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  1. fusedbrain

    Landau/SRV/Hendrix amp

    These guys are well regarded for their Fender style builds. Probably a better option than anything actually made by Fender these days. http://www.allenamps.com/index.html Also check out the Suhr Hombre. May be a little too Brown sounding though, but high quality Fender -inspired build with Trem...
  2. fusedbrain

    almost new amp day

    Looks good with the black front panel vs the basketweave.
  3. fusedbrain

    Mesa Boogie crackhead deal of the day

    On my local Buy and Sell page. Only 10k ! It's the ultra-rare "Yikes" mod :LOL: It does come with a 295 owned by the guy from Rammstein, and a 4x12, but seriously....10K? Full add here: https://www.kijiji.ca/v-amp-pedal/city-of-toronto/rare-vintage-metallica-evh-pantera-mesa-boogie-rig/1542820512
  4. fusedbrain

    KT88 - 35 or 42 watts?

    Good advice. I'd go with the 35 watt plate dissipation number in the bias calculation as well. My experience has been that most amps designed around a 6550 / KT88 power section are getting all the drive & distortion from the preamp. I'm not sure anyone designs a KT88 / 6550 amp with the idea...
  5. fusedbrain

    333

    Beautiful build, and great playing as always :rock: Amp sounds freakin' great! Definitely something a little different from the "modded Marshall" thing, and covers a lot of ground. Awesome :thumbsup: GLWS!
  6. fusedbrain

    10K NFR in my poopy sounding JCM800?

    Eh...Black brown yellow ...Black Brown Orange... Easy mistake to make if you're just a middle aged house wife stuffing boards down in Milton Keynes for some spare change in 1982.... Wouldn't be the first time some fukked up values got stuck on a Marshall board Time and / or heat could have...
  7. fusedbrain

    Any Jeff Scott Soto fans in here?

    Not familiar with these guys, but the vid was cool. :rock: Good tune and nice solo. That dude can sing for sure. :thumbsup:
  8. fusedbrain

    Mesa Badlander vs EVH 5150 Stealth 50 Video Comparison

    Yeah I really liked the EVH as well. I'd go with the EVH & a Suhr RL. Anyone interested in load boxes and IR's should do some research on impedance curves. I own the Suhr RL / IR. The main thing for me was that the Suhr RL felt and responded EXACTLY like when my amps are connected to a 4x12...
  9. fusedbrain

    Guthrie Trapp

    I sincerely hope you are referring to the comment above your's about " suffering thru LaBrie just to hear Petrucci" If you are referring to the vid posted by the OP......... Garbage? You can't be serious? :doh::doh::doh:
  10. fusedbrain

    Guthrie Trapp

    That was great :thumbsup: Thanks for posting that, as I had never heard of these guys. Gotta say though, as good as the guitar and bass player are, that fukking drummer just kills it !!! :rock:
  11. fusedbrain

    JCA22H bias problem

    Did not know that (y)
  12. fusedbrain

    JCA22H bias problem

    I agree that this would be the best solution, but those are EL84's in the JCA 22H. I'm not sure a bias probe exists for that tube socket size.
  13. fusedbrain

    JCA22H bias problem

    Yeah sure. At 15 cents each, I'd buy a few and use the 2 closest ones.
  14. fusedbrain

    JCA22H bias problem

    You should be able to buy terminal strips anywhere you would purchase resistors and capacitors. For example: https://tubedepot.com/t/diy-central/terminal-strips https://www.amplifiedparts.com/products/terminal-strip-3-lug-2nd-lug-common-horizontal I would also recommend 1 watt or 2 watt 1 OHM...
  15. fusedbrain

    JCA22H bias problem

    I would suggest you do this: 1) Cut the traces for the Cathode grounds. 2) Solder in 2 x 1 OHM resistors 3) Measure voltage drop across resistors. Because the resistors are 1 OHM, mV = mA Having the full B+ running through your meter is a recipe for disaster. You may not get a second...
  16. fusedbrain

    JCA22H bias problem

    Jesus, I don't know what to say..... You can not measure current in parallel. The meter has to be in series with the load to get a correct reading. Or.. You measure a voltage drop, with your meter set to VOLTS, and use ohms law to calculate the current. I'm not trying to be a dick, but if you...
  17. fusedbrain

    JCA22H bias problem

    I'm not exactly sure what you're measuring, but it ain't the bias. In order to measure the bias correctly in a 22h, you have to cut traces and install 1 ohm resistors. Then you measure voltage drop with your meter set to volts. You can not measure current as shown in the pics.
  18. fusedbrain

    Holy Shit!

    The Homeskoolin' vids are some of the coolest shit to come out of the "Lock Down" era. There's a whole series. Look 'em up. Jim Brown was right.... Tom's a bad ass :rock:
  19. fusedbrain

    Sourcing Iron

    Heyboer builds the Metropoulos transformers to "Metro" specs also.
  20. fusedbrain

    Was Wondering RigTalks Thoughts on This?

    One more thing.... In the Pete Thorn EVH deep dive vid, am I the only guy who had an "OH shit " moment when they dropped the NOS Sylvania 6CA7's into Pete's amp?
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