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Here’s something Ive never seen before: the plates on these old 6L6GCs must’ve seen a pretty impressive meltdown at some point, to be so warped and charred!:

Wampler Faux Spring Reverb Mini incoming from ToneLounge, thanks to Conway. Looking forward to this one - I opted for an fx loop over spring reverb on my little diy combo and have been on the hunt for a suitable spring emulator in a small format ever since. Tried the Hydra and a Caverns v2 but I th...

Wampler Faux Spring Reverb Mini incoming from ToneLounge, thanks to Conway. Looking forward to this one - I opted for an fx loop over spring reverb on my little diy combo and have been on the hunt for a suitable spring emulator in a small format ever since. Tried the Hydra and a Caverns v2 but I thi...

I saw them in the 2000s sometime and it was a great show. But while Sting and Copeland were in top shape, I recall Summers seemed to be struggling to keep up. Maybe he was just having a bad night though.

This is a solid state amp, right? Might narrow the Auckland field a bit since some amp techs prefer to stick to valve/tube stuff. If you get stuck and can’t find anyone I might be able to walk you through a few tests you can do yourself. Might end up being something you can handle on your own with a...

Garnet was a product of my hometown! Growing up, I used to see lots of them in the pawnshops since players preferred Fender, Marshall, Mesa, etc. It’s a real shame cause Gar Gilies was doing crazy stuff with amps that other builders still haven’t picked up on. I have his amp book, which is a random ...

I’m in central Wellington if it helps? Just PM me if you need me.

I have a Jamman Solo XT and it’s packed with features including just about everything you mention: stereo in/outs for splitting signals, switching banks on the fly (using external switches), quantisation, aux-in and a micro-sd which you can (apparently) pre-load with samples. I can’t comment on sign...

Did you hear a big difference after changing the screen resistors? It should make a big difference to the operating state of the EL84s but I’m curious to know how it sounded.

Never heard of Techexpress before. They say theyre based in Palmy North but they don’t give a physical address so it’s probably a reseller. Suntan brand is what jaycar and other retail electronics shops sell. They’re nothing special but they’ll do the job. And I’m still happy to post you any of the ...

I dug around and found some options. Just PM me with your address if any of them would work:

I should have a .68uf in my stash but not sure about volatges. Can dig around when I get back tomorrow. They’re no longer useful for small orders, but RS components used to keep NZ stock although that seems to have changed post-covid. They definitely hold some stock in Australia so shipping can be 2...

jeremyb wrote: ↑Mon Jan 29, 2024 11:10 am Nothing to add but some humour!

Built-in ciggie lighter - a useful feature!

That looks like a resistor to pin 3, which would make it a cathode bias resistor. Looks like it was working hard to do its job. You don’t have to replace it and since the amp seems to have individual biasing you can just pop in another valve. Just to be safe, I’d try one of the other old valves in t...

That video is total bs. If pcbs and pcb-mounted valve sockets are such a problem, why has mesa boogie (and Fender) been using this design in their amps for decades? And people pay good money for them! I don’t think board-mounted sockets are a good idea for boutique amps, but there’s nothing wrong wi...