bubbastain
Well-known member
Yup, I'm actually doing it. I said the day I sell this amp is the day I'm done playing guitar, and I'm just about done. Works and grappling for 20 years have put some limits on my finger dexterity. Haha!
Mike modded this for me in February 2011 and it has been my #1 favorite amp of all time. Many amps have come and gone in the last 10 years and this one always took first place to me. Not because it's the highest gain, tightest ect, etc ....... but to me it's the perfect balance off all the things I like. It's tight, it's percussive, it was geared towards downtuned guitars and it's simple. It cleans up better than any amp I have ever played and stays bright with the guitar volume lowered. If you want an amp to crank up the gain and stick a boost in front of I'd suggest you pass on this. Lot's of amps fit that bill. I have never played a boost in front of this amp that made it sound better. It's always made it worse. If you like hi gain tones and also really like to use the volume knob on your guitar to utilize dynamics, that's where I think this amp shines. Even more so it you're tuned lower. It is on the bright side. Still running the Winged C 6L6's since 2011. Never felt a need to change them.
As far as mods go Mike revoiced the preamp , took out the dip switches and put two mini toggle switches. The one on the left is the diode clipping circuit that he changed and the switch on the right adds a little volume and grind/high grit. Both are super cool but I rarely use them. A depth knob was added as well as a bias adjustment pot and the amp can now take 6l6GC or EL34 tubes. I believe he changed all the screen resistors too (white rectangle blocks). The amp was in mint/probably never played much when I got it in 2008/9. Even had the original tags on it. I played it for a bit and then sent it to get modded in December 2010. As far as I know this is the only VTM he has modded. I payed a guy on craigslist to make the wood headshell and then I tolexed it myself and finished it off. It's not a pro level job, but its good enough, lighter and I like the way it looks. But still a little ghetto here and there. Haha!
$1500.
Mike modded this for me in February 2011 and it has been my #1 favorite amp of all time. Many amps have come and gone in the last 10 years and this one always took first place to me. Not because it's the highest gain, tightest ect, etc ....... but to me it's the perfect balance off all the things I like. It's tight, it's percussive, it was geared towards downtuned guitars and it's simple. It cleans up better than any amp I have ever played and stays bright with the guitar volume lowered. If you want an amp to crank up the gain and stick a boost in front of I'd suggest you pass on this. Lot's of amps fit that bill. I have never played a boost in front of this amp that made it sound better. It's always made it worse. If you like hi gain tones and also really like to use the volume knob on your guitar to utilize dynamics, that's where I think this amp shines. Even more so it you're tuned lower. It is on the bright side. Still running the Winged C 6L6's since 2011. Never felt a need to change them.
As far as mods go Mike revoiced the preamp , took out the dip switches and put two mini toggle switches. The one on the left is the diode clipping circuit that he changed and the switch on the right adds a little volume and grind/high grit. Both are super cool but I rarely use them. A depth knob was added as well as a bias adjustment pot and the amp can now take 6l6GC or EL34 tubes. I believe he changed all the screen resistors too (white rectangle blocks). The amp was in mint/probably never played much when I got it in 2008/9. Even had the original tags on it. I played it for a bit and then sent it to get modded in December 2010. As far as I know this is the only VTM he has modded. I payed a guy on craigslist to make the wood headshell and then I tolexed it myself and finished it off. It's not a pro level job, but its good enough, lighter and I like the way it looks. But still a little ghetto here and there. Haha!
$1500.
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