NAD - Frankly I am impressed
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JamesPaul
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Your tone is always where you find it. I took heat for years on my SD pickups and Kahler trems. Rock that cab as is!
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One of Jerry's Kids
So...<deep exhale>...I was playing the Carvin and when I hit the BOOST switch the DRIVE knob would no longer work and the amp got incredibly noisy. I am guessing it was modded in some way, modded badly. I was disappointed, to say the least. Guitar Center was cool. They took the amp back and refunded me all of my money including shipping. I found another X100B 30 miles away in MA. I took my Strat down and played it. Then turned every knob and switch. It is in great condition save a couple of nicks and it had the original footswitch which is rare. The footswitches are never with the amp and you can't find them anywhere. I am whole again and I am enjoying my new old Carvin.
My fear was whatever mod was done was giving me that beautiful high-gain tone. However this amp seems to have the same high gain sound, it actually sounds better. There is a set of JJ EL34s in it. I haven't opened it up to look at the preamp tubes yet.
My fear was whatever mod was done was giving me that beautiful high-gain tone. However this amp seems to have the same high gain sound, it actually sounds better. There is a set of JJ EL34s in it. I haven't opened it up to look at the preamp tubes yet.
Securb
One of Jerry's Kids
The view from the expressway:
I just drove the amp home on the Rt 93 N Depressedway.
Obsessive Compulsive
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Looks beat up.
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So...<deep exhale>...I was playing the Carvin and when I hit the BOOST switch the DRIVE knob would no longer work and the amp got incredibly noisy. I am guessing it was modded in some way, modded badly. I was disappointed, to say the least. Guitar Center was cool. They took the amp back and refunded me all of my money including shipping. I found another X100B 30 miles away in MA. I took my Strat down and played it. Then turned every knob and switch. It is in great condition save a couple of nicks and it had the original footswitch which is rare. The footswitches are never with the amp and you can't find them anywhere. I am whole again and I am enjoying my new old Carvin.
My fear was whatever mod was done was giving me that beautiful high-gain tone. However this amp seems to have the same high gain sound, it actually sounds better. There is a set of JJ EL34s in it. I haven't opened it up to look at the preamp tubes yet.
Wow, what luck!
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One of Jerry's Kids
Very lucky. I was playing around with some recording levels this morning I thought I would upload my first samples. This is nowhere near finished or polished. The first track is the Gibson Les Paul Lite (WLHs) on the RHYTHM setting will a bit of REVERB and no EQ, The amp is set very natural across the board (everything at 5). The second track is My Les Paul Goldtop with Burstbuckers, the GAIN is dimed and there is a ton of wet REVERB the EQ is set on a smiley face.
Both tracks are using the DIRECT OUT of the Cavin and an SM57 on the front of the amp.
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NegativeEase
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So...<deep exhale>...I was playing the Carvin and when I hit the BOOST switch the DRIVE knob would no longer work and the amp got incredibly noisy. I am guessing it was modded in some way, modded badly. I was disappointed, to say the least. Guitar Center was cool. They took the amp back and refunded me all of my money including shipping. I found another X100B 30 miles away in MA. I took my Strat down and played it. Then turned every knob and switch. It is in great condition save a couple of nicks and it had the original footswitch which is rare. The footswitches are never with the amp and you can't find them anywhere. I am whole again and I am enjoying my new old Carvin.
My fear was whatever mod was done was giving me that beautiful high-gain tone. However this amp seems to have the same high gain sound, it actually sounds better. There is a set of JJ EL34s in it. I haven't opened it up to look at the preamp tubes yet.
OMG it has JJs in it? that amp must be trash and ruined..... throw it away plz. ***Sarcasm***
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One of Jerry's Kids
How much are they asking?
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One of Jerry's Kids
Actually, it is a good price. Those amps keep rising in price. That's why I grabbed one now before they get ridiculous. I would jump on it if you can get him down another $50 and it is in good shape. I have seen some that looked like they were thrown down a set of stairs going for $400 - $450
