Crate Blue Voodoo

[LLL]

But, working on PCB.. not exactly hard, is it?

Have to be more careful. could lift a trace. plus the components can be smaller in size. And many times have to get underneath the PCB to remove components; not so typically with turret board.

[formula73]

Interesting. Does it sound anything like a Dual Rectifier?

Not in the slightest.

[Ewizard]

I Need to correct myself. My memory failed me. The Mesa DR does not have its tone stack between the first and second gain stage. It is at the end of the gain stages but is cathode follower driven. There is a Mesa design that does have the tone stack in between the first and second stages though. In either case, this does mean that the BV is trying very hard still to replicate the Mesa DR. The major difference in light of this new data is that the tone stack of the BV does NOT have a cathode follower driven tone stack, while the Mesa DR does. This does create a significant difference in sound. I do not like cathode followers.

Again, there are other small differences that lead to the difference in sound, the most significant is still the tone stack design and how it is driven.

[Top-L]

So trying, but failing spectacularly?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OLV3eGgI5F8

Watch the whole thing to the end where he demos it. I really like the sounds he's getting.

I can't say if this is better/worse than other usa tube amps from that era. But if I found one in great shape at a reasonable price I would check it out. OTH, for same price could probably get a Bugera with a warranty.