I purchased one matched quad and one matched pair of NOS Mullard/Philips XF4 from Tubes.RS, the eastern European arm of Western Electric. They guaranteed these tubes to be matched within 2%. Once they arrived, I promptly tested them to make sure they were good before installing and biasing. One...
My gf and her friends went to see Lady Gaga a week or two ago. And before they went, they were blasting her music non-stop for hours to get pumped up. And she and I are going to a show tonight and she's been listening to the artist's songs all day. And I realized that it seems kinda weird to me...
Back around 2010, I grabbed a—then new—Bogner 4x12 with Chinese, 16-ohm G12M-25. It sounded fantastic. I got ride of it for some reason years ago. Now I want to grab a quad of Greenbacks for a new cab. But I don't know which version to get. I see they're now made in the U.K. since 2018 or...
Just got a few of these bad boys from Erem (Weller). The quality is ridiculous. I've heard other says theirs are still going strong after 20+ years. Got a lead straightener, another cutter, and some needle nose on the way too.
Why are some companies selling 4x12 cabs for upwards of $2,700? Wizard? Hiwatt? These things are bonkers expensive. And then people trying to sell them used are asking more than a NEW 4x12 from companies like Bogner, Diezel, Fryette, Mesa, etc. It's a wood box and for a rear-loaded 4x12 using...
...is awesome. Just saying ;)
Fortin Grind —> vertical input 2204 —> Fryette PS-2A —> Bogner 4x12 w/G12H-75s
What a great sound. Open, uncompressed, and angry. The Power Station really adds a ton of aggression and low-end punch if you dial it right and use it as a second power amp instead of...
First time doing this mod to a Marshall with a PCB. I've heard the traces on Marshall's ST1 board are fragile as hell and I can confirm that's true. I'm surprised they don't disintegrate the first time someone plays a power chord lol. But if you're careful you can make it work.
This one belongs...
People were looking for more clips of this mod. With his permission, here's a great example from @Racerxrated showcasing the amp I built for him and various levels of gain.
This time it's on my personal '70 Super Trem. When this one was built, Marshall tapped the B+ for the tremolo circuit at the wrong place, putting 515v on V1. When you turned the amp on, it would go crazy with noise and weird sounds for a bit until it calmed down a bit. But the trem circuit in...
I've had G12H-75 Creambacks (8 ohm) in a Bogner straight 4x12 for many years. It's my go-to cab. I have another, similar Bogner cab that came with V30s. I just got some M65 Creambacks (new), also 8 ohm to replace the V30s. I figured the M and H would be similar—and they are in some ways. But the...
NOS Philips ECG 6L6GC 7581A matched pair
Plate Current: 46.0
Transconductance: 5000
Original boxes
Green lettering
Double "OO" getters
None of my amps use 6L6 so I don't need these.
$325 net to me
Free shipping via USPS
Got another vintage Marshall on the bench for a 5-stage "Bay Area Thrash" mod. A pretty clean 1972 Super Lead. Surgery has begun!
Next step is to punch a new hole for the additional tube and figure out how I want to mount all the new components.
Just picked up a used standard/oversized version. Thing is mint, literally still had the tags on it. But I think I'd prefer the traditional version. Looking to buy or trade for my standard/oversized. Located in SF Bay Area.
@Racerxrated sent me his '72 Marshall 1959T Super Tremolo for a 5-gain stage mod. This one is inspired by Langner's work with the DCP-1 and various Marshall mods he did, combined with a few of my own little tricks. As on homage to Todd Langner and the history of trash metal in the SF Bay Area...