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The Obsolescence of Large Tube Amps | Page 3 | The Gear Page Big iron amps and 4 x 12s are obsolete to those who stopped using them and turned to smaller quieter technology That's fine It's ok to not want to spend the money on, transport, make space for, and be deafened by, a powerful large loud rig There are benefits to using nothing but a Line6 unit, or something thereof It makes finding, keeping and playing gigs easier
6L6 vs. EL34 - The Ultimate Heavy Metal Tube - The Gear Page Maybe the 6550 Definitely! Fixed-bias class AB1, with big iron behind it But, of the two choices offered, I'd say the 6L6GC can have a tighter, more in-your-face response (from direct comparisons in the same amp) That said, you don't plug your guitar into a power tube, but rather use an amplifier
DSL40CR - Plexi sounds for $700? - The Gear Page The term "Plexi" has been over simplified It should include big iron, as a requirements I have a THD Bivalve, big iron at lower volumes It can run on one power tube Big iron, yeah, which makes all of the difference when you're standing in front of it Is it a sweet amp? Nope Does it rock? Yes and they can still be had in the $900 range (used discontinued)
The Obsolescence of Large Tube Amps | Page 4 | The Gear Page About the only place Big iron and big amps are any good for is outdoor gigs and biker parties were of course large venue and door gigs Not many of them for us these days Click to expand I think terrific clean amps like the ampeg v4 and fender twin are great for home
Secret to getting solder to stick to a chassis? - The Gear Page You need a powerful gun irom with a big tip Leaving an iron in one spot for a long time is bad because the chassis itself acts as a heatsink and draws the heat away from where you're trying to solder This can damage components I use a Weller 'gun' for chassis work It's a dual heat jobbie (900 and 1500 watt or something like that) and
Question about Big Iron - The Gear Page Hey all I've been reading some posts and trying to learn more about "big iron" and it's impact on tone and feel It sure seems like what I'm after Question, does this idea or affect work with solid state amps? For example the Katana 100, or is this strictly a tube amp thing? I only play at
what attenuator works best with marshall and mesa amps, such as . . . I am not sure about the quality of the master volume in Marshalls but given the characteristics of Mesa big iron power sections I would argue that there is little to be gained from using an attenuator with those amps
Any experience with SOLandFA Chassis Kits? - The Gear Page Anyone have any experience with the SolandFa chassis kits out of Thailand? These look nice priced very reasonable (shipping price hurts) considering all that comes with them These kits include the faceplates, fiber eyelet boards, brass grounding plate for the same price as a bare chassis
Boost vs over drive - The Gear Page Really like how it sounds on its own and don't want it "muddied" by any of the amp's own signature? Then get a big iron high headroom clean amp that "takes pedals well" and stomp on your pedal Bingo, overdrive a la pedal Then click off the pedal once your solo is done and bingo you're back to the Big Clean