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rw2003

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  1. Agreed! I've been hacking for years!!!
  2. Don't forget to detune by a half step when playing against the early stuff. "You Really Got Me" is one of the easier songs. The chords are straight forward... the main solo is somewhat flashy - esp. with the tapping but its pretty much the A blues scale notes and familiar licks. Here's some tab to get started with... http://www.guitaretab.com/v/van-halen/20182.html Also try Unchained. Drop the low E to D and have fun!!! Maybe Panama???
  3. Your amp is so far beyond a retube it's not even funny. Slash .... E34LS #6-7 biased at 38mA with a SAG-MHG kit for the front end. See the GT website and ..... http://www.groovetubes.com/assets/1769_gt_adamday_05.jpg Thanks for the info.. I followed the links and started reading up on tubes in general. I have a long way to go!!! Please explain what you mean by "Your amp is so far beyond a retube it's not even funny." So the new tubes are just the first step? What else should I be considering? Thanks again.
  4. Hi Myles, I have a Marshall JCM800 50 watt (2205) half stack that I've owned since I bought it new back in 1982. I used it for practice and gigs for a couple of years back then and played it hard. I quit playing in bands in the mid80s and the amp has lead a quiet life since then. I do play through it once in a while but never for too long. It has all the original parts, including tubes, and has never been opened. While the amp seems to be working ok, I don't think I'm getting all that I could (sound-wise both volume and tone) from it. I experiment alot with the tone and volume controls and it seems like I always need to have the gain turned up at least 2/3 of the way to get anything good with some volume. Wondering if i need to have it re-tubbed after all these years? Any ideas would be appreciated. Also, what brand tubes would be good replacements? Are the power tubes EL34s or 6550s? I'm looking for a good hard rock sound, sort of a Slash-like tone if I had to say something. Thanks very much!
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