glpg80
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I was supposed to get a new 6505 shipped this week but checked zzounds and it's no longer showing a ship date.
Found a 6505+ at guitar center it didn't have pics but the description said great condition and made in USA.. Country of origin doesn't really matter that much to me but the condition better be great.... I got it for $650 my luck is they will ship me a 6505mh... we will see.
I'm putting a deposit down on a chubtone explorer next Wednesday. Then just waiting on my Duvell to get built.
I'm going to try to hustle and get a new single cut and I'm leaning towards an FGN. Either that or a V but honestly I don't know if I can swing it this year.
My 5150 II has kicked a lot of amps to the curb. A few hints to get the most out of them:
The stock bias resistor doesn’t allow you to bias it out of crossover distortion. It’s a simple well documented mod to change 1 resistor to allow a wider range of adjustment. I recommend this mod.
The OT stock isn’t that great in them and the tonal improvement from heyboer, Mercury, anything really, is a worthwhile investment.
Tube roll is important in these to get the best tone. Learn what sockets are which part of the amp and load it accordingly. I like to run a cleaner AU7 dedicated to just the crunch/clean and a high gain in V1 shared by all channels to boost the crunch channel and provide a stellar clean and lead tone. I run a set of sovtek WCs in the lead channel to clean it up and add sizzle. V1 is to taste.
Just these few things alone make an already great amp even better. I’ve kept mine for years after these mods and I wouldn’t have kept it around without them.