and a little darker than the typical 12AX7. Chad, what do you wire his gear with, just standard instrument cable, and good jacks? Thanks Harold it's all wired with guitarcable.com's cable. it's really good stuff. if your pedal board is already wired with george l's, try just using another brand of cable from the guitar to the pedal board and from there to the amp. a long cable run of something like mogami or guitarcable.com will knock that high end off and help you get a bit of a darker tone. i jerked everybit of george l cable out of brad's rig 2 years ago. he didn't have much left by then anyway. go get ya a good mogami wire and stick on there and let me know what you think Thanks Chad. I'll be doing that in the near future, and will let you know how it works out. Thanks Harold
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Post by phooey on Jul 26, 2007 22:47:49 GMT -7
it's all wired with guitarcable.com's cable. it's really good stuff. if your pedal board is already wired with george l's, try just using another brand of cable from the guitar to the pedal board and from there to the amp. a long cable run of something like mogami or guitarcable.com will knock that high end off and help you get a bit of a darker tone. i jerked everybit of george l cable out of brad's rig 2 years ago. he didn't have much left by then anyway. go get ya a good mogami wire and stick on there and let me know what you think Thanks Chad. I'll be doing that in the near future, and will let you know how it works out. Thanks Harold nuttin' to it, harold. you're welcome
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Post by aj1169 on Jul 27, 2007 0:03:48 GMT -7
Hey Chad, any idea how much the Galaxie was used on the new Paisley record? I heard that Doc sent one and that it was used to some extent, just curious if there are any songs in particular that put that amp on display.
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Post by phooey on Jul 27, 2007 7:19:11 GMT -7
Hey Chad, any idea how much the Galaxie was used on the new Paisley record? I heard that Doc sent one and that it was used to some extent, just curious if there are any songs in particular that put that amp on display. yeah z sent me a galaxie while we were working on the new record for brad to try out. it was toward the end of doing overdubs so i didn't get to use it as much as i would've liked to. we set it up on a pair of golds and plugged straight in. brad played in the room with the amp instead of the control room and cut one of the solos but to be honest i don't remember which one. it sounded great and there wasn't even so much as a delay pedal on it. pretty dang cool if i say so my dang self since then it's been used quite a bit live though. nice amp! : )
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Post by aj1169 on Jul 27, 2007 14:35:01 GMT -7
Cool,thanks for the update Chad!
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Post by eliot1025 on Aug 1, 2007 8:36:39 GMT -7
Hi Myles, a while back you mentioned that it's possible to get a Fenderish tone from a KT-45. How do you set the amp for that? Does that trick require a particular speaker and/or cab style?
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