So, that tube amp I found for $20 in a record store LIVES! I salvaged a 5U4 out of an old Hammond organ that a friend is going to give me, and I also replaced the power cord and gave it a speaker jack. This thing rips! Sounds more Marshall like than the Fender circuit it's trying to emulate. The tube driven tremolo however doesn't work. :/ It uses 12AX7s for the preamp, 6L6s for power.. dunno what the tremolo tube is.
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The $20 Sixties Tube Amp Lives! (Clip inside)
So, that tube amp I found for $20 in a record store LIVES! I salvaged a 5U4 out of an old Hammond organ that a friend is going to give me, and I also replaced the power cord and gave it a speaker jack. This thing rips! Sounds more Marshall like than the Fender circuit it's trying to emulate. The tube driven tremolo however doesn't work. :/ It uses 12AX7s for the preamp, 6L6s for power.. dunno what the tremolo tube is.Gear
Organs: 1972-73 Conn 632 "Serenade" analog theater organ, 1967 Hammond H-111 (not sounding but working), '72 Hammond T-524 + my '71 Hammond L-112 across the country.
Synths: Roland D-20, Kawai K11, Yamaha QS300
Leslie Cabinets: 1975 Leslie 825 and 1974 Leslie 705.
Guitars: Monterey Stage Series bitsa, 1991 Charvel CX-291 bitsa, 70s Hondo acoustic and a ton of parts.
Pedalboard: Home made DJ case thing conversion with a lot of budget pedals on it.
Amps: Fender Sidekick Reverb 35Tags: None
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Re: The $20 Sixties Tube Amp Lives! (Clip inside)
Man...not to be negative, but I was excited about this amp and hoping for a much better tone. That sounds like generic butt-rock '80s/'90s-solid-state-amp-with-too-much-gain tone. It's so synthetic sounding. What have you got the guitar going through before the amp?Last edited by ItsaBass; 04-27-2019, 03:22 AM.Originally posted by LesStratYogi Berra was correct.Originally posted by JOLLYI do a few chord things, some crappy lead stuff, and then some rhythm stuff.
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Re: The $20 Sixties Tube Amp Lives! (Clip inside)
Originally posted by ItsaBass View PostMan...not to be negative, but I was excited about this amp and hoping for a much better tone. That sounds like generic butt-rock '80s/'90s-solid-state-amp-with-too-much-gain tone. It's so synthetic sounding. What have you got the guitar going through before the amp?
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Organs: 1972-73 Conn 632 "Serenade" analog theater organ, 1967 Hammond H-111 (not sounding but working), '72 Hammond T-524 + my '71 Hammond L-112 across the country.
Synths: Roland D-20, Kawai K11, Yamaha QS300
Leslie Cabinets: 1975 Leslie 825 and 1974 Leslie 705.
Guitars: Monterey Stage Series bitsa, 1991 Charvel CX-291 bitsa, 70s Hondo acoustic and a ton of parts.
Pedalboard: Home made DJ case thing conversion with a lot of budget pedals on it.
Amps: Fender Sidekick Reverb 35
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Organs: 1972-73 Conn 632 "Serenade" analog theater organ, 1967 Hammond H-111 (not sounding but working), '72 Hammond T-524 + my '71 Hammond L-112 across the country.
Synths: Roland D-20, Kawai K11, Yamaha QS300
Leslie Cabinets: 1975 Leslie 825 and 1974 Leslie 705.
Guitars: Monterey Stage Series bitsa, 1991 Charvel CX-291 bitsa, 70s Hondo acoustic and a ton of parts.
Pedalboard: Home made DJ case thing conversion with a lot of budget pedals on it.
Amps: Fender Sidekick Reverb 35
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Re: The $20 Sixties Tube Amp Lives! (Clip inside)
It does indeed sound better...but I'm still hearing nothing but your effects, really.Originally posted by LesStratYogi Berra was correct.Originally posted by JOLLYI do a few chord things, some crappy lead stuff, and then some rhythm stuff.
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Originally posted by ItsaBass View PostIt does indeed sound better...but I'm still hearing nothing but your effects, really.
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Organs: 1972-73 Conn 632 "Serenade" analog theater organ, 1967 Hammond H-111 (not sounding but working), '72 Hammond T-524 + my '71 Hammond L-112 across the country.
Synths: Roland D-20, Kawai K11, Yamaha QS300
Leslie Cabinets: 1975 Leslie 825 and 1974 Leslie 705.
Guitars: Monterey Stage Series bitsa, 1991 Charvel CX-291 bitsa, 70s Hondo acoustic and a ton of parts.
Pedalboard: Home made DJ case thing conversion with a lot of budget pedals on it.
Amps: Fender Sidekick Reverb 35
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Organs: 1972-73 Conn 632 "Serenade" analog theater organ, 1967 Hammond H-111 (not sounding but working), '72 Hammond T-524 + my '71 Hammond L-112 across the country.
Synths: Roland D-20, Kawai K11, Yamaha QS300
Leslie Cabinets: 1975 Leslie 825 and 1974 Leslie 705.
Guitars: Monterey Stage Series bitsa, 1991 Charvel CX-291 bitsa, 70s Hondo acoustic and a ton of parts.
Pedalboard: Home made DJ case thing conversion with a lot of budget pedals on it.
Amps: Fender Sidekick Reverb 35
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Re: The $20 Sixties Tube Amp Lives! (Clip inside)
I actually kinda liked the first clip.
What does it sound like if you just use a clean boost in front of it?Join me in the fight against muscular atrophy!
Originally posted by Douglas AdamsThis planet has - or rather had - a problem, which was this: most of the people living on it were unhappy for pretty much of the time. Many solutions were suggested for this problem, but most of these were largely concerned with the movements of small green pieces of paper, which is odd because on the whole it wasn't the small green pieces of paper that were unhappy.
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Originally posted by GuitarStv View PostI actually kinda liked the first clip.
What does it sound like if you just use a clean boost in front of it?Gear
Organs: 1972-73 Conn 632 "Serenade" analog theater organ, 1967 Hammond H-111 (not sounding but working), '72 Hammond T-524 + my '71 Hammond L-112 across the country.
Synths: Roland D-20, Kawai K11, Yamaha QS300
Leslie Cabinets: 1975 Leslie 825 and 1974 Leslie 705.
Guitars: Monterey Stage Series bitsa, 1991 Charvel CX-291 bitsa, 70s Hondo acoustic and a ton of parts.
Pedalboard: Home made DJ case thing conversion with a lot of budget pedals on it.
Amps: Fender Sidekick Reverb 35
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Originally posted by GuitarFanatic View PostNot too gainy, as my clean boost pedal kind of sucks. I wish I had something like a Dallas Rangemaster treble booster or something pushy like the Schaffer Replica.Join me in the fight against muscular atrophy!
Originally posted by Douglas AdamsThis planet has - or rather had - a problem, which was this: most of the people living on it were unhappy for pretty much of the time. Many solutions were suggested for this problem, but most of these were largely concerned with the movements of small green pieces of paper, which is odd because on the whole it wasn't the small green pieces of paper that were unhappy.
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Originally posted by GuitarStv View PostYou've got the master volume on the amp dimed?
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Organs: 1972-73 Conn 632 "Serenade" analog theater organ, 1967 Hammond H-111 (not sounding but working), '72 Hammond T-524 + my '71 Hammond L-112 across the country.
Synths: Roland D-20, Kawai K11, Yamaha QS300
Leslie Cabinets: 1975 Leslie 825 and 1974 Leslie 705.
Guitars: Monterey Stage Series bitsa, 1991 Charvel CX-291 bitsa, 70s Hondo acoustic and a ton of parts.
Pedalboard: Home made DJ case thing conversion with a lot of budget pedals on it.
Amps: Fender Sidekick Reverb 35
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It's all so massaged sounding. Need ta pipe straight into that ****er and just turn it up and hit hard. I'd love to hear that.
What Fender circuit is it?Originally posted by LesStratYogi Berra was correct.Originally posted by JOLLYI do a few chord things, some crappy lead stuff, and then some rhythm stuff.
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Originally posted by ItsaBass View PostIt's all so massaged sounding. Need ta pipe straight into that ****er and just turn it up and hit hard. I'd love to hear that.
What Fender circuit is it?Gear
Organs: 1972-73 Conn 632 "Serenade" analog theater organ, 1967 Hammond H-111 (not sounding but working), '72 Hammond T-524 + my '71 Hammond L-112 across the country.
Synths: Roland D-20, Kawai K11, Yamaha QS300
Leslie Cabinets: 1975 Leslie 825 and 1974 Leslie 705.
Guitars: Monterey Stage Series bitsa, 1991 Charvel CX-291 bitsa, 70s Hondo acoustic and a ton of parts.
Pedalboard: Home made DJ case thing conversion with a lot of budget pedals on it.
Amps: Fender Sidekick Reverb 35
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i dont think its a tweed deluxe clone. the tweed deluxe has two channels, each with a volume control, a shared tone control, two 6v6, and one 5y3. older models have two octal preamp tubes, the 5d3/5e3 have two 12ax7. quite different than what you have there. and a tweed deluxe has a good amount of dirt turned up.
take a good shot of the inside and maybe we can figure out what ya have going on
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