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If you decide that that Henning CB just isn't your kinda thing anymore after this, I'd be very interested in it...

Aside from the models, it's absolutely CRITICAL to know what YEAR the amp is that you're getting, or that you liked if you are trying to get that sound again. There have been a number of changes over the years and the amps sound very different from each other even if they are all the same model...

What is SW? Anyway, after about '83 all Kramers came with 135° Schaller tuners, starting with chrome then moving to black for standard line stuff (i.e. not special/signature models like EE's or Classics which still used Chrome). Earlier ones had 90° Gotohs, & very early ones had chevron...

As someone who uploads videos to youtube about twice a year, it's a sad reality (but worth mentioning) that the stupid face thumbnails and clickbait goldfish-brain titles is how you get lots of views and make money on that platform. We are a niche community here, casual guitar players and...

Sorry for the massive mult-quote but it's all related Yeah - exactly. In fact, the schematic I have for the Dark Terror is identical to the Thunder 30 Dirty channel except for one value in the shape circuit. Maybe I missed something but they are super similar. For anyone else reading though...

The Thunderverb has two 3-gain stage channels that are the almost the same except for the EQ part. The Dual Dark has two 4-gain stage channels that are almost the same except for the EQ part. So the design and function is exactly the same (besides DD lack of reverb), but the amps are completely...

The Rockerverb is actually my least favorite, I get that it has really wide appeal though because it's a classic clean+high gain two channel amp. The trannies are huge on all of the Oranges, they are all super heavy especially since they are physically a little smaller (but deeper) than your...

I would guess that most vendors, when you don't specify, just send you a matched set roughly "in the middle" and that's why I haven't had an issue. I've never specifically requested hotter/cooler matching or anything like that. As for 5 minutes to bias an amp, man I guess so, you must be a lot...

I've only had a single power tube pop since I started playing in 2008, and it was on my TSL which I meticulously biased to 65%. So I'm on track for your twice in 30 years if I keep going like I'm going. Plus it's a TSL so it's more likely the amp's conductive PCB causing bias float that caused...

I've had two DD50's, and still have one. I paid about $1500 for each of them and sold one of them for almost $3k so I figure the one I have is a "free amp" now. I don't really understand the hype, it's not a bad amp but it doesn't blow my socks off, but some people really seem to love them. And...

I still have one. I don't play it as much as I should but I still really like it. It wouldn't be my pick for super heavy/articulate modern metal but I am a big fan of the core tone. Super thick and full sounding and gets gainy in a good classic way, and I also really like the reverb sound...

If they released the Proaxe again and continued from there, damn dude, I'd do some nutty things. Like float my credit card and buy one of every color. --- While we're sharing some Kramer porn I just picked this one up recently - technically it was a birthday gift from my lady, I'd been...

I mainly mentioned that the EVH had 6 stages because people consider it to be a generally good sounding amp capable of tight metal tones. I never liked the common assumption that "fewer gain stages = tighter" but I'm also not an amp designer, just a hobbyist, so idk, it's probably true in some...

I also have a manx! I'm surprised how many there are on here, I rarely see others. Kali: This cat has a tiny head, a complete lack of fear, and a singulary mindset: must cuddle. She's like a dog, she greets me at the door when I get home, stands by the door when I'm trying to leave. Jumps up on...

I'm a big Kramer fan too. I really like the earlier stuff, strat head and beak headstock era. As for the pickup debate, it was always Schallers on wood necked models until the E serial plates, so '86ish, switched to Seymour Duncans. No '83 model, Baretta or otherwise, came with Duncans from...

I'll probably give the more tech-y crowd conniptions by saying this, and I'll admit 5 years ago I would've hated this too, but I just stick a matched set of tubes in and I don't touch it again until a tube pops or something is obviously wrong. I used to meticulously measure each bias, and I...

You seem to have a lot of pickup struggles, can I ask what amp/signal chain you are playing through? Pickups are great but it's a small part of the overall equation. You can have the most perfect 24v modded EMG-X-X-X setup and if you're playing through a Bogner Uber with the bass turned to 10...

I've been saying this when chatting about music to friends for a long time without really realizing it. I always named that prominent snare drum sound as something that really hit its peak in the 80s and died not long afterwards but couldn't point to any reason why other than general music...

I work in tech. This is an embarassingly long down time. Somebody seriously screwed up.

I say go for it man, sounds like a great idea. I don't think "number of gain stages" necessarily means an amp won't be tight enough for metal, even if that's the case in some situations. EVH 5150's have 6 gain stages + CF for example and while definitely compressed, I don't think anyone would...