an EL34 or a 6L6? IIRC the EL34 does, meaning a 6L6 running in an amp biased for EL34 will burn up faster, and an EL34 running in a 6L6 amp will be running quot;coldquot;, right?
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- Dec 17 Thu 2009 20:55
Tube Know-it-alls: Which has the hotter bias?
- Dec 17 Thu 2009 20:55
New Classic stack PLUS??
This is my first post here so go easy on me. I'm very interested in the new STK-S4. I have read all the threads concerning this pickup and I have a few comments and questions. Lewguitar has stated that he feels these pickups cop 85% of the true single coil vibe. quot;The guy who invented Firequot; preferred them to Kinmans, Lawrence L280 and the older (lame) Fender vintage noiseless. To me these are slightly contradictory observations. I owned a set of Lawrence L280's and I feel they already had 85% of the vintage vibe. I missed the other 15% and I sold them (I currently use SS1's). I recently tried the new Fender SCN pickups (designed by Lawrence) and found them to be much closer - maybe 90% of the way. I would put the latest efforts of Kinman, Dimarzio and Lawrence in the 90-95% range. My observation is if the S4's sound more authentic than Kinmans they should cop AT LEAST 95% of the vintage tone. When I hear the mids are quot;thickerquot; and the highs are quot;warmerquot; I start to think of all the shortcomings of the other noiseless strat pickups I've heard. In particular, none of them I tried had the right amount of sparkle, or they didn't have enough quack when combined, or the neck pickup was lacking that specific combination of warm bass, hollow mids and treble sheen that I love so dearly. So whats the scoop? Do they provide authentic sparkle, quack, percussive attack and any other adjective that can be used to describe a good single coil? Are these pickups really a step above whats already available?
- Dec 17 Thu 2009 20:55
FS or FT: Nice Heritage H-170CM Double Cutaway Les Paul
i have a H-170CM double cutaway from the folks at Heritage Guitars. This Michigan USA-made guitar features a double cutaway solid mahogany body capped with a beautifully flamed and carved maple top, which has an 'antique sunburst' finish. It has two humbucking pickups with two volume knobs, one master tone knob and a 3-way selector switch. The guitar is in great shape with only a small amount of finish wear (belt buckle scratches and a little finish wear on the neck), very little fret wear and no significant dings or scratches. The serial number is NO1306, which dates the guitar to 1997. The original hardshell case is included.
- Dec 17 Thu 2009 20:55
Weber Mass
anyone ever use one with a champ?
- Dec 17 Thu 2009 20:55
Classic 30 head?
Has anyone seen a store online or otherwise that has the new Classic 30 heads?
- Dec 17 Thu 2009 20:55
Another of our new amps.
- Dec 17 Thu 2009 20:55
Quick pot question
Hey guys, what's the marking on the back of audio (log) taper pots? is it A or B? Like a 500k audio taper pot would have A500k or B500k?
- Dec 17 Thu 2009 20:55
And what about a 59 neck with ceramic magnet ?
to go with a custom bridge for a balanced hi-fi ceramic set ?
I have tried a 59 and found that bass were muddy under gain , not enough mids made the p-u a bit not punchy .
- Dec 17 Thu 2009 20:55
Framus Ruby Riot FS
The time for change is nigh my friends. I've been playing EL84 based amps for a lot of years, and the bark of plexi Marshalls is calling to me again. I'm going to have an amp built ot my specs, and for now I have a nice vintage head to pull rig duties.
- Dec 17 Thu 2009 20:55
Carvin V3
Anybody have experience with one? $899 for an all-tube, three channel head that can be British (EL34) or American (6L6 or 5881)? That sounds like a GREAT deal, and it's made in America too! I just watched the demo video and listened to the clips, and it sounds pretty good. I'm hopefully about to start a new job, so maybe I can get myself a little xmas gift.
- Dec 17 Thu 2009 20:55
tube amps: the well oiled machines
i am about to enter the realm of owning tube amps. i have never owned one, dont know anyone too well that owns one, the only expiriences ive had with them are playing them in the store, and reading about them. so i would appreciate some pointers on taking care of it. what are some no- no's? what are some yes- yes's? jsut a general quot;howquot; to be nice to my amp. i dont have it yet, but it will be a mesa f- 50 head with a buzzbomb 2x12 cab. thanks for any advice.
- Dec 17 Thu 2009 20:55
I'm gasin for a new axe. Recommendations please.
?300-?400, dual hummers for playing heavy metal but also able to play pretty much anything as well would be nice.
Cheers.
- Dec 17 Thu 2009 20:55
Question for Tele pickup Gurus
Hey Tele Gurus, I'm building another Tele (it's an addiction!), and lately I've really been getting into Clarence White. He's got such a great tone, as heard on the Nashville West and Byrds Live at the Fillmore CDs. Can anybody recommend pickups to approximate his tone? To me it's classic Tele, but not ice picky - it's a warm, snappy sound with a lot of growl and twang. The Tele I'm building is the classic formula - swamp ash and maple with nitro finish.
Thank you for any help!
- Dec 17 Thu 2009 20:55
Pickup problem or amp problem?
I'm looking for an excuse to begin pickup swapping, which will surely be a mess of buying and re-buying, after having the same pups for nearly 20 years...
- Dec 17 Thu 2009 20:55
How To Fill Excess Strat Routing?
My JV strat is routed for a HB bridge pickup. Is it possible to fill in the excess routing to beef up the bridge tone? I've heard about the Fralin bassplate that will add beef to a pup and that's an option I am considering. I have considered dropping a Custom Custom in the bridge, but I think my next move will be to put in a Texas Hot Custom Bridge pickup to go with the Texas Hot neck which I presently have and love. I think I want to stay with the SSS configuration.
- Dec 17 Thu 2009 20:55
Noise Gates and Noise Suppressors
So I figured out the difference between the two by reading the manual for the Rocktron HUSH Super C. I may be incorrect in how I say this, but here are the differences.
- Dec 17 Thu 2009 20:55
Live clip
Here's a clip taken off a digicam bootlegged show, don't expect awsome quality, I did what I could. This is one of our attempts at a classic rock feel with a metal side. Progessive does mean wierd doesn't it? haha
from : localhost/www.soundclick.com/updateband...pdated=2890174
- Dec 17 Thu 2009 20:55
Anyone know how to...
convert .wav files to mp3?I FINALLY managed to figure out how to record some stuff with my stupid PODXTL (I don't have recording software apparently, and Line 6 wanted a 100 bucks or something to subscribe to rifftracker? screw that). Anyhoo I set the XTL as my default and then used windows sound recorder...clips sound pretty good on headphones but theres a bit of background noise and a little clipping (mainly cos I don't know what I'm doing yet ). Oh and some crappy playing.
- Dec 17 Thu 2009 20:55
Fulltone 70 fuzz
hey guys...... have a very good condition fulltone 70 fuzz pedal, #1413. Its the blue version. emulates the hendrix band of gypsys tone really well, and cleans up really well with use of guitar volume knob
- Dec 17 Thu 2009 20:55
Antiquity II Tele Pickups.. Help!
I need some opinions on Antiquity II Tele pickups, I seem to find little on these versions of Tele pickups. I was looking at them for my MIJ '62 Tele custom. I wanted to keep the look period correct while enhancing the sound of the guitar. I wound give the Ant I's a shot, but the body is basswood and VERY warm sounding. From what I understand, the Ant I is also a warm sounding pickup because of the AII magnets and I'm afraid I wound get mush from this combo. Has anyone tried the Ant II's for Tele? I'd be very interested to hear your opinions.