![]() There's 2 things I know about this amp - 1: some small circuit tweaks will take it from Good to Great (I'll be getting the Lyle Caldwell mods done soon), and 2: the Whafedales have GOT to go. I know I need a Treble Booster for the May tones, but it's not even really in the ballpark as it stands now. I was looking for tones in the realm of Brian May or Against Me! but I'm left with something that, while it still sounds good, I can best describe it as "neutered." It sounds as if the amp is holding back its natural overdrive. Sounds healthy now, at least, but it's still lacking in some respects. Swapped out the original cheapo preamp tubes for some Tung Sols I had on hand while I was at it. ![]() Fortunately I was able to track down what I believe to have been the only quad of EL84s remaining in Canada at the height of the Great Tube Shortage, which was a set of Groove Tubes. It's banged up, and it died on me almost immediately after I got it home, but only because - to my simultaneous relief and horror - all of the tubes were the originals from 2006 (!!!). I recently picked up a used AC30CC2 for a pretty good price. ![]() But I haven't seen much on this recently and I'm curious what folks have to say on this in 2022.
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