Recent content by fishmonkeystew

My only complaint is that the whole blog was about appearance and not sound. Isn't the sound what it's all about?

Thanks again Bill! Lemme see if I've got this right. With a 4 ohm head, if I use a 2X10 8 ohm cab, and a 15" 8 ohm cab, I can achieve a 4 ohm set up?

Well, I checked with Bob the tube tech today, and after checking again he told me that there are no markings on the head, and none of the original schematics. His recommendation, which I tend to agree with, is to trust the people who have experience with them. So is the general consensus that...

I had a book on tube amp electronics in my hands just yesterday, and I put it back on the store shelf. dammit.

How could the tranformer effect the tone of the amp? I assumed that it only works as a power source. I'm an electrician by trade, but my electronics/semiconductor skills are a bit weak.

Thanks for the info, Bill. Now I have to go back to him and find out if he replaced the xfmr. At the time that I dropped off the head, it was unknown if it was any good (the head had been stored in a barn for 30 years). I'm sure it's pretty difficult to find another stock transformer, no...

Man, I've been all over ebay. Plenty of options, I just have to decide what I want to blow my dough on...which is why I'm here. There's a wealth of info around this joint.

Nope, it's 8 ohms for sure. The tech that refurbished the head is a pro who is considered one of the best, if not THE best tube equipment techs in the country. He knows his stuff. An affordable 2X10 is exactly what I'm trying to find.

I was just checking out some eminence delta speakers with a sensitivity of 96.9. That seems to be about what I'm looking for, no? The Avatar B210 comes with these speakers. Not a bad price, either.

Hehehe, too true, but I've been blessed with a wife with high tolerance for musical things. I've got a peavy 115 tko right now (which sounds like mega-crap) and that is about 3.5'X3.5'X18" and she doesn't have an issue with it. The 2X10 would be nice, cuz there is a chance that I will be...

So, the higher the dB rating the more sensitive the speaker is? I may go ahead and just pick up some speakers, but this is my living room rig and one of the deciding factors is size (ie. how large of a cabinet can I go with before my wife gets aggravated). The original cab is about 4' long, so...

I do have the original cabinet, sans speakers and any other electronics. So I do have the option of just buying a couple of 12" speakers instead. If I do that, I would like to add a horn to the set up, but that will require mod-ing the cab. I've heard some say that the original fender cabs...

That's exactly my concern. So I'm trying to find a cab to fit that bill. But the majority of info out there is about hi-power equipment.

I've been searching high and low for some info about minimum wattage for bass cabs. I have a newly refurbished fender bassman 50w tube head, and I'm trying to find the right cabinet for it (it'll be my living room rig). I've heard that underpowering your cabinet can damage it over time. So...

Any suggestions on speakers? I've never built my own rig before, so this is all fairly new to me. I'm lookin' at new pick-ups for my jazz bass, but that's a whole 'nother story.