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Prices of Colbalt have gone up so you would likely be paying more for Alnico's. Like Guitarzan I like Alnicos but agree with others that ceramic speakers can be made to sound just as good. Ted Weber recommends ceramics unless you play at max wattage on your amp and want a compressed sound out...

Before I had my amp modded I tried different preamp tubes with no change at low volumes. Agree the EL34's seem to sound better on the crunch channels at low volumes. The 6L6's sound better to me clean at all volumes but that's not what you're looking for. Someone on the forum suggested the...

Modding your triple to adjustable bias is pretty easy but dangerous for do it yourself types because of high voltages (even when the amp is unplugged because capacitors retain high voltage that can electricute you). A good tech can do this mod for $45-60 and install a bias pot and test leads...

I thought about the Weber version. But went a head and bought a Fluke 8060A meter instead. The bias tools are definately safer but the meter used cost my half of what the bias rite sells for new. I'm about to add an adjustable bias pot to my amp to make it easier to bias my output tubes...

Bought my Avatar 2x12 cab on ebay for a steal and love it. I mainly use it for my Twin Twelve head and have Weber F150's loaded in it. For the money they are hard to beat. Tried it with my ROV and great chimey cleans. Didn't like it as much in Vintage or Modern modes but that is more because...

I don't have a perm practice spot so I have to haul my ROV around and also play at home. Like KDS I found some decent tones at bedroom levels (mostly clean) but unfortunately a whole bunch of bad ones as well. Not impossible but its hard and took a lot of time playing with tone knobs. Its not...

Could it be microphonic output tube(s)? It sounds like it the way you describe the noise and how it comes and goes. I had this problem. I found my stock 6L6 tubes to be microphonic when I bought the amp, especially on the high E string playing a G or adding vibrato to a G note. Other notes...

I would try to isolate the stage the hum is coming from. Pull the output tubes one at a time and see if the hum stops. If it does not stop then its likely coming from the preamp. Put the output tubes back and pull the Phase Inv tube and see what happens. If it continues humming then its in...

I'd like to mod my Rectoverb from fixed to adjustable bias. Mesa won't provide the schematic for amps in production but I did find a posting for the Solo 50/Recto Series I on free society: www.freeinfosociety.com/electronics/schempage.php?cat=1 I know they change board layouts all the time in...

Hi Taproot, When I had issues with my 60's amps and found this page helpful: http://www.geofex.com/ampdbug/hum.htm I think the tubes are a good place to start after ruling out cables, guitar, and power source (outlet, other electronics nearby, ect).

I believe Fender Tele Knobs will work: http://www.musiciansfriend.com/product/Fender-Tele-P-Bass-Chrome-Knobs?sku=420537 I will confirm when I get home.

I'm looking a boost pedal as well. I tried the micro amp and it was not for me. Keeley's Katana clean boost has both a clean and dirty setting that is pretty cool. I also like the Keeley Java boost but that is a treble booster and I can't decide which I want for my purposes yet. I'm going to...

The Mesa Cabs are definately well built and sound great but for a surf sound its really hard to beat P12Ns or C12Ns. I'd recommend buying a good quality speakerless cab and then filling it with either the Jensen reissues or the Weber 12F150's. The advantage of the Webers is that they offer...

Hi Oystein, I believe the parallel to serial mod on the effects loop requires that they remove the solo level control. They use that circuitry for the mod. That might be something you want to confirm/consider.

yohimbe2, I'm playing around with a lot of my pedals on the recto as well. I have a Keeley modded BD-2 that I use to drive other amps that sounds pretty cool in the clean, pushed modes. I've heard clips of that Route 66 pedal and it sounds really nice. To me it makes sense to have the option...

Hi Dodger... sorry to respond late. Was at the Dodgers/Cubs game at Wrigley yesterday and couldn't get to a PC all day. Voodoo performed their deluxe mod on my amp with the Mercury Mag OT. I have to say the effect to me was pretty dramatic. The description and features of the mod on their...

They post a FAQ on their site that speaks generally to the changes they make: http://www.voodooamps.com/faqs.html# I'd just call them and ask about specifics. They are good guys and will answer your questions. As far as cost its not cheap but the results were very good for me. I've read...

Nice Siggy..... look forward to reading your review. Let us know what you think of the pick dynamics.

Got my Rectoverb modded by Voodoo and it sounds amazing. The description of the mod is spot on. The distortion character is way more musical. The sustain is amazing. Great tone at low volumes. A more usable EQ are all things I love about my amp now. Unfortunately you won't have the before...

If you want to increase headroom, the most effective way (but definately not cheapest) is a larger output transformer. The Mesa LSS, LSC, and Rectos don't use poor quality transformers but they are also not the largest and best built on the market. In a mass produced amp, manufacturers need to...