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    Mesa 20/20 Loud Hum Poss. Grounding Issue

    This. Original owner of 20/20 and Blue Angel. Sprauge filter caps from that period are some of the best made - however 20 plus years is too long. You might pass the noise through a spectrum analyzer to see if you have a peak at 120 Hz. You should also visually inspect them by taking the...
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    Anybody using a Euna?

    I use a Euna and find it very useful in preserving top end on my guitar input. I have a treble booster (R2R elec) which I use on my P-90 guitars - in Euna's loop, which is designed for those sorts of pedals. I run all of my pedals into a Mastermind PBC/6X switcher. The loop in the Euna...
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    Lonestar mod to add 5 Watt mode?

    Captor X saved my marriage! Joking but it's the most useful tool I have ever purchased and you get an outstanding recording interface and cabinet sims and much more with it. I have obtained IR's for it that duplicate the speakers in my combo and it amazes me how accurate they are.
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    What are Mesa Boogie going to do about the tube scarcity?

    My Sprague caps are 27 years old as well. No hum, no hiss in my amp.
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    What are Mesa Boogie going to do about the tube scarcity?

    I don't see any shortage. I can buy all the tubes I need. I use mainly NOS in my Mesa in any event. In fact, I've only gone through ~2 sets of tubes in 27 years. Only EL-84's I use are TAD and I can get them at about the same cost as before COVID.
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    Awesome Tone at Lower Volume

    I had a similar issue with my Blue Angel. If your not familiar with the amp, it has no master volume. It starts to sing at about 10-11 on the volume knob, and is very loud even on it's lowest output tube setting (6V6 only). I purchased an Torpedo Captor-X two years ago and I couldn't be...
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    50/50 High Plates Voltage

    The wattage prevents it from burning. It's the resistance that's key to the circuit as long as the resistor will physically fit. 1 to 2 watts is a tiny change that will not impact the circuit but will last longer as long as the amp is healthy. Very similar to Voltage rating for a capacitor.
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    Cathode Follower in BA/Maverick?

    I don't know if this will provide any insight but here goes: As you asked about preamp tubes in your second post I thought I'd provide this. This is what I use in my BA for the last two years or so. I've had the amp 27 years. Using a lower gain triode in V2 is probably the most significant...
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    Blue Angel impedance revisited?

    Great question. I went back to my manual and just as you say on page 4 towards the bottom is the line, I clearly forgot about this for the 27 years I've owned and played my Blue Angel. For at least 90% of her life my 2X10 Blue Angel has used the 8 ohm output only. The vast majority of her...
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    NAD: Blue Angel

    Thank you. I'm envious of your environment where you can run your amps fully! Maybe in my next house next year when I move back up north and at least get a basement. Who knows, maybe I'll get lucky and scarf a barn or small building in the back of the house. In my first four years in the...
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    NAD: Blue Angel

    Congratulations! I wanted to share my experience with my Blue Angel - as I feel in the guitar amplifier community at large - it's a very overlooked, undervalued and misunderstood jewel. Note in fact that the Boogie Forum doesn't even have a section for it. I've owned a 2X10 version I...
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    Celestion Alnico Gold or Cream for a Blue Angel

    I have a Blue Angel 2 x 10 (since 1996) I replaced the original speakers in about 2000 with a pair of Kendricks. About 6 months ago I put in a pair of Celestian Golds and the amp has never sounded better. They aren’t completely broken in yet either as I play my BA through a Torpedo Captor-X...
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