Recent content by krhnyc

Here's a question. I went to bias a Rebel 20 tonight. I took initial reading with the old tubes, rather than risk the new set if something was wrong. The EL84/6BQ5 side read 9.9mV (40 is the recommendation) the 6V6 side read 13mV (45 is the spec)... Maxxing the bias trimmer only gave a reading...

The drift is pretty pronounced in the beginning and tends to taper off as the tubes age. This is why I tend to bias amps twice for most of my customers... Once, when new tubes are installed, then again about a month later once they have had some play time, burn in, etc. After that, they seem to...

I love my SD60, I have s/n 7, with the ported cab. Killer amp. I typically run mine with a crunchy tone, rolling back the guitar for cleans, and stepping on something for extra dirt. I don't find it dark... the tone controls are very interactive, rolling back the bass increases the trebles. I...