I just picked up an 80's Carvin X100B ala Mr. Zappa. I am pumped I have wanted this amp for decades. The great thing is I can set it to 100-50-25 watts so using it for home practice will be an option. The interesting thing is the tubes were shipped in a separate box and numbered for their positions in the amp. The preamp tubes are JJs with the exception of V1 being a Mesa-Boogie. The power tubes are Ruby EL34s. Out of the box and at first blush it has plenty of gain. However, I know Vai used an MXR D+ to push his so I will definitely be noodling around with my D+ in the next few days.
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