Tube Amp Archive

Hello BLACKBURN and COLOSSAL. I don´t know anything about guitar amp tubes. The only thing I care about is losing some of my "ignorance" in the subject matter. That way I can understand better what is good to my ears or not and, therefore, communicate much better with my amp guitar tech what I´m loo...

Thank you so much, Blackburn, for the wise words. I copied them into my research booklet.

All the best for you and your loved ones. Cheers!

Nuno Duque

Thank you all for the lovely replies. Sarcasm is a Universal language... in that matter, so is music. I prefer the later. All the best for you all. One last remark, before quoting someone else's sentences, try adding some context into the mix, and by the way, at least use the copy paste command here...

For a guy who knows nothing about schematic readings, like myself, I was looking for something more "compiled", you know...

Thank you nontheless. Cheers.

After much consideration, here I am, asking something I forced myself, for days, not to ask. Is there someone that could point me in the direction of a good TRAINWRECK LIVERPOOL schematic? I'm not looking for some kind of CERIATONE clone or something. I don't even think that they´re any good. Believ...

Truth be told, i sign in just to chase Ken Fisher´s TRAINWRECK. I tried to stick to my original plan (FENDER type sound). I started an 18 watts Silvatone Lite II Marshall 18 1974 clone, but, the shortage of clean headroom just drove the thing off track. I kepted on looking, found the Fender Tweed De...

Billyz, Blackburn, God bless you brothers. I will defenitly give your words of advice some serious thought. Thank you for the heads-up in the SAMAMP department BillyZ. As for building a vibrolux reverbe, can I reproduce it´s sparkling harmonics and sexy breakup with just a single channel, no EQ - ju...

I was just talking to my friend who works in guitar tube amps and, funny thing, he told me about an amp he as at his shop called SAMAMP VAC 23 with a 15" speaker.

Have you heard or even better, played one of these?

Thanks in advance. Cheers.

Good pelope, thank you all so much for your insight. It truly tells me that I still have a long way to go. As someone, someday, said: it's so much about getting there... it's the journey you endure during your quest. Point taken brothers, point taken. I must carry on and experiment, listen and disco...

You where right on the money. I was really distant from what I was looking for. Budget wise, I always kept myself from the blakfaces... but its the only way to go I suppose. I talked to a friend who works as an electronic engineer; he has a small amp repair shop who specialized in vintage tube amps....

Yep, i do prefer Fender Tone, even though i´m not fundamentalist about it. I did considered the MARSHALL 18 watts for a little while but, something was missing. "It's not you... it's me" kind a thang...! All things considered, the amp i'm chasing around has to be very touch sensitive, good clean hea...

Thanks for the heads up. Any sugestions in the "low wattage" Fender Universe?

Cheers

Hello fellow tone chasers. Here I am, trying to discover which direction to take. I want a low wattage amp; between 14w to 20w). I will be using it in small venues, 150, 200 people gigs. I want to uset in full blast to take advantage of them tubes. I don't use pedals, just picking dynamics, amp and ...