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    CARR Super Bee vs. Mercury V??

    Greetings.... i realize folks will have a preference for a few reasons or another, but which one is more versatile, & which one delivers the best Plexi vibe, and do they both offer equally as good cleans? It would be used for both recording and live... The YT clips of each amp sound amazing, as...
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    Removing or thinning out heavy doping

    hiya'll..... I once heard that one could either remove or greatly thin out a heavily doped speaker, w/o reconing, of course..... How might you do this, & safely, w/o trashing the surround? Acetone or some other compound? Pour it on & let the speaker play, or even trying to peel it off with the...
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    Speaker Dope

    Hiya.... just to be clear, the Corona Dope #10-4702 dries flexible & what is typically used for the surround on paper cones, correct? And if this isn't the correct stuff, what is?Thnx, Kenny ॐ​
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    Tailpiece Mass on a LP JR Style Axe....

    Greetings..... If my memory serves me well, my long gone 57 single pup Jr, & my 59 2 pup TV Yellow Special, had those stop tailpieces that had very little mass to them..... My current Jared James Nichols Epi has a beastly heavy type wraparound tailpiece, which begs the question, do the lower...
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    Pardon My Brain-Freeze,,,, but......

    I just picked up an old 60's Hilgen guitar amp, my 3rd one this month, and only one of the tone pot's taper is backwards Do I simply reverse the connections to the outer lugs, leave the middle, and I'm in business? YES, it's been a lonnng day~ Thnx, Kenny ॐ
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    Envelope Filter,, Boss FT2??

    Greetings,,,, As I revisit a pedal that I have twice owned, then for some reason dumped the FT-2, I'm trying to recall if it truly suffered from 'tone suck', as I sorta recalled...? After having very recently dumped 2 $$ boutiquee filters, i just want a simple filter for that on the edge of...
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    Anyone Up On Hilgen Amps?

    Greetings again~ In particular I'm looking at an R2024 Challenger amp, and speaker differentials aside, might it sound anything along the lines of their R2523 Champion, some kickass little firecracker....? Many thanks~ॐ
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    Victoria 2-10 Ivy League Question...

    Greetings.... Can anyone tell me if this amp employs any negative feedback? Schematics are non existent.... thnx
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    3-Way Schematic Time, Brain Freeze..

    Greetings again.... Just when I thought I conquered everything, Brain Fart sets in.. Been a long day... I desire B•BM•BN,,, 3-way, all single coils.... Mille grazie Scheme?.... Mincer!! Thnx, Kenny ॐ
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    Removing NFB Loop on Ampeg AC-12

    Greetings.... I want to bring my new/old Ampeg AC12 up to spec of the soon to follow GU12, in which the sole difference was the removal of the NFB, plus 2 tones instead of 1,..... But tone controls aside, just to put a lid on this baby, if I simply wanted to hear just how it sounds w/o the NFB...
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    Any Owners Of Ampeg GU12/AC12 Amp??

    Greetings,,,, just want to know if that single footswitch input on the back is TRS, three ring?? No one who's actively selling one on Ebay or Reverb has any clue.... thnx
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    Stag Mag Question...

    Thanks Dave,,, Dunno, but here's the pics.... notice that sticker that seems to read 'MG.' I wasn't aware that there was a 'MAG', but it makes sense, I think...
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    Stag Mag Question...

    greetings.... has anyone ever seen a Stag Mag SH3 with flat polepieces? thnx
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    BEST 7189/EL84's To Take Serious Heat.....

    Greetings.... I've got some real hot 'n nasty amps that roast power tubes; Mesa, Budda, Vox, & Morgan, and I need a great sounding & heat/voltage handling set of tubes.... I recently read about some Preffered Series 7189's that can handle 400+v, and want to know what else is out there that might...
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    10" Ala 12" Celestion Blue??

    Greetings,,, I'm in need of a 10" Alnico that lives, breathes, smells, sounds & breaks up like a 12" Blue.... 20-25w range,,,, sensitivity no matter..... Great break-up, but defined, like a Blue~ many thnx, ॐ
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