A very rare NAD for me...
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GoldenVulture
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Aceman
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Re: A very rare NAD for me...
You were drinking when you bought it. We can tell from the sideways pic.
But...that thing can make some hella clean sounds with awesome headroom and a nice knob controllable overdrive...you don't HAVE to use the 3rd channel!
Great base for playing anything really...
You were drinking when you bought it. We can tell from the sideways pic.
But...that thing can make some hella clean sounds with awesome headroom and a nice knob controllable overdrive...you don't HAVE to use the 3rd channel!
Great base for playing anything really...
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Little Pigbacon
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Re: A very rare NAD for me...
It's surprising how much ground you can cover with the crunch channel, which is honestly, seriously good. For more, it takes pedals well. I used to use a Mesa V-Twin, a Vox ToneLab (loop in), and -- most ironically -- a Tone Bone Hot British. All in all, I never would have sold mine if I hadn't needed to buy a car quite suddenly.
It's surprising how much ground you can cover with the crunch channel, which is honestly, seriously good. For more, it takes pedals well. I used to use a Mesa V-Twin, a Vox ToneLab (loop in), and -- most ironically -- a Tone Bone Hot British. All in all, I never would have sold mine if I hadn't needed to buy a car quite suddenly.
MetalManiac
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Re: A very rare NAD for me...
Congrats..now I think you need to take a Sunday afternoon drive to Clearwater;
https://tampa.craigslist.org/pnl/msg/6143970078.html
Congrats..now I think you need to take a Sunday afternoon drive to Clearwater;
https://tampa.craigslist.org/pnl/msg/6143970078.html
Aceman
I am your doctor of love!
Re: A very rare NAD for me...
I live six miles from there. He better get there before me. My Stiletto would be awesome through that!
I live six miles from there. He better get there before me. My Stiletto would be awesome through that!
MetalManiac
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Re: A very rare NAD for me...
Orpheo!!
Seriously, ya want a Mesa 4x12 for that Stiletto.
Orpheo!!
Seriously, ya want a Mesa 4x12 for that Stiletto.
Diego
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Re: A very rare NAD for me...
Wow! Wasn't expecting that monster from Mr. "I like to carry my rig from my car to the stage in one walk" here, haha.
I have to say I played a TSL100 stack a couple of times in a rehearsal room and thought it sounded like butt, but I didn't really fiddle too much with it and we weren't playing too loud.
I'm guessing it comes alive when you open it up the way it's meant to be?
I'm really impressed man, bold move but it's a sure winner from what you tell us, so that's cool!
Wow! Wasn't expecting that monster from Mr. "I like to carry my rig from my car to the stage in one walk" here, haha.
I have to say I played a TSL100 stack a couple of times in a rehearsal room and thought it sounded like butt, but I didn't really fiddle too much with it and we weren't playing too loud.
I'm guessing it comes alive when you open it up the way it's meant to be?
I'm really impressed man, bold move but it's a sure winner from what you tell us, so that's cool!
Gearjoneser
Gear Ho
Re: A very rare NAD for me...
Seeing as how you cut your teeth on Deep Purple, Sabbath, and lots of classic metal, I'm sure you'll get yer' ya ya's out on that thing. I'm also sure you'll make better use of the FX loop than most TSL owners.
Modelers do a lot more, but there's something about the grunt and dynamic range of tubes that's hard to duplicate.
Marshall is notorious for biasing those amps cold, so you should open the little panel on the back, and either hook it up to a volt meter, or turn the lights out, and bias it by ear. Observe the glow on the tubes and listen for the sweet spot at stage volume....tweak by ear.
Seeing as how you cut your teeth on Deep Purple, Sabbath, and lots of classic metal, I'm sure you'll get yer' ya ya's out on that thing. I'm also sure you'll make better use of the FX loop than most TSL owners.
Modelers do a lot more, but there's something about the grunt and dynamic range of tubes that's hard to duplicate.
Marshall is notorious for biasing those amps cold, so you should open the little panel on the back, and either hook it up to a volt meter, or turn the lights out, and bias it by ear. Observe the glow on the tubes and listen for the sweet spot at stage volume....tweak by ear.
dystrust
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Re: A very rare NAD for me...
You might want to swap the speakers first. The Stiletto isn't exactly the same, but Rectos sound like grainy a$$ through T75s.
I used to use a similar method to bias my 2555; I'd use a multimeter to get it in the ballpark and would fine-tune by ear. I found out that I like that amp @ 36ma per tube, so I just use the multimeter now.
You might want to swap the speakers first. The Stiletto isn't exactly the same, but Rectos sound like grainy a$$ through T75s.
I used to use a similar method to bias my 2555; I'd use a multimeter to get it in the ballpark and would fine-tune by ear. I found out that I like that amp @ 36ma per tube, so I just use the multimeter now.
Re: A very rare NAD for me...
Haha, considering I grew up listening to Blackmore, John McLaughlin, Allan Holdsworth and Steve Morse, I got that covered! I have to say, though...power chords sound amazing on this thing. It was stored for a little while, so I am having a great amp tech I know go over everything this coming week and give me the all clear- if there is anything wrong I don't know about, I don't want to do further damage if there happens to be any issues. You never know with a used tube amp. The TSLs have a little history of some biasing issues, too. So I should have the 'all clear' by next weekend.
Haha, considering I grew up listening to Blackmore, John McLaughlin, Allan Holdsworth and Steve Morse, I got that covered! I have to say, though...power chords sound amazing on this thing. It was stored for a little while, so I am having a great amp tech I know go over everything this coming week and give me the all clear- if there is anything wrong I don't know about, I don't want to do further damage if there happens to be any issues. You never know with a used tube amp. The TSLs have a little history of some biasing issues, too. So I should have the 'all clear' by next weekend.
metalchurch79
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Re: A very rare NAD for me...
Man that's so awesome you got that!
I was surprised as the picture was loading once I saw that white piping against the black tolex, then of course, the unmistakable Marshall gold... Good move having it gone over asap.
I'd be tempted to have new tubes put in it anyway just to hit the "re-set button" so to speak, however if it checks out ok and you were planning on flipping it, then there's no need for the extra expense as you're full aware I'm sure...
I always did that with every tube item I bought and I'd write down the dates and other info so I had a data sheet for my own personal use and to help combat my sometimer's disease. 12ax7's plug and play, so those are almost too tempting not to mess with, so being I'm able to do that myself I'm all over it and usually have several matched and mismatched pairs that I'll go through just to see what "colors" I have to work with.
Hope it all checks out ok for you, and you get to jam out on it soon! Thanks for sharing!
Man that's so awesome you got that!
I was surprised as the picture was loading once I saw that white piping against the black tolex, then of course, the unmistakable Marshall gold... Good move having it gone over asap.
I'd be tempted to have new tubes put in it anyway just to hit the "re-set button" so to speak, however if it checks out ok and you were planning on flipping it, then there's no need for the extra expense as you're full aware I'm sure...
I always did that with every tube item I bought and I'd write down the dates and other info so I had a data sheet for my own personal use and to help combat my sometimer's disease. 12ax7's plug and play, so those are almost too tempting not to mess with, so being I'm able to do that myself I'm all over it and usually have several matched and mismatched pairs that I'll go through just to see what "colors" I have to work with.
Hope it all checks out ok for you, and you get to jam out on it soon! Thanks for sharing!
