I've owned a Splawn Quickrod for about a year and a half now. It's fully loaded with the B+, mid and old/new switches. It's a gorgeous amp. And it's a beast of an amp as well. My issue is that I keep going through these love/hate phases with it.
There are times when I can't imagine a better tone coming from an amp and other times when I'm not at all digging what I hear.
Seems when I'm not liking the amp there is this high end, almost brittleness to it. It just doesn't sound as warm as it should.
I'm playing a Les Paul with a Super Distortion bridge and a PAF 36th Anny in the neck....it's not the pickups. They sound amazing through the Blackstar and the 2204.
It has the original power tubes biased correctly and I've swapped the preamp tubes.
IIRC:
V1(clean)-Chinese 12ax7 (stock)
V2/3(gain stages) P.M. Tubes brand , which is basically a screened Chinese tube.
V4: (PI) Sovtek LPS.
I don't believe the tubes are causing this.
What I'm not understanding is how one day I love it and the next I'm indifferent.
Does anyone that plays a Splawn experience this at all?
Tell me about your gear setup...amp settings....pedalboard layout?
Believe me, I want to LOVE this amp....help me to do that!!
There are times when I can't imagine a better tone coming from an amp and other times when I'm not at all digging what I hear.
Seems when I'm not liking the amp there is this high end, almost brittleness to it. It just doesn't sound as warm as it should.
I'm playing a Les Paul with a Super Distortion bridge and a PAF 36th Anny in the neck....it's not the pickups. They sound amazing through the Blackstar and the 2204.
It has the original power tubes biased correctly and I've swapped the preamp tubes.
IIRC:
V1(clean)-Chinese 12ax7 (stock)
V2/3(gain stages) P.M. Tubes brand , which is basically a screened Chinese tube.
V4: (PI) Sovtek LPS.
I don't believe the tubes are causing this.
What I'm not understanding is how one day I love it and the next I'm indifferent.
Does anyone that plays a Splawn experience this at all?
Tell me about your gear setup...amp settings....pedalboard layout?
Believe me, I want to LOVE this amp....help me to do that!!
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