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old Guild bass combo and 7591's ?

Question:
I’ve become the owner of last resort of a Guild Maverick bass combo. chassis says rated at 20watts. Uses 2 7591’s push pull in output. I’m working on tracing out a schematic for it since I couldn’t find anything on the net. Any opinions of these tubes vs the more ’standard’ Guitar [...]

Playing bass through a Marshall Bluesbreaker?

Question:
Hey hey, I was wondering if it’s ok to play a bass through a Marshall Bluesbreaker combo? Considering it’s a guitar amp will I damage it if I play bass through it? Simon

Response:
> Hey hey, > I was wondering if it’s ok to play a bass through [...]

Fly an amp to europe

Question:
Hi all, has anyone bought a gear, especially a bulky one like a powr amp, and flew it to europe before? Did you face any difficulties, like customs? Thanks Baran

Response:
> Hi all, > has anyone bought a gear, especially a bulky one like a powr amp, and [...]

ANY MARSHALL TRANSISTOR MODS?

Question:
I’ve got a Marshall 2195 JMP Lead + Bass transistor head. It really sounds like crap! I’ve looked for some modification tips to improve this amp but havent found anything on the net. I’ve started replacing transistors with origional models as listed in the schematic: http://www.drtube.com/schematics/marshall/2195.gif It seems that [...]

Gibson Falcon GA-19RVT Question

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I just recently acquired the Gibson GA-19RVT Falcon amp and I will need to do a couple of things to get it running well again (I will be taking it to a tech), but I was wondering if you guys could help a bit.  The amp I have has a 6C4 tube [...]

Sunn 1200s GUITAR amp schematic

Question:
hi folks, i’m jimi or pinkster or whatever ya wanna call me…hey, does anyone have a schematic they can shoot me for a sunn 1200s GUITAR amp? all i ever find is for the "new" fender-made 1200s BASS amp. i recently got a nearly pristine 1200s guitar amp, but it’s been a [...]

Three 12AX7 and One EL34 guitar amp? Need a schematic to build

Question:
Hi everyone, I want to build a guitar amp with modern gain at a lower volume and have the amp cranked. Do you know where I can find a schematic for an amp with: 12AX7 x 3 EL34 or E34L x 1 Just simple tone controls: Gain, Bass, [...]

Celestion 12" 8 Ohm for Jazz

Question:
Hi all! Need some advise, I’ve a small Vox Valvetronics running a G8 Celestion, which I’m very happy with to play my Archtop (not the bass obvious!). Trouble started when I added up a custom Celestion cab with a Celestion Classic Lead on, hopefully to boost it up but … I’m not [...]

Amp size around 1965?

Question:
I listened to the UK group Downliners Sect around 1965. They played very loud. Question: How many watts did a guitar amp have in 1965? Klas

Response:
As I recall, the most popular amps in the US were: Fender Deluxe Reverb: 22 W (2 x 6V6) Fender Super Reverb: 40 W [...]

Univox U-1086

Question:
I may be buying a Univox U1086 PA head from the 70’s. I reveiewed the schedmatic and I don’t see anything about it that differs significantly from a guitar amp (except for the number of inputs). The guy selling it says he plays guitar through it. Any info on this piece [...]