Recent content by GerryJ

Rather than "how old", maybe it should be "how deaf" ;).

Pearce.....never tried one, but Steve Khan (clean jazz guitarist) recorded many times and the sound was stunning. Solid state.

I have a Boss bluesdriver with the Keeley mod, sounds good. Does that get me in the same general neighborhood as the SD-1 (never tried one)? Thanks.

Does the amp pop if it's plugged into a separate outlet & used by itself, no 2nd amp, no pedalboard? If not, then as mentioned above it could be a ground loop issue.

Your 4x12 dry, stereo 2x12s wet setup- do you play out with that?

My impression too. All 3 certainly sound good enough to be interchangeable for recording. Btw, is that the main purpose here? ...to demonstrate that software/DAW can essentially duplicate the signal chains of the 70s & 80s recording studios at < 1% of the cost? Absolutely. Can software...

Thanks....I have a YBA-1 bassmaster, which doesn't have an adjustable bias pot, but Tesla EL-34s do fine when tested (with a bias probe device), drawing 32 mA and sounding fine. So I leave that amp completely stock. The YBA-1A Mk II bassmaster is the one I'm more concerned with, as it has higher...

Hello (first post here) - I've got some 70s era Traynor Bassmasters- they were originally fitted with GE 6CA7s (they were current production back then!). Most recently, been using Tesla EL34s, which seem to do OK in the ~ 45 watt YBA-1 bassmaster (2 power tubes, screen and plate voltages ~ 427...