Andrew Lamprecht
Minion of One
I took it to my tech 6 or 7 weeks ago. Long wait. There was a strange static noise coming from my amp when you tapped the top of it.
My tech replaced the screen grid resistors and some other resistors, some caps, I don't know, the amp hadn't been worked on most likely in about 15 years.... He replaced the tube sockets and I had the the preamp retubed (just put new power tubes in about 2 weeks before I took it to him).
Along the way he called me and said that someone had modded it at some point. Some parts were changed to make the amp smoother and darker and asked if I wanted it or not. He said I could try it stock and if I wanted he would switch it back if I didn't like it. The amp is brighter and louder (****) now but it sounds even better than before. I couldn't stop playing guitar today... my strat sounds so good through it. I already loved the amp before and now I'm obsessed. I usually run a reverb in the loop but today... nothing... sparkly and warm at the same time. It sounds huge still. You can hear every nuance, it's ridiculously sensitive.
The only thing I don't like is he told me it would be louder than when I brought it in, just because the amp was so worn out from age. It's louder... and not by a subtle amount... and that is not what I needed considering it already feels louder than your average half stack. I probably need to buy an attenuator.
But I'm extremely happy. The tone is amazing. I remember when I was thinking about buying it, a few people told me to just because it was my dream amp and it would make me happy for years. I've had the amp for over 2 years now and I don't see it going anywhere. As I've figured it out I've really learned to dial it in and it's just become MY amp. I love it.
And with my strat going straight into it, I have so much tone it's ridiculous.
My tech replaced the screen grid resistors and some other resistors, some caps, I don't know, the amp hadn't been worked on most likely in about 15 years.... He replaced the tube sockets and I had the the preamp retubed (just put new power tubes in about 2 weeks before I took it to him).
Along the way he called me and said that someone had modded it at some point. Some parts were changed to make the amp smoother and darker and asked if I wanted it or not. He said I could try it stock and if I wanted he would switch it back if I didn't like it. The amp is brighter and louder (****) now but it sounds even better than before. I couldn't stop playing guitar today... my strat sounds so good through it. I already loved the amp before and now I'm obsessed. I usually run a reverb in the loop but today... nothing... sparkly and warm at the same time. It sounds huge still. You can hear every nuance, it's ridiculously sensitive.
The only thing I don't like is he told me it would be louder than when I brought it in, just because the amp was so worn out from age. It's louder... and not by a subtle amount... and that is not what I needed considering it already feels louder than your average half stack. I probably need to buy an attenuator.
But I'm extremely happy. The tone is amazing. I remember when I was thinking about buying it, a few people told me to just because it was my dream amp and it would make me happy for years. I've had the amp for over 2 years now and I don't see it going anywhere. As I've figured it out I've really learned to dial it in and it's just become MY amp. I love it.
And with my strat going straight into it, I have so much tone it's ridiculous.
