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Kevin Shaw Amps

#21
Mr. Foxen said:
Transformer stuff can be measured with the right equipment. Same way you know new ones won't fail from manufacturing flaws, since you lack the preceding decades of use to weed out the weak ones.
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Your points are valid. I used to diagnose and repair this stuff. I still enjoy the sweet smell of hot solder (60/40 rosin-core!), but I prefer the joy of playing music through nice, reliable equipment. :cool:
 
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nomatic said:
I was there in Nashville with Mike and played this amp...
It kills and I will have one..
I think a Monique or Fatboy for direct and one of these on a mic'd Cab would be superfly.
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I'm (slowly) allocating funds for one. Between that pair of 6SL7's and the unique tone-stack, there is something special going on. I even love Kevin's motto (silk-screened onto the front panel): "It's all about the tone". :cool:
 
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In his reply to my e-mail, Kevin invited me to call and chat, so I did. He is having the best success with JJ output tubes and Tung Sol for the 6SL7/AU7. The direct out is tapped off of the output transformer and not balanced. His logic? Most pros that he knows don't use the line-out on their (non-Shaw) amps for the FOH feed - they are already packing a high-quality DI with them for this purpose. He decided not to include a balancing transformer on-board for this reason. Just plug a decent DI into the line out and you'll have some nice tone through the FOH...
 
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Tung Sol 6SL7's I have not tried, but Ampeg used NOS 6SL7's for their Heritage B-15's. After hearing what Sovtek 6SL7's did to my 64 B-15N, I see why Ampeg used NOS tubes. Hopefully the Tung Sols aren't as bad, but I have to think that if they were any good, Ampeg would have used them since they would cost them less.
 
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Just got off the phone with Kevin. The amp should arrive on Wednesday. He incorporated a feature on it from the newly completed rack mount preamp. It is a frequency shift activated by pulling out the bass control knob which provides additional phat. He was saying that the players who have used the preamp refer to it as the 'girth' control. He also explained how to adjust the (rear-panel) hum balance. I didn't notice its presence from the pics on the website. There are also voltage test points on the rear panel for output tube biasing (adjustment is on top of the chassis). Patience, patience...
 
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I like the Morse Code on the front panel of the preamp... ...---... Its a nice touch
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Just thought I'd make mention

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Played it in Nashville. Basically a B15 with a mid switch and four KT88's. Uses two 6SL7's. Nice guy--great amps. Just another flavor of great amps. Different than most of the tube stuff out there that are based on Fender/HiWatt circuitry. (Demeter, Reeves, etc.) I could just about bottom out one of my 112 cabs that can handle a boatload of power.
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It's a gem and a keeper. :cool:
 
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thumbs&fingers said:
Got mine too today, pics later. Love the mids control
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Amen on the mid tone stack. :)

This thing packs such a beautiful punch. It's clear and loud at the highest SPL I want to push with headroom left. I'm digging the "shift" setting on the bass bass control. I actually modified mine already - I switched the chrome screws on the Shaw logo to stealth-black...:cool:
 
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