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Yeah, cool (y) We all hear stuff differently. I see it didn't last very long :LOL:

These are insanely good sounding mic pre's :rock: Unless you're willing to pop for a vintage Neve 1073, this is as good as it gets for recording heavy guitars. GLWS (y)

Dave Friedman has talked about Variac's and Eddies amp a couple times on Tonetalk. I could have sworn he said the plate voltage was around 350V when the variac was set to 90V. In any case, if ya want Variac tone, use a variac. :thumbsup:

TBH, if the SL68 is any indication, I'd just stick with your Variac set-up. The Voltage selector on the SL68 should have been labeled "Tight" and "Mush"

Just saw this thread. Holy shit! Something always seemed a little off with this guy's vids and his amp flipping. I'm guessing Bi-Polar and he somehow got off his meds and got on a wicked manic run. If there was no one in his life to intervene and reel him back in, I'm not surprised this went...

The SL68 has a dual voltage secondary and a modified bias circuit with 2 bias trim pots. I believe the dual secondary switching is done with a 3PDT power switch, with the 3rd pole switching the bias trimmers. If a quality dual secondary power transformer could be sourced, a similar amp could be...

I could maybe see ch 1 being like the Princeton, and ch 2 like the JCM800. Ch 3 has way more gain and bottom end than an 800. Ch 4..... who knows???? The amp may have been designed to deliver 4 distinct tone types, but I doubt Peter actually based any of the channels on any particular amp.

Yeah, +1 This guy is some kinda awesome. :rock: I love his demo for the Duncan Saturday Night Special pu's. In fact, I like just about everything that I've ever seen from this dude. BadAss for sure :cheers:

Or an SVT with a Herzog if ya want the Big Sugar :D Put your ear plugs in though...... Any of you guys that have ever seen Gordie live with this rig know what I'm talkin' about. It's a religious experience.......

+1 THe MCII is more "Marshall-esque" than the MTL, but still different from a stock 2203 / 2204. Main reasons are likely the 220pf treble cap + plate fed tone stack, and the lack of an un-bypassed cold clipper stage. We all know Rick makes some killer amps, but I'm not convinced the world needs...

The laughable part is that ALL the 5150's and 6505's are EXACTLY the same, as long as the 6505 is a "made in USA" model. I had a block letter 5150 and a mid 2000's 6505 on my bench at the same time, and did comparison clips using the same tubes in both amps, biased at the same mA, and the ONLY...

The new Kluson's would be my recommendation. It should be noted, that until the Kluson locking tuners came out, installing any other brand of locking tuners on a USA Gibson with standard Klusons required reaming ( or enlarging ) the peg head holes. A major pain in the ass, with the potential...

Digitech RV-7 simple to use Lexicon algo's including a plate setting

I've owned a PT100 and an OD100+, which are similar circuits, and Psycodave's assessment of those amps is valid. I'm not crazy about the SL68 either. Sound great / feel like poo. However, ya build that SE100 circuit on a turret board with a Metro C1999 OPT and it kills. But for god's sake...

Also wanted to add: From what info I can find, there are 2 " Aldrich" amps. The Cameron Aldrich version is 4 gain stages, but only 3 12ax7's with a plate fed tone stack. It's unclear how much Doug ever actually used this amp, or how many he ever owned. Never heard one in person ( Cameron's...

Sweet! Go with the SE100 build. It's a killer circuit and very tweak-able. Your chassis has the 4th 12ax7 socket, and you've done the Jose thing already. My SE100 clone is my best sounding amp. It's a killer combo of massive Wizard-style bottom end and tightness ( unique filtering and NFB...

If you are looking for "barking midrange, pissed off Marshall", I'd stick with the TAD's Ceriatone uses as stock film caps in their British hot rod amps, or if it's a home build go with the TAD's or iC MPW. Having said that, I would agree with SpiderWars that you will get more voicing mileage...

LOL, Yeah, OK.....:doh: Not to slag Epic or Jet City, but If you've heard a better sounding Jet City than Psycodave's amp, I'd love to hear it.... That amp fukking kills , and there is some amp mod gold posted in that thread if you understand whats going on under the hood. :rock: All he was...

What amp? Not sure any CP 6L6's are going to sound exactly like the winged C tubes. The TubeStore Preferred series 6L6 are nice. The TAD 6L6GC-STR are a copy of the old Sylvania's and sound good. Sovtek wafer-based 5881's are great tubes as well, in the right amp.

Purchasing some bias probes and learning how to bias your amps is a worthwhile endeavor for sure. A properly biased amp will sound better. As to your other points: Speaker break-in: yeah, most speakers will sound brighter / a bit harsh until they have some miles on them. Most people know this...