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Thanks for the response guys.

I guess it's nothing to worry about, just something I didn't notice on my 'Marshalls'

I tried 4 different guitars and the 'noise' is different for everyone one of them, on one of them I didn't hear it at all so it's probably the guitars' fault anyway.

Thanks again!

Jack, not sure if I follow.

If I unplug the cord from my guitar and leave it in my amp, I always get a loud noise when I touch the plug. On any amp.

This is the layout I used:

http://www.ceriatone.com/images/layoutP ... iatone.jpg

Finished my first Express and I am impressed with the sound. Most of my experience is with building Marshall-like amps so this was a challenge at first (everything being mirrored and all). But, I can clearly hear when I touch the string or any metal part on the guitar that is plugged in. It's not ma...

Thanks,

My mistake, I thought it was 6L6

6L6 should also be possible shouldn't it? Maybe with a little adjustment to the biascircuit (or not even that?).

Hi guys, new here and just finished an Express clone. I have EH EL34s in there and I know it also takes 6L6s. But I was wondering which tube is the original tube for an Express? Which one gives it its destintive Trainwreck sound> And also, what the official powerrating of the amp with both types? Th...