Time for a soundcheck!

Paul Stanley wrote to Tom Schlangen:

The mid pot is no loss in my opinion. I don't think that a master volume pot is necessary either for experienced guitarist like ourselves. besides there was no room.

I'd already ganged the boost switch with the treble control. thinking about that, I hope I never have to change it quickly because, although chickenheads have the necessary MoJo, they're crap for that application.

Seriously, because I've played acoustic guitar (badly) for a number of years, I've become used to creating variances in sound through attack. This amp, because of it's simplicity and dynamics, is perfect for this.

It's a little too sophisticated for beginners.

The settings without the boost sound lovely. Plenty of volume, just a hint of overdrive with my guitar when leaned on, perfect.

The singing I mentioned, sounds, as though there is a reverb unit in line... just turned on. This is to do with the 6SL7, because I have substituted the 6SN7 with a 12AU7 and it is still there.

I've been trying my hand at slide guitar playing lately. With the guitar on bridge pickup and the amp on boost the sound is so good it brings the neighbours running to the door.

Very Ry Cooder off Get Rythm................righteous I think the term is.

6SL7 shootout

Tom Schlangen wrote to Paul Stanley:

Paul,

I never ever will do something like this again, since the SO and the cats are completely unnerved by now, I got blisters at the fingertips, an aching wrist, and probably some thousands of ear drum cells have been killed along the shootout, too

The contenders, left to right:

1. Russian Reflector 6H9C
2. JAN CRC RCA 6SL7-GT
3. Standard late production Sylvania "short base" 6SL7
4. JAN CHS Sylvania "green lettering" 6SL7-GT

The "special guests":

1. TFK "ribbed plate" ECC83
2. JAN General Electric 5751

The results:

Ultra-short summary: You canīt do wrong with the Reflektors in such a small & cheap guitar amp project.

Cheers,

  Tom