Recent content by mbach1972

I just wanted to give you guys a little update. I got some new tubes in today and what a difference that made! I put a 5751 in the PI and replaced the v1 with a different EC883. Not only do the distorted sounds of the SL+ and XTC sound considerably better, the clean Blackface tone is SOOO much...

Thanks for all the replies. I'm definitely going to try a few different preamp tubes and see what that does. Maybe the cab is the problem. I don't really know where I'd find another to try out without just buying one. If the preamp tubes don't solve the problem, new cab it is I guess. I knew...

I'm so embarrassed after re-reading my original post. Input tubes and output tubes, what the hell? I'd been doing a lot of reading on transformers before I posted so maybe that's where that came from. Anyhow, I'm pretty sure all the tubes are JJ's. The power tubes are 6L6GCs and the preamp and...

I bought my RM100 about 4 yrs ago. I had really high hopes after everything I'd read on these forums. It's obviously a great piece of equipment, but I've been struggling with mine since day 1. I bought the head brand new, still in the box. Same with the modules. My RM100 is currently loaded...