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I bought this beauty a year ago and it was a huge improvement in my sound but I wasn't completely satisfied with the tone. It was a little bit harshy, "ice pick" sound with the lack of bottom and low middle. It seemed that my solo tone needed a little bit more gain, or sustain.
I changed a lot of things in my setup, tried different speakers combinations but nothing helped. Two experienced tech checked the amp and they convinced me that there was no need for changing caps or LDRs because everything is untouched and in original shape. There is a picture of it:
About a month ago I desided to try a different preamp tube in order to solve my problem. I ordered a Tung Sol 12ax7 and replaced the v1 tube and that little change solved everything. Suddenly my Lead tone got balls, body, warmth, infinite sustain...eveything became as I expected from the beginning...perfect!!!
I even had to lower the gain because there was plenty of it.
I still can't believe what an improvement single tube can bring to overall sound and tone!
Now I can freely enjoy in this amazing piece of gear
P.S. This is my rig:
I changed a lot of things in my setup, tried different speakers combinations but nothing helped. Two experienced tech checked the amp and they convinced me that there was no need for changing caps or LDRs because everything is untouched and in original shape. There is a picture of it:
About a month ago I desided to try a different preamp tube in order to solve my problem. I ordered a Tung Sol 12ax7 and replaced the v1 tube and that little change solved everything. Suddenly my Lead tone got balls, body, warmth, infinite sustain...eveything became as I expected from the beginning...perfect!!!
I even had to lower the gain because there was plenty of it.
I still can't believe what an improvement single tube can bring to overall sound and tone!
Now I can freely enjoy in this amazing piece of gear
P.S. This is my rig: