Tube Amp Archive

I couldn't get the microphonics problems from the ef86 sorted out. Did you try polyurethane around the tube sockets and hot glue on the wiring? No... I did try some o-rings, but there wasn't any change. The thing is... The amp sounded pretty good with the ef-86, but it wasn't exactly what I was goi...

Bob-I wrote:Check out my Princeton Chassis build layout in the layout section. It's tiny but I managed to get everything to fit, plus it sounds great.

That's pretty cool... I just happen to have a princeton here, so I think I'll compare the space available between that and the tweed amp.

I've got a failed amp building attempt on my hands... Basically, it was supposed to be a Rt.66-ish thing with el34's. Unfortunately, as I was building a combo in a Tweed Bandmaster type chassis, I couldn't get the microphonics problems from the ef86 sorted out. Switching to a 5789 reduced the noise,...

Thanks for all of the replies... I'm kind of looking for an amp that can do clean to dirty, but at any volume level, so it sounds like an express isn't exactly what I'm looking for.

Maybe a dumble?

Thanks, that's exactly what I needed to know.

Does the Express get its distortion from the preamp or the poweramp? The sound clips I've heard are incredible, but I think I'd still need to turn it down. (I'd also want to add a fx loop, so a AirBrake wouldn't help me.) Also... do they take pedals in the front well? So let's say I had to use a tub...