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Great amp, the 1x12 will be a bummer though - Open back I think

I have two recent superstrat partscasters here with MM necks, one was built about a year ago, the other 3 years ago. I really like both of the necks, the frets just needed a polish then they were good to go.

Funny you say that about the Ubershall - the vh4 and Uber both have the same sort of low freq control circuit in the NFB which gives them that low end The amp is quite different if you reduce or remove the loading on the last / cathode stage. Opens it right up

My powerball 1 doesnt have a PT with both a 220 and 110V tap, so likely the PB2 doesnt either meaning you'd have to swap the amp, switch the transformer or run a step down transformer. However you can get a new PT from Engl, the service guys are surprisingly helpful.

From an amp modders perspective, modding a Mesa is very unsatisfying - tightly packed circuit board under a bunch of wires. Just no fun.

Funny someone mentioned the '59. I have a lil'59 in a vintage strat, and plugged into my 5150 (currently with el34s) with a TS boost and it had one of the clearest articulate tones i'd head from that amp in a while.

With a full time amp builder/tech employed, those amps could be just about anything. I couldn't assume they are anything like an original marshall circuit...

What about the Hammond stuff?

Very nice build. What's with the single graphtech saddle?

Agree with this too. I think the key issue with the V lead channel is the preamp gain control is fixed internally at 5 or so, they only give you the lead gain control to work with. A mod to add a concentric pot for control of both gains would be ideal.

I much prefer the old Friedman models. The 25uF cap on the last stage doesnt sound as good as the 0.68uF the older non-deluxe models have (in my humble opinion)

the california series squires usually have good bodies (full thickness and dense wood) if you can find something cheap. Pretty heavy though

The message is legitimate, but maybe not applicable to you. It depends on things like whether your PP account may be set to a business status account, your local tax laws etc I get that message regularly for my business account.

Have you measured the output voltage of any of these transformers to see what differences there might be to the amp operation? Might help guide what to expect from any other transformer swaps

Dunno if you can still get them, but Dillion made some nice prs style guitars with a 24.5 scale and a floyd

Here's a quick vid I just recorded of a JB vs JBjr I'm not sure if the Charvel has an SH4 or TB4. As someone already mentioned, the differences might be quite a lot to do with the pickup location, the Jr being closer to the bridge toward the treble end etc. @0:02 JB pickup: 2017 Charvel San...

I have a couple of strats with JB Jr pickups, and a couple of charvels with regular JBs. I actually prefer the JB Jr for the cranked marshall cock rock thing. But the tone is slightly different, perhaps a little less low mids which I think lends to a little more clarity. Overall very very...

Sure, the schematics are out there. If you know about electronics and amps then it's just a circuit modification process like anything else

No, that was Elan Memran http://metalheadamps.com/?page_id=10

For sure, has the potential to be one of the all time greats