Death by Uberschall
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Wow, I'd be surprised if it's his old amp, never thought he would sell it.
NewWorldMan
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Death by Uberschall":9doaj2ww said:
Well, it's definitely the same serial number - 337. I ran across that when I was digging around for information on the revisions.
Death by Uberschall
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Would love to know the backstory on why he sold it.
misterspockyall
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Wow, nice score!
MetalHeadMike
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Looked at Ubers before and really wanted one, well still do, but then I started reading exactly this kind of thing. Seems there are multiple revisions and even considerable variance within each revision. Rev blue, green, purple, orange, red... I just didn't have the patience to sort threw a few to find the one that would make me happy. Maybe when I have more time on my hands to go threw a few until one really shines through.
NewWorldMan
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Apparently the earlier of my two has Reinhold's "personal mod" on V1. Not sure what it's supposed to do or change, but it's definitely a little different than the "stock" configuration.
Death by Uberschall
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What's different about it?NewWorldMan":2481zhqt said:
NewWorldMan
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You're asking the wrong guy... 
A small board is installed by V1, slightly different configuration per the looks of it, an extra cap versus the others, etc. I don't profess to know the difference. I've seen board shots from ones well before and after it which looked the same, so obviously not all were done this way. I've also seen a couple shots of ones done this way, and they were different from each other by a part of two as well, so I would assume each was tailored to the amp itself if that's the case.
I inquired with Bogner, and they basically said they have no records of things electronically and they'd have to dig through stacks of papers for any history, but Reinhold was always tinkering and tweaking things for artists. They couldn't give anything concrete.
Technically? Not a clue. Not my forte...
A small board is installed by V1, slightly different configuration per the looks of it, an extra cap versus the others, etc. I don't profess to know the difference. I've seen board shots from ones well before and after it which looked the same, so obviously not all were done this way. I've also seen a couple shots of ones done this way, and they were different from each other by a part of two as well, so I would assume each was tailored to the amp itself if that's the case. I inquired with Bogner, and they basically said they have no records of things electronically and they'd have to dig through stacks of papers for any history, but Reinhold was always tinkering and tweaking things for artists. They couldn't give anything concrete.
Technically? Not a clue. Not my forte...
Death by Uberschall
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I meant what's different about how it sounds and feels.
NewWorldMan
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Death by Uberschall":1vzb9s2i said:I meant what's different about how it sounds and feels.
Well, it sounds great. It's the most quiet Uber I've played. It's full, thick, aggressive, etc. Of course, I think my other is that way as well. I'll spend some time this weekend doing a comparison and A/B-ing to report back.
Ventura
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Tubes, bias levels, preamp glass - they all play a huge role in how the amp feels and sounds. Any amp for that matter, but with me and my TJ and Rev.2, I went opposite all you gainernuts and reign back the gain using some 5751 tubes in the preamp section. What it did was remove the compression and opened it up to be an absolutely terrifying fucking device. Articulate, crushing, thick, and loud. Both my TJ and Rev.2 have benefitted from this tone-tuning.
My ears only, YMMV.
But whatever, great amps... Special. Not, like, "short bus" special but you know, "cool" special
My ears only, YMMV.
But whatever, great amps... Special. Not, like, "short bus" special but you know, "cool" special
Bronco
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337 used to be mine before I sold it to James...while I'm pretty much a plexi guy these days, I still miss that amp. Congrats!NewWorldMan":203gn2th said:
MetalHeadMike
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Ventura":ymlihtmh said:Tubes, bias levels, preamp glass - they all play a huge role in how the amp feels and sounds. Any amp for that matter, but with me and my TJ and Rev.2, I went opposite all you gainernuts and reign back the gain using some 5751 tubes in the preamp section. What it did was remove the compression and opened it up to be an absolutely terrifying fucking device. Articulate, crushing, thick, and loud. Both my TJ and Rev.2 have benefitted from this tone-tuning.
My ears only, YMMV.
But whatever, great amps... Special. Not, like, "short bus" special but you know, "cool" special
Been thinking of trying some 5751s or 12YA7s in my FB100 and see what happens.