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    Newbie With A Question

    WELCOME TO THE FORUMS! check out the sticky on speaker wiring. always match your amp to your speakers. you can kill your transformer if you don't! you can double check speakers with a multi-meter. it's not exact but should be close. i.e. 15ohm reading for a 16ohm cabinet. in the future leave...
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    Is the JCM900 as bad as people say?

    i don't know what models they were. when i was shopping for an amp found the 900's to sound artificial in the distortion area. got my hands on a JCM 800 2204 that the store let me crank up. no pedals needed. bought in on the spot for $400 :) that's what sounded good to me. try different amps...
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    Hey there. New here. Obligatory introduction, lol.

    WELCOME! i came real close to giving up on these forums because of the anti-spam methods. if the "other forum" wasn't so dead i probably would have given up. it's a great place with friendly/knowledgeable people. again welcome. :wave:
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    Maybe a JCM 800 for me ?

    for the 2203 the vertical input is desirable. don't think it matters for the 2204. Marshall cut the number of Capacitors to save money on the 2203. +1 go for it :dude:
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    Recording with V30's will make you hate G12T-75's

    mids baby! :dude: thinking of replacing my greenbacks with a WGS V30 clone "which has smoothed out the upper-mid "spike" notorious in the Vintage 30™ speaker." and a 50W invader on top in a : pattern lol my 90W amp (2204) is pushing my 2 greenies :fingersx:
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    Soldano Hotmod anyone??

    i'm mistaken :slap: my tech years ago installed a boost. i assumed it was a cascade. not sure what he did. i'll have TradAmpGuy check it out. i think it needs to be recapped anyway. it's a 89 2204 "high input plug: input > V1a (gain stage) > preamp vol pot > V1b (gain stage) > v2a (gain...
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    Own a guitar? Read this, could cost you $17,000

    "I don't wanna start a political debate here, but this wood crisis has some political bearing. The CEO of Gibson went on Your World with Neil Cavuto on Fox News, I believe it was yesterday.Both he and Fox news note how ONLY Gibson has been raided, yet all major guitar companies buy many of...
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    Own a guitar? Read this, could cost you $17,000

    i look at the government as a bully. it's going to keep picking on more and more people until it pisses enough Americans, and the rest of the world to the point where we won't take it anymore. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rGIY5Vyj4YM it's time for an evolution.
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    1978' amp bias tip by EVH.

    :io: there are safer methods to getting the "brown sound". one of our Techs i'm sure can comment on this. WTF is EVH's stuff doing on a commercial airline? i would never trust commercial airlines with my gear.
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    DIY 2203 FX Loop problem

    well mine has a send/receive volumes but it's a line level loop.
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    Amp usage hours

    some tube testers can test the "life" of a tube. +1 on capacitors best being used vs sitting in storage. just have it checked by a qualified tech to give you the thumbs up/down.
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    DIY 2203 FX Loop problem

    your loop is probably running at line level. most stomp boxes are set up for instrument level. the pedal is probably compressing the signal since it can't handle the hotter signal. what effects are you putting in the loop? loops are good for delay/reverb so the repeats are distorted vs cleaning...
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    Electrical Guitar Company

    i don't mind if it metal. as long as the tone is there.
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    DOJ raids Gibson Factory

    :lol: LMAO... way to lighten the mood eljeffebrown :thumb: Star Trek - Acid Drive - YouTube
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    Electrical Guitar Company

    i like the way it looks. it's not just another ho hum Strat/LP. i would have the body copper plated though. or maybe anodized. one with some clean tones. Electrical Guitar Company - Aluminum Standard - YouTube i met a guy with a steel guitar at a show once. i don't know who made it but it...
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    Own a guitar? Read this, could cost you $17,000

    i'm with you. try and take my SG and you'll have a serious case of lead poisoning.
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    Medical marijuana

    never had a problem with a pot smoker. well one did eat all my doritos. had my share of problems with drunks though. marijuana has so many benefits and the only problems with it are created by it being illegal. i'm glad California and other states have made medical marijuana legal. it's a step...
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    Freekish blues pedals

    if they are doing shady stuff that would explain him hiding his identity/voice. if you wan't a good early EVH sound check out the Wampler Pinnacle. Steve Townsend playing through the Wampler Pedals Pinnacle Distortion - YouTube /max
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    What are peoples views on orange amps?

    what defines stoner rock? every rock concert i've been to had a sweet aroma i like what Sabbath has done with Orange amps. Black Sabbath - Paranoid/Iron Man (Music Video) - YouTube Saw Clutch and Tim was using an Orange amp that sounded killer. i've seen him use an Orange 2x12 with a...
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    2203 2204 Two Hole Lovin'

    when recapping it's a good idea to replace all of the caps. they go bad with age. what kind of tubes are in the amp? speakers? i'm going to guess 75's. JJ ECC83-S is a good crunch preamp tube IMHO. i use a modded Boss GE-7 EQ for a clean boost. not a fan of dirt/OD pedals that color the...

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