slyvren
Member
Welcome to the family, you'll be very happy you joined. 
sombersoul
New member
My Einstein got shipped on Monday. 
It'll probably arrive tomorrow or on Friday. I'm very glad I didn't wait for the 6550 ones to be in stock. They still aren't.
It'll probably arrive tomorrow or on Friday. I'm very glad I didn't wait for the 6550 ones to be in stock. They still aren't.
slyvren
Member
I'm almost as excited for you as I was when I ordered mine... hahaha Enjoy it man!~
Russ
New member
in ordered mines 2 weeks ago still awaiting a 100 watt einstein , im really itching to get itas im ampless at the moment .how is the einstein stock from the diezel factory i wonder ?
Joeytpg
Active member
hehehe good stuff guys, nice to see the family growing. You'll be very happy with your Einsteins.
The Einstein is an exceptional amp, and it comes loaded and ready to rock from factory, unless the tubes are old or broken, which you'll notice right away.
The Einstein is an exceptional amp, and it comes loaded and ready to rock from factory, unless the tubes are old or broken, which you'll notice right away.
Random Hero
New member
Where in Europe? I'm selling my 50w, 6 months old, never left the house.
hairychris444
New member
More Einstein owners?
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Anonymous
Guest
With a 100 Watt Einstein, and playing at bedroom levels for now, you may have tubes that last you well over 3 years as you won't need near the power the amp can provide you.
Mine came with EL-34's and is a 50 watt combo. It took me 3 years of playing to get to a point that I needed to consider replacing power tubes.
You can always order a pair of 6550's and bias one side of the amp for those, and leave the EL-34's in the other side. You will be able to custom tune your amp to your own personal sound. This may take you some time as you will want to listen to the amp as it comes stock first to see what it sounds like, but eventually, experimenting with various tubes will be something that gets your curiosity up.
Definitely consider getting a Weber Bias Rite with the four octal inputs for your amp. You will be able to bias your amp in mere minutes easily and never have to send it out for repair and wait. I did it myself, under the clinical supervision of a doctor (Olaf), and it was biased in less then two minutes...quicker then getting a vasectomy!
Mine came with EL-34's and is a 50 watt combo. It took me 3 years of playing to get to a point that I needed to consider replacing power tubes.
You can always order a pair of 6550's and bias one side of the amp for those, and leave the EL-34's in the other side. You will be able to custom tune your amp to your own personal sound. This may take you some time as you will want to listen to the amp as it comes stock first to see what it sounds like, but eventually, experimenting with various tubes will be something that gets your curiosity up.
Definitely consider getting a Weber Bias Rite with the four octal inputs for your amp. You will be able to bias your amp in mere minutes easily and never have to send it out for repair and wait. I did it myself, under the clinical supervision of a doctor (Olaf), and it was biased in less then two minutes...quicker then getting a vasectomy!
sombersoul
New member
Now that it turns out I got a 6550 version after all (see more recent thread by me), I will definitely try EL34s sooner or later. I realize that bedroom levels won't wear out tubes. I might get to play the Einstein in a band, though.
Anyway, I have a standard multimeter. I guess that should be good for biasing the amp? Or why would I want octagonal inputs? I've never biased an amp before. The Peavey didn't need that. I only used the multimeter to measure the ohm impedance of speakers.
Anyway, I have a standard multimeter. I guess that should be good for biasing the amp? Or why would I want octagonal inputs? I've never biased an amp before. The Peavey didn't need that. I only used the multimeter to measure the ohm impedance of speakers.
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MrNixon
New member
I have the 50w Einstein... great amp, but havent heard it with anything except EL34s - even the VH4 @ my recording studio has El34s in it... so i dont know what to say about the difference...
I DO have experience swapping EL34s to 6L6s in the JTM45 i used to own. Gain became gutsier and a bit more present, where as the EL34s were definitely the old-school Marshall tone... Hendrixy drive to AC/DC crunch. 6L6s brought it to Tool 'Undertow' era tones. I'd imagine that the effect would be similar, due to the English flavor that Diezels seem to be derivative of.
I much enjoyed experimenting with different preamp tubes. I have a sweet collection of vintage/used Telefunken, RCA, Sylvania, Mullard, Tung-Sol and GE 12AX/AT/AU7s, so i've really run the gamut of preamp tweaking. I dug the toned-down, bluesier gain that was achieved with the AT7 in V1, although there was a diminished output scenario. Right now i have all Mullard 12AX7s in the preamp, with the PI being a 12AU7. Zero fizz at any volume, and when cranked, the amp is GORGEOUS sounding.
what i love about Diezels is the fact that there is no effort at dialing in a useable tone. no matter where you put a knob, the tone delivers.
As per the comment regarding 'good/bad' pedals - i dont really subscribe to that ideology... the fact that the amp sounds great makes each pedal a valuable color on your palette. The loops on the amp are brilliant. While the gain on the Einstein is worth the price of admission alone, the spectacular clean channel makes having other 'preamps' on my pedalboard very sensible. If the the other settings on Ch. 1 werent so damn juicy, i'd be completely satisfied with only being able to switch between Ch 1/2, due to how well the amp takes pedals out front.
the other two modes on Ch. 1 clean up very well though. Ch. 2 is also very versatile, but i find that although there is more gain, there is a volume difference between 1/2 - i usually have to either turn down ch 1 or turn up on 2 in order to unify levels.
Mega mode, ch 1. rules. I'd keep it on Mega forever and just clean up on my guitar, and use 2 for leads... but like i said... the other two modes are beautiful.
Diezel covers so many bases. Why get another amp??? there are starving guitarists playing thru Gorillas in India. Don't be gluttonous.
I DO have experience swapping EL34s to 6L6s in the JTM45 i used to own. Gain became gutsier and a bit more present, where as the EL34s were definitely the old-school Marshall tone... Hendrixy drive to AC/DC crunch. 6L6s brought it to Tool 'Undertow' era tones. I'd imagine that the effect would be similar, due to the English flavor that Diezels seem to be derivative of.
I much enjoyed experimenting with different preamp tubes. I have a sweet collection of vintage/used Telefunken, RCA, Sylvania, Mullard, Tung-Sol and GE 12AX/AT/AU7s, so i've really run the gamut of preamp tweaking. I dug the toned-down, bluesier gain that was achieved with the AT7 in V1, although there was a diminished output scenario. Right now i have all Mullard 12AX7s in the preamp, with the PI being a 12AU7. Zero fizz at any volume, and when cranked, the amp is GORGEOUS sounding.
what i love about Diezels is the fact that there is no effort at dialing in a useable tone. no matter where you put a knob, the tone delivers.
As per the comment regarding 'good/bad' pedals - i dont really subscribe to that ideology... the fact that the amp sounds great makes each pedal a valuable color on your palette. The loops on the amp are brilliant. While the gain on the Einstein is worth the price of admission alone, the spectacular clean channel makes having other 'preamps' on my pedalboard very sensible. If the the other settings on Ch. 1 werent so damn juicy, i'd be completely satisfied with only being able to switch between Ch 1/2, due to how well the amp takes pedals out front.
the other two modes on Ch. 1 clean up very well though. Ch. 2 is also very versatile, but i find that although there is more gain, there is a volume difference between 1/2 - i usually have to either turn down ch 1 or turn up on 2 in order to unify levels.
Mega mode, ch 1. rules. I'd keep it on Mega forever and just clean up on my guitar, and use 2 for leads... but like i said... the other two modes are beautiful.
Diezel covers so many bases. Why get another amp??? there are starving guitarists playing thru Gorillas in India. Don't be gluttonous.
hairychris444
New member
MrNixon":6o69yaf4 said:
Yes... I came to do this myself after breaking my footswitch. It cleans up really nicely. My main guitar is loaded with BKP Warpigs (>20k output). When the guitar volume is full you get a very saturated tone but roll back and there are some very nice vintage and clean sounds in there.
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LaXu
Member
I've got the 50W Einstein 1x12 combo. I've tried it with the stock EL34s as well as Svetlana/SED 6L6GCs. Here's what I found:
- The 6L6 tubes really take the already good clean tones up a notch, reminds me of classic Fender.
- 6L6 has less top end sizzle, which I personally prefer.
- 6L6 has a different midrange emphasis, I think EL34s sound better for high gain leads.
- EL34s seem to have a slight edge in distorted rhythm tones, excluding that sizzle in the highs they have.
I'd love to try the amp with 6550s. I'm hoping that would yield something between the EL34 and 6L6 tones. Any thoughts on that?
Ch2 can definitely be used for rhythm, but I feel Ch1 mode 3 cuts thru better because it's not as thick sounding. The major drawback of Ch2 is that it has absurd amounts of gain on it so it doesn't work well if you'd like a clean sound and a classic rock distortion tone at the flick of a switch. Which is a real shame because otherwise I love the voicing.
- The 6L6 tubes really take the already good clean tones up a notch, reminds me of classic Fender.
- 6L6 has less top end sizzle, which I personally prefer.
- 6L6 has a different midrange emphasis, I think EL34s sound better for high gain leads.
- EL34s seem to have a slight edge in distorted rhythm tones, excluding that sizzle in the highs they have.
I'd love to try the amp with 6550s. I'm hoping that would yield something between the EL34 and 6L6 tones. Any thoughts on that?
Ch2 can definitely be used for rhythm, but I feel Ch1 mode 3 cuts thru better because it's not as thick sounding. The major drawback of Ch2 is that it has absurd amounts of gain on it so it doesn't work well if you'd like a clean sound and a classic rock distortion tone at the flick of a switch. Which is a real shame because otherwise I love the voicing.