New Amp Day

[Jim C]

I went to look at slabs of granite for a job which was only 1 mile from our huge used instrument shop.
They had no less than 75 Strats and probably 40 tube guitar amps plus 2 B-15's, 2 SVT's, etc. as well as tons of other misc. gear. It's never been so crowded in that space and they built at least 20 more wood guitar racks since I've been there 6 months ago. Probably 10,000 sq/ft of nothing but used.

I need nothing and am super happy with my gear. Quilter 800, GB cabinet, and either P or J bass for gigs.

But then I saw it. 100 watt, all tube, Plush, red metalflake bass head. Research says it's based on a Bassman but sounded much better to me. Really loud through a 4x10 Ampeg cabinet.
It only has 2 power tubes so the shop put in 2 more JJ's and sold it to me for $300. But I knew there would be some heartache.
Sounds great for a few hours but then 1 of the original power tubes is making noise. A very used replacement makes things much better as well as 2 preamp tubes.
So now it's headed to the shop for 2 more matched power tubes, bias check, and just general once over.
I'm sure I'll have another couple hundred in it but the tone is to die for.

 

[gbrooding]

I went to look at slabs of granite for a job which was only 1 mile from our huge used instrument shop.
They had no less than 75 Strats and probably 40 tube guitar amps plus 2 B-15's, 2 SVT's, etc. as well as tons of other misc. gear. It's never been so crowded in that space and they built at least 20 more wood guitar racks since I've been there 6 months ago. Probably 10,000 sq/ft of nothing but used.

I need nothing and am super happy with my gear. Quilter 800, GB cabinet, and either P or J bass for gigs.

But then I saw it. 100 watt, all tube, Plush, red metalflake bass head. Research says it's based on a Bassman but sounded much better to me. Really loud through a 4x10 Ampeg cabinet.
It only has 2 power tubes so the shop put in 2 more JJ's and sold it to me for $300. But I knew there would be some heartache.
Sounds great for a few hours but then 1 of the original power tubes is making noise. A very used replacement makes things much better as well as 2 preamp tubes.
So now it's headed to the shop for 2 more matched power tubes, bias check, and just general once over.
I'm sure I'll have another couple hundred in it but the tone is to die for.
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That looks really cool! Heavy, right?

 

[NSYMCE]

Cool, it appears to be in excellent shape cosmetically at least.

Might start organizing all the parts for my 100 watt amp build today, now that the weather is finally nicer and I can stand to be in my shop for several hours at a time. Really glad I bought all the tubes a few years ago when there were a lot more options.

I miss shops like that, there used to be one in New Haven that had three stories of mostly great used gear.

 

[Jim C]

That looks really cool! Heavy, right?

Maybe a little lighter than a Bassman so not bad at all.
24" wide as opposed to some really big other heads of the day.

Virtual tour is pretty cool:

Atomic Music - Official Site

 

[Pilgrim]

My 67 Bassman is a pretty heavy load. I hope that one is lighter. It's really pretty!!!

And based on what I THINK I know, a 100W tube amp should have four 6L6 tubes, not two. However, my knowledge of tube amps is limited. But perhaps your post meant that two of the power tubes were missing, so the shop installed two.

This similar listing cites 4 6L6 tubes.

https://reverb.com/item/2473648-1970-plush-amps-royal-1060-s-vintage-tube-electric-guitar-amp-100-watt-6l6-quad

 

[ficelles]

Awesome!

 

[bonin in the boneyard]

Nothing like plugging into an amp and it's just perfect. Congrats! Hope it serves you a good long time once you shake the rest of the cobwebs off.

 

[ponchonlefty]

how did the gig go?

 

[armyadarkness]

went to look at slabs of granite for a job which was only 1 mile from our huge used instrument shop.

Why are the instruments so big?

 

[armyadarkness]

I have no idea why, but when I look at it, it makes me want to cover my ass in baby oil and sit on it. Is that weird?

 

[armyadarkness]

how did the gig go?

Like this:

Good evening everyone, thanks for coming!... 1,2,3,4 Ber nernt nernt nert nert, yeah yeah yeah... and then there was lots of clapping afterwards. You wouldve loved it.

 

[armyadarkness]

Hope it serves you a good long time once you shake the rest of the cobwebs off.

But enough about your dick... that amp looks terrific! Im glad you like it!

 

[armyadarkness]

My 67 Bassman is a pretty heavy load

True story:

During the demolition and construction of my new shop, I had to move an entire, fully equipped music studio, an entire welding shop, and an entire garage.

Drums, mains, subs, cables, snakes, stacks, heads, four welders, 80 gallon compressor, 3 roll-away tool boxes, generators, plasma cutters, trash pumps, jack hammers, core drills....

But the worst thing to move by far, was the Ampeg Heritage head.

 

[Andyman]

I have no idea why, but when I look at it, it makes me want to cover my ass in baby oil and sit on it. Is that weird?

um...yeah

 

[ponchonlefty]

um...yeah

like harmonicas you blow you buy.

 

[Jim C]

Why are the instruments so big?

So my cock doesn't look too large

 

[bonin in the boneyard]

So my cock doesn't look too large

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[armyadarkness]

So my cock doesn't look too large

I think you're doing it wrong.

I took a picture of my dick with this amp, and the ladies have been beating my door down ever since.

 

[NSYMCE]

But the worst thing to move by far, was the Ampeg Heritage head.

SVTs are easily in the bottom five of amps I've ever worked on too, as far as fun factor.

 

[Pilgrim]

I discovered the Genz-Benz Shuttle, got a T12 Shuttle speaker with a 6.0 Shuttle head docked on it for Christmas, and promptly sold my 15" Peavey cab and Sunn Colisrum-300 amp. I have never looked back. I also sold a Genz-Benz 2x12 cab that sounded lovely...but even with rollers on the cab, I wasn't willing to schlep it around. 80 pound cab? No way.

I don't own a speaker or combo that weighs over 40 pounds, and I'm not about to. You can get awesomely loud with today's amps and light speakers.