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fender blues deluxe, my new tone machine

  • 13-07-2008 4:47pm
    #1
    les-paul
    Closed Accounts Posts: 81 ✭✭


    I got my first tube amp last week and I have to say I'm feckin loving every minute I spend with it. I think I got quite a bargain, a chap from a nearby town was selling it for 500€$ with the original tubes (10 years old but they still rock!). I'd appreciate some inputs on webshops selling tubes...

    This guy lives up to its name, pure vintage/bluesy tone. I've toyed a bit with the Tubescreamer in my Pod and the thing simply roars.

    Spec wise the amp combines a "clean channel", vintage style with no master volume, there´s just the channel volume. The drive channel is of the modern type, separate maste volume and drive knobs. Common 3 band EQ with presence knob, bright switch (any clue on what this does, circuit wise?) and a glorious reverb.

    Now I'm waiting for my Fender Japan strat to arrive and hopefully my GAS will be gone for this century year.

    PS: complulsory new gear pics

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Comments

  • #2
    spoonbadger
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,365 ✭✭✭spoonbadger


    There ya go...

    Enjoy your new amp, and fry those tubes when ya get 'em :D

    http://www.tubeampdoctor.com/

    Most likely,the bright switch just switches an existing capacitor to a slightly higher setting, or swaps one capacitor for another higher value one.

    Btw,do you know what tubes you should be getting for it?. If you want any help, post a pic of the back and i'll see what i can do :)


  • #3
    Dord
    Closed Accounts Posts: 10,817 ✭✭✭✭Dord


    Congrats! :)


  • #4
    les-paul
    Closed Accounts Posts: 81 ✭✭les-paul


    spoonbadger wrote: »
    http://www.tubeampdoctor.com/

    Thanks for this...
    spoonbadger wrote: »
    Btw,do you know what tubes you should be getting for it?. If you want any help, post a pic of the back and i'll see what i can do :)

    All the websites I've found say 3 x 12AX7 for preamp and 2x 6L6 for power stage.


  • #5
    sei046
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,110 ✭✭✭sei046


    I hate when you can see the speaker in pics and its not centered. Its not symmetrical! AGH!


  • #6
    Alanstrainor
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 23,157 ✭✭✭✭Alanstrainor


    Put 2 ten inch speakers in then! and make 'm nice and symetrical;)
    I actaully bought a new speaker for my blues deluxe about 4 months ago and it's a big improvement on the stock one. the one i bought was a ted weber ceramic speaker, it wasn't overly expensive either, under €70 delivered from the states.


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  • #7
    Gaspode
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 8,044 ✭✭✭Gaspode


    les-paul wrote: »
    I got my first tube amp last week and I have to say I'm feckin loving every minute I spend with it. I think I got quite a bargain, a chap from a nearby town was selling it for 500€$ with the original tubes (10 years old but they still rock!).

    Congrats, have plenty of fun with it
    sei046 wrote: »
    I hate when you can see the speaker in pics and its not centered. Its not symmetrical! AGH!

    Hmmm, sounds like early stages of OCD to me!;)


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