awesome, yeh ill bet they dont wash up on these shores often.blackstratblues wrote: ↑Tue Apr 06, 2021 7:03 pmFrom Distinctive Guitar (on Reverb) when I was on a US Tour in 2016.
Btw you can easily convert a 110V to 240V, just needed to swap one wire.
I tried to have the basic food groups and this is what I ended up with...
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Strummers, are you going to do a JB-watch-thing with Bandmasters?blackstratblues wrote: ↑Tue Apr 06, 2021 7:03 pmFrom Distinctive Guitar (on Reverb) when I was on a US Tour in 2016.
Btw you can easily convert a 110V to 240V, just needed to swap one wire.
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Re: I tried to have the basic food groups and this is what I ended up with...
Now this is what we're about!!! Nice explanations, and cool to hear about tubes. But pray tell, what is an i63s?blackstratblues wrote: ↑Tue Apr 06, 2021 6:07 pm
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Suhr Bella: For me this is as good as it gets in the clean-broken up Fender territory. I used to have a ‘67 Pro Reverb that I loved, but I dare say I prefer the Bella. Takes pedals like a champ. I’ve got RCA 12AX7s and Sylvania STR-415 6L6s in this.
Vox AC30 CCH: I was actually looking at a Matchless HC30 to fill this role, but I got this AC30 head as a trade for a Roger Mayer Voodo Vibe (thanks Jake!). It actually sounds really good with the master on max. Chinese 9th gen 12 AX7s and JJ EL84s & GZ34 tubes in this.
Rockitt Retro 1986 (50W bass Plexi clone): Over the years, my favourite Marshalls tended to be the bass/Superbasses. I guess being primarily a Strat player, the big low end works well. Kevin’s clone is as good as it gets for me, without paying through the nose for a vintage original. Loves Mullard i63 ECC83s and JJ EL34s in this.
Soldano SLO100 Mk 1: My first good amp was a Marshall JCM800 2203, and to me the crunch channel is an idealised version of that sound. The overdrive channel is heaps of fun as well. You can really hear the difference between guitars even with high gain. Sovtek coin base 5881s and Mullard i63s / JAN 12AX7WAs in this.
I made a little patch bay to switch any of the 4 amps into a Suhr Reactive Load or a Bogner 4x12 (or a 2nd Suhr Load)
I’d love to know what you think of the setup. I’ll try and get some clips soon.
Cool idea with the box. Do you need to run it one amp at a time only? As in, switch amp off, switch box, switch other amp on?
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I actually have no idea what your on aboutrobthemac wrote: ↑Tue Apr 06, 2021 7:30 pmStrummers, are you going to do a JB-watch-thing with Bandmasters?blackstratblues wrote: ↑Tue Apr 06, 2021 7:03 pmFrom Distinctive Guitar (on Reverb) when I was on a US Tour in 2016.
Btw you can easily convert a 110V to 240V, just needed to swap one wire.
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Super cool.
I was wondering the same about the switcher box.
Are they all inputs to the amps, or speaker outputs from the amps (with another amp switcher for inputs)?
I was wondering the same about the switcher box.
Are they all inputs to the amps, or speaker outputs from the amps (with another amp switcher for inputs)?
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I'll tell you what I think of that setup.
Abso-fucking-lutely awesome.
Abso-fucking-lutely awesome.
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Re: I tried to have the basic food groups and this is what I ended up with...
i63 = Mullard ECC83 (so called because of the code etched on the glass)
These particular ones are Philips Miniwatt made at the Blackburn factory.
The switch box can send each amp's speaker output to one of two outs, or off (in between position)
Out A is Suhr Reactive Load 1, Out B is the Bogner 4x12 or Suhr Reactive Load 2.
If I'm recording 2 amps at once, the unused amps need to be switched to standby (or off).
I've got a Lehle P Split incoming so I can do this soon.
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The latter. I just manually plug into whatever amp I'm using.
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Thanks Rob, hope you're well. Been hearing good things about your repair skills!RobRoyMcCoy wrote: ↑Tue Apr 06, 2021 10:10 pm I'll tell you what I think of that setup.
Abso-fucking-lutely awesome.
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As promised, here are some sounds:
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This just showed up today, my experiments with running two amps simultaneously can now commence:
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You could run wet/dry/wet with that too. Run the Direct channel straight into one amp, and split the ISO output again with a stereo pedal into another two.
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I don’t like splitting effects before the amp, the old school wet dry wet takes a tap off the speaker out off the dry amp, runs that into effects and then sends that to a stereo power amp/cabs. I do that with rack effects post reactive load.
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Some more sounds: PRS McCarty Soapbar and Vox AC30CCH
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Re: I tried to have the basic food groups and this is what I ended up with...
Enjoying this!blackstratblues wrote: ↑Mon Apr 12, 2021 11:58 am Some more sounds: PRS McCarty Soapbar and Vox AC30CCH
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