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    FS: Fortin Cali arsholl

    Up for sale is a Fortin Cali -- the arsholl -- hand wired by Mike himself. I bought this amp from a user here on Rig Talk over a decade ago and it has been in my possession ever since. This has been well taken care of, never gigged, but i'm just not playing as much these days and I could use the...
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    Fortin Cali appraisal help (the arsholl)

    I've been out of the music gear game for almost a decade and have no idea what it's like these days. I'd love some help figuring out what this little guy might go for. Delete if not allowed :) Not trying to price gouge, just trying to determine a fair price. I know Fortin has a 3 channel Cali so...
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    Fortin's mods

    Been awhile since i've posted on this forum regularly, but when I did there were tons of Fortin modded Marshalls floating about. I can't seem to find much about them now on here or in the classifieds. Did they lose popularity or did he just stop doing the mods or something else? I still have an...
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    help! mosvalve mv-962 won't power up [solved!]

    the mosvalve is powered in a rack setup by a furman pl-8 power conditioner. I accidentally left the mosvalve switch in the on position when i turned the furman off the last time i was playing. So, today i turned on the furman and the mosvalve made a quick pop noise as it turned on (it always...
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    shipping an amp...UPS store?

    I finally sold my mesa boogie bass 400+....now i have to ship the damn thing :lol: :LOL: here's a picture of the beast: I'm planning on labeling the tubes/sockets, pulling the tubes and wrapping them all up separately to avoid damage. I also came across this nice post over on TalkBass.com...
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    5150 II noise w/video

    A friend of mine took his 5150 II to a tech within the past year to have it serviced. Apparently the tech was supposed to get a re-tube kit from euro-tubes, re-bias the amp, and that would be it. Fast forward to yesterday, my friend wanted me to look at his amp because he said it was making some...
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    mics for guitar cabs

    i don't own any microphones and i'm thinking about picking up 1 or 2 to get me started. I know the Sure sm57 is a popular choice, but what are some other ones? Are there any "must haves" when it comes to mics? I'm not looking to spend a ton on a single mic, but i'd like to get something that...
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    I need some help with a simple tube circuit design

    I'm working with a group here at my school and right now, we are working on prototyping this really stripped down tube circuit (see image below). The point of this circuit is 1) to show that we can actually build and analyze a tube circuit (since vacuum tubes aren't really taught in the...
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    mimicking the marshall stereo/mono speaker jack plate

    I have a marshall cabinet right now that is wired up for a total 16-ohm load (four 16 ohm speakers). I really would like to implement the stereo/mono switch jack that is on a lot of the 1960 4x12 cabs so i use the cabinet in stereo, but have the flexibility to go back and forth. Obviously you...
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    caught the amp building/designing bug

    well, actually it has been slowly creeping up on me for the last 4 or 5 months :lol: :LOL: anyways, i've been reading 'Inside Tube Amps' by Dan Torres and it's a pretty killer book, but i woke up this morning wanting more information. I did a google search on small, Class A amps -- because i...
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    Line6 Spider Valve - ever played one?

    alright, so humor me if you will. i've never actually played one of these things and i have no intention of buying one, BUT i'm really interested in hearing what people who have played these amps, particularly the head version, think about them. The idea seems like it makes perfect sense --...
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    not sure if this is slaving an amp but this is what i want

    i'd like to make a W/D setup using two guitar amps. I want to take the preamp signal from one and have it powered by another tube amp. This is how i'm thinking it would work. run my dry signal into the Powerball, loaded into one 4x12, and then have the EFX send going into the input of the...
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    T-Rex RoomMate reverb pedal

    Anyone have personal experience with this unit? The youtube demo and all the soundclips sound absolutely killer, but is it worth that price tag?? I currently am using a Boss RV-5 and it's not bad. I have no real problems with it, but I wouldn't mind having a reverb pedal that sounded a little...
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    Oversized Mesa Recto 4x12 - tightening it up?

    I've had this cab for the last 5 years or so and i've been trying new speaker combinations for fun. right now, i have two 16 ohm V30's and two 16 ohm G12K-85's in an X configuration. It sounds killer! tons of bass but not too boomy. The thing that i'm wondering is, is there a way to pad the...
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    modding effect pedal - diode question

    i have this old clunky Boss MT-2 metalzone pedal just sitting around. i have a mod write up for it that changes the D4 diode out for another diode value BUT the D3 diode is changed to led. there aren't any descriptions as to what kind of led or if it matters, it just says led. what exactly do...
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    i'm really digging this amp (marshall guys step in please!)

    9_ae1P9w4Hw I'm looking to get an amp that has a nice lead/rhythm rock tone, e.g. Van Halen, and i'm loving the way this Metropolis 68 replica sounds. Since i feel i'm about to head down the path to look for this vintage marshall tone, what other amp(s) should i be looking at? The $2500 price...
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    mosvalve power amp doesn't seem too loud = problem?

    I recently purchased a used Mosvalve MV-942 (500 watt version) power amplifier. Upon taking off the top, because i heard something loose inside, what fell out was an OP-AMP that reads TLO72CP and TI22CB. Now, the power amp does work just fine but i compared it to my Mosvalve MV-962 (100 watt...
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    weber bias rite question

    I just bought a Weber Bias Rite BR-2 (octal set) and i also got a quad of new 6L6GC power tubes for my powerball. I'm wondering how exactly do i go about biasing a quad of power tubes with just two of the weber socket adapters? Should i just install the quad of power tubes then do two at a...
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    GCX audio switcher question

    I emailed Voodoo Labs a couple of days ago but i got no response so far (probably because of the holidays) but i'm wondering how i could incorporate my GCP/GCX gear into a W/D/W setup? I filled out a GCX work-sheet and maybe you guys could tell me if this will work and if not, what i could...
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    W/D/W rigs...i have seen the light!

    I have been waiting for this day for weeks and planning accordingly! i finished up my last final this morning at 9am, packed up and drove home. when i got home no one was around so i spent the last couple of hours jamming on my W/D/W rig. all i have to say is my ears hurt really, really bad...
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