This one went to Illinois via ebay. The new owner was pleased. 12AT7 in the first position as I remember. Power and standby now on the back of the chassis.
This was the assessment:
I gave it a good go today....here is a little feedback!
I am playin around with the "right "speaker combination....that will be the key to dialing in want it wants to drive.
Les paul(shaw pickups)...cranked a bit 7-8... easy to find the old ZZ tones! Pretty much a plug in and crank...not much to do but play...simple is a GOOD thing! Nice volume with out shakin the walls...pretty full sound with a top end bite...but not brittle. Low end...plenty...a bit boomy through a 4x12...much better with a single 12 or 2x12. It likes the 2x12 big sound and the bottom keeps tight but full.Driven with an overdrive yielded great boost for a singing lead.
Strat(fralin vintage hots)...5-6...clean to slight breakup...shimmery!!! Very nice...will record well! Top end sparkle...really great chime. This is where I would find nice strat tones...clean to mild breakup...did not find the overdriven strat tones I am used to...at least not yet...speakers will be a factor. I am so used to the blackface and strat combo...it's hard to break away from that. Does not matter...as I have a few nice bf amps...the clean sparkle thing is where the amp finds home or me with a strat!
recommendation...a toggle for the bass....tight or boost. That would give it some flexibility where it needs it....mids and highs are fine. Where it is voiced now would be more at the boost spot....so flipping the toggle for a focused bass would make driving a 4x12 an nice option.
Plenty of balls...sounds big for a little guy! Dynamics are nice...always like the touch sens amps!
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