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  1. talwilkins
    I melted a EH with the BIAS on 25mv so what can I say?
  2. talwilkins
    Asked Tung Sol if there is a difference in quality between EH and TS, this is what I got back: Both EL84 type are very close in quality, but the Tung-Sol EL84/6BQ5 goes through a tighter selection process. Now isn't that interesting? Of course I hve no idea how close they are to Bogner's magical specs :wacko:
  3. talwilkins
    I just got an answer from Tung Sol: The EHX and Tung-Sol trademarks are both owned by New Sensor Corporation. There are differences between the EHX and Tung-Sol tubes. Most of it has to do with the internal geometry and actual construction of the tube. Most of the Tung-Sol tubes are built to replicate the sound of the original Tung-Sol tubes.
  4. talwilkins
    Interesting. i have no idea. The tubes themselves don't look exactly the same but they could well be from the same plant. I actually just mailed the question to Tung Sol. I'll keep you posted B)
  5. talwilkins
    I play about 4 hours per week at high volume and sometimes a couple of hours at low volume (not low volume mode, I just turn the master on the DT-25 and POD down and it sound pretty darn good that way). First the stock lasted about 6 months. Then I only used the JJ's for a month or two and put them back in my Peavey Classic 50/50 power amp. I then put in EH's that lasted only 4 months before one melted (see picture). These I replaced with the Tung Sol which are still going good after more than 12 months. I always adjust the DC bias as close to 25 as I can, So up to now my experience hasn't been too good on EH\s lifespan. I can't say much about JJ except that I found them not sounding as good as the EH's (hence the return to EH). To me the Tung Sol's sound at least as good as the EH's, maybe better and they seem to last. I bought 4 of them at the time so the next batch will also be Tung Sol :) .
  6. talwilkins
    I have put in Tung Sol myself without any problems. Thw EH's I put in before actually melted (literally). Well, one of them. I have also tried a couple of JJ's. Didn't have issues but didn't use them very long. I took them from my Peavey 50/50 and used them until I got some new ones. The stock tubes were finished after about half a year of playing.
  7. talwilkins
    That's interesting. Can you show us exactly how you will do this and what bias pot you will be using? I might consider doing this mod on my DT25
  8. talwilkins
    I presume you mean ehx el84? Otherwise the lollopop is on you ;)
  9. talwilkins
    I tried JJ's for a while. They sounded pretty good but went back to EH which sounded great but didn't last very long. One actually melted! Last year I put Tung Sol in my DT25 and I have to say I really love them and I think I will stick to them. Nice, warm and clear sound with great distortion.
  10. talwilkins
    Doesn't the DT50 have EL34's?
  11. talwilkins
    Please do!
  12. talwilkins
    This is true when using the DT in combination with the POD. When using the DT on it's own however ther would need to be an update in order to get the new amps on the DT. At least, that's how I understand it to be.
  13. talwilkins
    I beleive Line6 stated that it isn't as easy as many seem to think, not impossible. Sure, in the edit software it shouldn't be very difficult but in the firmware it's probably a different story. I guess Line6 wants to do it right or not at all, right being in the firmware.
  14. talwilkins
    That would be nice! Post that idea at ideascale and promote to vote fore it here!
  15. talwilkins
    Will the Firehawk have the HD pre amps? If so you could plug it into the effects loop in on a DT amp, using the pre amp from the FH. I also wonder how th FH will sound just plugged into the front of a DT. Any thought on these questions?
  16. talwilkins
    I would go DT25. You won't believe the improvement in tone. You are allready playing all the things in you band with the guitars you have, The JTV is more ove a convenience thing than improvement on your sound. Still, go get the JTV as soon as you can after getting the DT25
  17. talwilkins
    In my latest setup I'm usin the Park 75 for a clean sound (drive 13). It's really warm and crispy. I have a Lex Bos Superdrive in the effects loop (insanely beautiful tube drive from Holland). HD500X is connected to my DT25 I have never had such good tones before!
  18. talwilkins
    Dimension is a chorus based on the Roland dimension D. I really like it. Don't care for the other chorus effects in de HD500 either
  19. talwilkins
    Have you checked the Dimension? It's a nice chorus in my opinion.
  20. talwilkins
    As far I know, you can make a dual amp patch and assign both to an effect switch (say FS1). Then, if you turn one amp off and the other on, FS1 will toggle the amps. You will need to turn the bypass volume to 0 on both amps. You can do that when the amp is turned of (Channel volume becomes bypass volume). This way FS1 effectively becomes an A/B switch.
  21. talwilkins
    I kind of had the same problem. Mixed results, mostly not satisfactory in the mix with the band. Then I started using dual cab tones and all was good. Try starting from these I found (that's what I did) https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/19157447/dualCabs.h5s
  22. talwilkins
    This one is indeed perfect! It has a thick furry lining and Styrofoam in the top. Fits like a glove!
  23. talwilkins
    IF IT SOUNDS GOOF IT DOESN"T MATTER HOW YOU GOT THERE Yes, that is the highest truth when it comes to builiding tone :ph34r: Therefore my question is not about what's right but about your experiences and conclusions. Maybe yo found that certain amps sound better to you in full mode. If so which amps were they and why? Which did you think sounded better in pre amp mode and why? That's the info I'm after. In the end myown ear will Judge my own tone but it could help me to get some new idea's in the quest for the perfect tone (in my ears).
  24. talwilkins
    Yes, I know. That's why I never tried it in the first place. I tried it now out of curiosity and I get the feeling it's an improvement. The patch needs some extra tweaking after changing the amps to full, of course. I'm just wondering if other players have tried it and what they think of it.
  25. talwilkins
    Is there anyone using full amps with their HD500(X) and DT-25 or DT-50? I had great trouble finding great high gain sounds at high volume on this combination. After a long search for great tone I ended up using double cab tones with a Line6 drive in front of the amps (drive to 0). This finally gave me some really great high gain tones that held up at gig volume. Even though I was really happy with the tones I naturally went on trying to improve them anyways. Now I am experimenting with using the full amps instead of pre-amps and it seems to me the amps come to life even more this way. At rehearsal it also seemed to hold up. Does anybody have any experience using full amps at gig volume? What are your finding?
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