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Max The Dog Guitar God
Joined: 12 May 2007 Posts: 609 Location: DEVON-UNITED KINGDOM
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Posted: Mon Aug 20, 2012 2:43 am Post subject: New amp |
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Just got this, English Valve Amps SHG 5w. The chap I got it from put Marshall badges on it but gave me the EVA one also. The only problem is he forgot the lead to connect the amp to the cab so I have'nt fired it up yet. waiting expectantly for the postman.
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jacco Guitar God
Joined: 25 Feb 2010 Posts: 2871 Location: Netherlands
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Posted: Mon Aug 20, 2012 3:04 am Post subject: |
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Looks very nice Pete, you've been trying out several small amps lately hope this is the one. |
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ez Plucker
Joined: 26 Mar 2012 Posts: 11 Location: Cape Town, South Africa
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Posted: Mon Aug 20, 2012 3:12 am Post subject: |
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Ooh nice. Is that an 18 watt TMB or Superlite maybe?
Edit: silly me for not reading. 5 Watt. What kinda specs does it have? |
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Max The Dog Guitar God
Joined: 12 May 2007 Posts: 609 Location: DEVON-UNITED KINGDOM
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Posted: Mon Aug 20, 2012 5:42 am Post subject: |
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Thanks Jacco, I think this is the one as I have run out of money now!!
(unless anyone has a Cornell Romany to trade)
EZ Yes its a 5w amp which can run EL84's or 6V6's and the cab has 2x12
Tayden True Brit speakers.
Pete. _________________ Growing old is mandatory; Growing up is optional. |
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spikeymikey Guitar God
Joined: 28 Feb 2005 Posts: 719
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Posted: Mon Aug 20, 2012 6:45 am Post subject: |
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Just superb. Where'd he get the badges from ?? |
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Dave_Mc Guitar God
Joined: 08 Oct 2008 Posts: 916 Location: Northern Ireland
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Posted: Mon Aug 20, 2012 9:10 am Post subject: |
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oooh very nice, those EVAs are meant to be nice
awesome colour too |
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Max The Dog Guitar God
Joined: 12 May 2007 Posts: 609 Location: DEVON-UNITED KINGDOM
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Posted: Mon Aug 20, 2012 10:00 am Post subject: |
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Thanks Dave.
The badges came from ebay Mike. _________________ Growing old is mandatory; Growing up is optional. |
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JVsearch Guitar God
Joined: 01 Jan 2009 Posts: 2017 Location: Australia
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Posted: Tue Aug 21, 2012 3:58 am Post subject: |
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Can't you use any old instrument lead with 6.5mm jack plugs on it?
Amp looks great BTW, and I like the idea of being able to use more than one tube. _________________ Totally biased towards Japanese made guitars. |
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Max The Dog Guitar God
Joined: 12 May 2007 Posts: 609 Location: DEVON-UNITED KINGDOM
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Posted: Tue Aug 21, 2012 9:09 am Post subject: |
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Yes instrument cable is ok i have been told as long as the amp is not cranked up too much.(risk of fire) I am still waiting for UPS to arrive with the correct
one. _________________ Growing old is mandatory; Growing up is optional. |
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JVsearch Guitar God
Joined: 01 Jan 2009 Posts: 2017 Location: Australia
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Posted: Tue Aug 21, 2012 10:19 am Post subject: |
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Max The Dog wrote: | Yes instrument cable is ok i have been told as long as the amp is not cranked up too much.(risk of fire) I am still waiting for UPS to arrive with the correct
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No no, screw that, burn your new amp to the ground! Wait for the right cable I think. Difficult as that may be...
I'd be interested to know what is different about the speaker lead that you get, compared to an instrument cable. Admittedly I've always used chunky figure 8 cable to connect speakers and not in any high power applications either, maybe only 20 or 30 watts solid state. Valve output stages are different because the speaker and the output transformer have to be matched together reasonably closely. The wrong cable could cause inductance problems that stuffs up the matching. Also this is a Class A amp isn't it - the output valve runs at full tilt all the time so I expect it's more important to keep it stable. _________________ Totally biased towards Japanese made guitars. |
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jawilluk Guitar God
Joined: 28 Mar 2006 Posts: 433 Location: London
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Posted: Tue Aug 21, 2012 11:12 am Post subject: |
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The wire in instrument cable is not meant to carry the amount of current given out by an amplifier. This can result in the cable burning out like a fuse. Especially the braided shield wire. |
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Max The Dog Guitar God
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Posted: Tue Aug 21, 2012 1:34 pm Post subject: |
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Yes thats exactly what I was told. _________________ Growing old is mandatory; Growing up is optional. |
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Mick51 Guitar God
Joined: 30 Mar 2008 Posts: 724 Location: Urbandale, Iowa, USA
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Posted: Wed Aug 22, 2012 10:46 am Post subject: |
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jawilluk wrote: | The wire in instrument cable is not meant to carry the amount of current given out by an amplifier. This can result in the cable burning out like a fuse. Especially the braided shield wire. |
Yes, except that when a fuse burns out, it cuts off the current. And, this will too but.. YOWZA.. that's hard on the amp's OT. _________________ There is no revolution, only evolution.. |
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jawilluk Guitar God
Joined: 28 Mar 2006 Posts: 433 Location: London
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Posted: Wed Aug 22, 2012 5:07 pm Post subject: |
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Yes Mick51 and if the insulation in the cable melts then the output transformer can short out. Definitely use a proper speaker lead. |
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