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Post by angusdeadking on Sept 10, 2011 13:00:07 GMT -5
When I got the Germino it had 2 55hz webers, 1 duane allman altec lansig copy by weber (which I have seen very few of) and 1 celestion vintage 30. I almost immediately put in 4 wgs green berets. Not 100% sure I made the right decision there...I'm using the cab live tonight for the first time. Hopefully it shines  Minus the second input, themadhatter's pro-mod is identical to mine...also, mine is currently running Sino EL-34B's |
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Post by themadhatter on Sept 11, 2011 8:28:17 GMT -5
Excellent, you guys have almost identical PM's! Angusdeadking, that Germino cab looks sweets! What speakers are in it? madhatter, which pedals are on top of the amp? I even have a Gibson Gothic Flying V!! I'd say Angusdeadking has good taste:) ;D The two pedals are a Scream Cheese Overdrive and an MXR Noise Clamp. Both are great pedals. You can't get a better gate for the $80 that the Noise Clamp cost! Rock on! |
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Post by angusdeadking on Sept 11, 2011 9:09:56 GMT -5
The scream cheese pedals are made around these parts right? (i'm in concord btw) I have seen several of them and always heard fairly good things about them as well as their other products. I have the gothic SG and 135 as well  |
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Post by themadhatter on Sept 19, 2011 19:02:34 GMT -5
The scream cheese pedals are made around these parts right? (i'm in concord btw) I have seen several of them and always heard fairly good things about them as well as their other products. I have the gothic SG and 135 as well We are one of the same mold then!! I am a Gibson gothic fanatic! As for the Scream Cheese, they are said to be made in Charlotte. It is super transparent! Very nice overall! If you ever wanna part with the SG...give me a shout! |
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Post by shreder75 on Oct 13, 2011 23:16:50 GMT -5
I'll join this thread =) if it's still alive..heheh
since I got my second QR I'm going to convert my three gear QR into a pro mod...just considering which tubes to use..
DD..when you brought your PM over my old house you had the JJ KT 88s in there and that thing killed! I know scott's moved on to Sinos but I haven't heard them in that amp
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Post by DonaldDemon on Oct 14, 2011 11:06:26 GMT -5
I'll join this thread =) if it's still alive..heheh since I got my second QR I'm going to convert my three gear QR into a pro mod...just considering which tubes to use.. DD..when you brought your PM over my old house you had the JJ KT 88s in there and that thing killed! I know scott's moved on to Sinos but I haven't heard them in that amp Well honestly, the amp has killed with every tube type I put in. ;D I did feel the JJ KT88's made the amp a bit too sterile and hi-fi sounding though. They sounded really good but made the feel a little stiff. Really though, I find power tubes make very little difference unless they are just microphonic or defective. I'll be interesting to hear what difference in tone you think the KT88's make on your amp. I am thinking at the next tube change I will try a set of EL34's in there b/c it was so easy to change the resistor and EL34's are a lot cheaper! I'm thinking I need to tame the bass a little too. I can't get past 10:00 with my 4x12! |
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Post by shreder75 on Oct 14, 2011 16:43:33 GMT -5
I'll join this thread =) if it's still alive..heheh since I got my second QR I'm going to convert my three gear QR into a pro mod...just considering which tubes to use.. DD..when you brought your PM over my old house you had the JJ KT 88s in there and that thing killed! I know scott's moved on to Sinos but I haven't heard them in that amp Well honestly, the amp has killed with every tube type I put in. ;D I did feel the JJ KT88's made the amp a bit too sterile and hi-fi sounding though. They sounded really good but made the feel a little stiff. Really though, I find power tubes make very little difference unless they are just microphonic or defective. I'll be interesting to hear what difference in tone you think the KT88's make on your amp. I am thinking at the next tube change I will try a set of EL34's in there b/c it was so easy to change the resistor and EL34's are a lot cheaper! I'm thinking I need to tame the bass a little too. I can't get past 10:00 with my 4x12! beleive it or not that's about where I've been running the bass on my QR these days too... yeah, I'm just kinda unsure as to what kinda tubes to put in there...then tehre's the whole KT 88 or 6550 which is what rich ward always used...I'll have to ask scott if that's what he had in Ward's pro mod =D |
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Post by DonaldDemon on Oct 17, 2011 9:32:43 GMT -5
Well honestly, the amp has killed with every tube type I put in. ;D I did feel the JJ KT88's made the amp a bit too sterile and hi-fi sounding though. They sounded really good but made the feel a little stiff. Really though, I find power tubes make very little difference unless they are just microphonic or defective. I'll be interesting to hear what difference in tone you think the KT88's make on your amp. I am thinking at the next tube change I will try a set of EL34's in there b/c it was so easy to change the resistor and EL34's are a lot cheaper! I'm thinking I need to tame the bass a little too. I can't get past 10:00 with my 4x12! beleive it or not that's about where I've been running the bass on my QR these days too... yeah, I'm just kinda unsure as to what kinda tubes to put in there...then tehre's the whole KT 88 or 6550 which is what rich ward always used...I'll have to ask scott if that's what he had in Ward's pro mod =D Yeah Ward had 6550’s in there, I forget which kind. Unfortunately I thought the Tung Sol 6550 sounded the best in there but they can’t handle that amp. I stick with KT88’s just to play it safe now these days. I actually changed the resistor because I got a set of really low rated KT88’s so now I am thinking if I get a set of high rated EL34’s I can bias them up w/o changing the resistor. I always read about people running their bass at like 2:00 on their QR’s so I figure it must be an EL34 thing because I could NEVER run mine that high. Anything over 12:00 and I’m drowning out the bass player. ;D |
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Post by themadhatter on Oct 17, 2011 14:35:27 GMT -5
I've got Electro Harmonix KT88's in my PM. I'm sure something would sound better but these are fine with me...
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Post by shreder75 on Oct 17, 2011 17:44:15 GMT -5
I used to run my bass at noon..now I've been kicking it down to like 10:00 actually
what do you mean they 'couldn't handle' the amp? lol..the plate voltage shouldn't be much more than your average old ass marshall, pushing 500 or so...
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Post by DonaldDemon on Oct 18, 2011 15:13:06 GMT -5
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Post by shreder75 on Oct 18, 2011 22:32:17 GMT -5
well that's just weird...those types of tubes are MADE to run hot...hmmm....
I've been looking on the interwebz anyway and I'm looking into some sovtek 6550s...the description said 'higher gain and ballsy'..they had me at ballsy...heheh
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Post by DonaldDemon on Oct 19, 2011 14:28:22 GMT -5
well that's just weird...those types of tubes are MADE to run hot...hmmm.... I've been looking on the interwebz anyway and I'm looking into some sovtek 6550s...the description said 'higher gain and ballsy'..they had me at ballsy...heheh haha, gaaaaaaaaaiiinn *sigh* Go for it, they are cheaper too I think |
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Post by shreder75 on Oct 19, 2011 17:50:13 GMT -5
that's just plain odd, man..lol..oh well..no biggie
I'm either going with the sovteks or the EH 6550s..those get good press as well..
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Minus the second input, themadhatter's pro-mod is identical to mine...also, mine is currently running Sino EL-34B's
