Recent content by bamabaxter

yep, they will be hot....just tap them quick, like i said,sort of similar to checking to see if a microphone is turned on. They get hotter the more you drive them, so if you just turn it on for a min and don't play, then give them a tap.

you can remove the metal caps. I think they are there to mainly keep the 12ax7's from vibrating out. Just use the tip of your finger. If it is bad the tap will be greatly amplified through the speaker....will sound sort of like tapping on a microphone. This is how I troubleshot mine. There...

i have heard of folks running 2 different speaker types in Marshalls.

cool, thanks for the replies. Like I said, it was a curiosity question more than anything.

Curious to see if anyone has swapped their speaker in an F-50?

Lightly tap them all, but most of the time it is a pre-amp gone bad. Many people recommend JJ's and Ruby Tubes. Call Doug's Tubes, you can find his website and number using Google, he will set you up. The guy is pretty experienced with tubes and knows his stuff especially with Mesa's(yes he...

I had to remind the guy I bought my amp from to remove them when he shipped the amp. If you lightly tap the tubes while the amp is on, you can figure out really quick which one or ones are bad.

Yes, they were biased for Mesa Specs. No worries there. I did a lot of research before I even bought the amp and especially the tubes. I got them from Doug's Tubes which is the place that most recommend. He asks that you even call and talk to him before ordering so that he can make sure that...

Just got a F-50 about a week ago. It is an amazing amp, no doubt. Still had the stock Mesa tubes in it and they had definitely seen better days. Ordered a set of Ruby 6L6's for it and wow what an amazing difference it made. I think they sound a little warmer/smoother than the stock ones...