mezcalhead wrote: You'll want it soldered .. if the leads come off accidentally you're in trouble, because a tube amp needs a load to drive otherwise it'll fry itself.
hehe...you know, when it actually happen and I saw the thing had come off, I thought of your above post instantly!!mezcalhead wrote:
Dammit Zhiv, when will you learn to listen to your Uncle Mez?
mezcalhead wrote: You'll want it soldered .. if the leads come off accidentally you're in trouble, because a tube amp needs a load to drive otherwise it'll fry itself.
But enough of that .. anything I can do to help? What are you using for an amp in the meantime?
so I should be ok..... Man .. that's funny! I now have a mental image of you staring miserably at your amp with a big thought balloon reading "shit .. jon is gonna kill me"zhivago wrote: I thought of your above post instantly!!
hehe...it's a pretty accurate image!!mezcalhead wrote:Man .. that's funny! I now have a mental image of you staring miserably at your amp with a big thought balloon reading "shit .. jon is gonna kill me"zhivago wrote: I thought of your above post instantly!!
Hiwatts are good, you could do much worse. If the trouble drags on we might be able to come to some sort of arrangement with one of my amps if necessary, although transport would be a pain in the butt.
That fact combined with the "high voltages" detail means this is a job for a pro.zhivago wrote: hmmm....I can't really solder to save my life....
you know, i´ve actually thought of doing that for a long time. i´ve had soooo much grief from vintage tube amps breaking down at the last minute i can´t even begin to tell you. i guess that´s one of the reasons why i now have a super cheap solid state amp as gigging amp. if it breaks, i´ll just buy a new one!zhivago wrote: ...or...god forbid, use a POD modeler direct into the desk!
mynameisjonas wrote:you know, i´ve actually thought of doing that for a long time. i´ve had soooo much grief from vintage tube amps breaking down at the last minute i can´t even begin to tell you. i guess that´s one of the reasons why i now have a super cheap solid state amp as gigging amp. if it breaks, i´ll just buy a new one!zhivago wrote: ...or...god forbid, use a POD modeler direct into the desk!
it will distort it for sure. but the quality of that distortion might not be the best, since the input signal (if it is above a certain threshold level) will be clipped digitally before it enters the modeller, and that might sound cool, but it might also sound horrible. and my guess is that it will be the latter. but i don´t know, i have never owned a pod.zhivago wrote: should I give the pod a go?
I mean...the Super Duper won't distort it, will it?...I guess that's the main problem...I can't have my tube-generated distorted sound.... :-\
