Recent content by rpurdue

Thanks! I have a 20th XTC as well :). I see why some love or hate the VH4. It's a very unique feeling amp. So tight and immediate.....almost like it's gated. To me it's the perfect blend of vintage and modern. A true classic!

I’m not certain I’d send it away or spend $$$ to get them done but the amp sounds fantastic with the dekompression knob off or at around 9:00. The variac I kinda find useless as the master is phenomenal.

Yessir, I am! I’m loving it!

Picked this up last week after selling my 101B. What an amazing sounding and versatile beast. The feel on it is so unique and tight. Can’t wait to spend some time recording some originals with this monster!

Have a Helios 50, PT100SE and Landry LS100G3. All 3 are killer amps, but the Helios is by far my fave. I've also had a couple XTC's in the past and struggled with getting them to sound more open. As far as the channel switching limitations, it's a very easy mod that costs all of $20 to be...

Long shot here but does anyone have info on how to add the 3 way toggle on the Helios so you can channel switch from plexi clean to the hottest gain channel? Thanks!

Anyone have the know how to draw up how to add a gain and volume knob to the SS100 boost channel? I'm in Canada and recently had an amp lost by Canada Post so between that and the crazy cost of shipping it to Friedman, I'm not too keen on shipping it. I was hoping that someone knowledgable...

In great shape. Works and sounds awesome. New tubes. $450 USD Shipped USA/CAN Info on reverb below. References available. Cheers https://reverb.com/ca/item/13982436-egnater-ie4

Offering up a gorgeous and very rare, 2008 Gibson Les Paul Custom Shop guitar in a Killer Red Sparkle! There were only a few of these made in select colors. It is stunning and pics don't do it justice. This guitar screams (Burstbucker 1 and 2), not only with great sound but also with great...

Awesome Kotzen tele with hardshell case. Has some nicks(pictured) but in great shape. Original pickups but pots changed to CTS with a push pull on the tone and a 4 way switch. All the original functionality of the original but it adds a tone control as well as splitting the chopper T for a...

Hey all. I updated my 2013 BE100 to the newer spec with the 3 way structure switch as well as the change to the NFB for a more open sound. I did not update to the latest sozo caps. First off, let me say that Dave and Todd Vucins from Boutique Amp Distribution could not have been easier to...

Hey all. I have a 101b from 2000. It's time to change the tubes and for the life of me i can't get any tube to get past 20mA. These are all matched quads btw. I do believe the bias resistor is R114. What value resistor would i use to get my tubes to bias hotter? Also, i don't need to...

I always wanted one of these and a friend has one. He's on the other side of the country of course so playing it isn't going to happen. It seems the reviews are so polar opposite. I'd like to know if any of you have used one and what they thought? I play modern original rock and also in a 90's...

Just wanted to give credit to Howard Kaplan. Howard is the designer of the 5150 III heads (I believe the 50 watt). I have a 100 watt model and was having troubles biasing it correctly. I came across Howards email and shot him off an email detailing my issues. I really didn't expect a...

Hey all. I need a little info about the 101b. I have a really great price i can get one of these for. I think it's an early to mid 2000's model. I took it to try and for the life of me, i couldn't get a great crunch out of it. It was really, really murky and middy. It seemed to lack bass (even...