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WaterMan

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  • Birthday 11/30/1999

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  1. Thanks Myles. They are =C=. Is that Svetlana? I'll try the long plate in V1. My other amps are 65 Amps London, Victoria Regal, and Mesa Lonestar. The Carr is the brightest amp, but you're right, it's fantastic.
  2. Sorry, the AT7 in V2 is reverb drive tube not inverter.
  3. Preamp tubes are EH: all 12AX7 except V2 inverter which is 12AT7. Power tubes are made in Russia Svetlana ("C" logo?) 6L6 GC.
  4. Hey Myles, I recently got a Carr Vincent. Great amp, but I find it a little bright. Other than the obvious tone controls (which I find myself wanting to turn WAY down) is there a tube suggestion for taming brightness, ideally while adding some earlier breakup? Thanks in advance.
  5. Thanks guys. Ordered some tubes from Doug.
  6. Hey Myles, My London head is having some issues in that there is hissing when I pull out the guitar cord in the Colour channel and very little to no difference in power between hi and low inputs on that channel as well. This appears to be intermittent (or happens when its been on for a while -- I need to verify that though). Do you think this a pre-amp (EF86) tube issue? Power tubes? If so which replacement EF86 would you recommend? Thanks.
  7. Thanks Myles. And what would you recommend for front end tubes? And thanks Zephyr, I've tried those things except for the higher rated 6L6s -- I think the plate voltage on the Victoria is too low to be able to provide a lot of headroom (or so I was told).
  8. Hey Myles, It turns out 6L6s in my Victoria won't provide the headroom I'm looking for, probably due to the plate voltage/design of the amp. It's obviously a great amp, extremely dynamic and touch sensitive, but I also would like something with more headroom for rhythm work. On that note, I have an opportunity to get a Fender Bassman reissue at a great price. While I've not played thorugh a Bassman before, I'm guessing it will have the headroom and Fender tone I'm looking for. Any thoughts on these and are there specific mods you'd recommend?
  9. Hey Myles, I'm looking for a set of GT 6L6s for my Victoria Regal. I normally run one 5881, but want to increase power and clean headroom for rhythm playing, as I plan to use my Zendrive for primary overdrive. Which 6L6 duet would you recommend, and I'm assuming I'd choose a high rating for more headroom? Thanks Myles.
  10. OK, will do. I haven't been to your website in a while and Hayes looks like a new addition. Just out of curiosity, any particular reason you recommend him over Fender (or other clones)? Was kinda of thinking I should have a Fender (for no particular reason other than I don't have one), but I'm always open. Thanks Myles.
  11. Hey Myles, I have a 65 Amps London, Fargen Blackbird, and Victoria Regal II. These are all great amps for the obvious reasons, but I'm feeling incomplete without a clean sounding 6L6 Fender with ample headroom. Which 6L6 Fender would you recommend these days for this purpose and to complement my collection? Thanks!
  12. Hey Myles, I run a couple overdrive pedals and an Eventide delay into my 65 Amps London. Will I benefit much from installing an effects loop in the London? That is: will it make much difference tonally to run the delay (and possibly modulation) through the loop instead of in front of the amp? It costs about $200 to add the series loop. Thanks.
  13. The new Sovtek Gold Lion reissue is a great tube that may be the best new KT66 on the market. Our testing showed great results on this tube. Make sure your vendor can give you a design spec tube, you do not want a weak one or overly strong one. On the EL34 ... the EL34M Mullard xf2 reissue at GT is a terrific EL34 with a classic tone and response. The E34LS and E34L are a bit edgy sounding compared to the M but some folks like that but it is not my personal taste. In the end though it is all personal taste Thanks! Is there a vendor that carries both? Is Genelex Gold Lion the same as Sovtek? And lastly, what is the power output of 2 EL34s? And 2 KT66s? I'm running a Celestion blue in the Regal and don't want to blow it.
  14. Myles, I'm thinking of trying EL34s and KT66s in my Regal. Any recommendations on specific tube manufacturers? I'm not familiar with these types of tubes. Thanks Myles.
  15. Yeah, it's very sweet, plus I really love the ability to run on a 6V6 or two 6L6s, or one of each, or....... Your website turned me on to Victoria -- thanks again. So I have the rectifier, the two power tubes, 2 12AX7s, an At7 and another AX7. Which is the phase inverter?
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