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  1. J

    Good clean tone that isn't bulky in the lows.

    I have an Egnater Twin module that is good in many ways, except it doesn't play well with my speakers in the lows. Somehow it seems that no matter how I tweak its controls I get a pretty unruly low end. There wouldn't be some module that does roughly that headroom but is less voluptuos in the...
  2. J

    Screws and nuts

    I seem to have mislayed some screws to one of my modules. I'm also short of a nut for a potentiometer. Does anyone know the specs for those screws? I suppose that nut is 1/4", but not sure where to find such... slim nuts, or if they go by any particular name. I'm in the olde worlde if it...
  3. J

    Most neutral sounding current prod 12AX7/ ECC83?

    I have the M4 and it seems what ever I put in the loop and buffer positions colour my tone quite a bit. Add to that the input gain of the poweramps... The combo of Tung-Sol RIs and Shuguangs seems fairly neutral, but the lows seem to get a bit boomy for my taste. EHs seem fairly...
  4. J

    Replacement potentiometers, anyone?

    Does anyone know where to obtain replacement potentiometers w. the correct type diameter shaft and thread. This is a Randall module, so split shaft. If it makes any difference but values required are log 250k and 1M. And since I'm in Europe either if they would be available locally or could be...
  5. J

    Something smooth and airy w. pedal - ideas?

    The objective: I'm in mid process of completing my rig and I'm focusing on the rhythm tone for now. The plan was going with a fairly dark-ish speaker into which I could run distortion to brighten it up into something usable, something smooth and kind of light in the highs yet with an elegant...
  6. J

    Cannot find a 250pF cap for C4 - 220 or 270pF instead?

    Well, what do you think? Not even sure what it does, though it is in parallell with R11 so I'm sure it does do some kind of filtering. Ah, anyway: if you can't find the spec'ed 250 would you go lower or higher on this component and why? It's a Randall JTM. Cheers!
  7. J

    Input gain resistor on Egnater modules...

    I believe this is the R1 on Randall modules, but I don't seem able to locate it on my Egnater modules. Does it have another component number with these, are they not present or what's going on? Just want to make certain it has the correct value of 150 ohms. Cheers!
  8. J

    Egnater VX module - can I make it not sound steely?

    Now clean this module is just Vox heaven in so many ways, though I'm sure there are indeed other takes on this concept. Anyway my plan was using it for a fairly distorted rhythm channel with pedals, but I seem not to find a tone that does what I want from it. The Fulltone OCD sounds edgy as...
  9. J

    How important the value of C21 (Egnater modules)?

    This is the cap that passes the signal to the tonestack. I don't seem to find one that has the correct spacing and handles the voltage spec'ed for these boards at 1u. I would imagine this fellow in many cases by-passed w. a 0 ohm resistor and in the case of Randall modules is not present at all...
  10. J

    Does carbon composite resistors make a difference?

    I'm about to order components for the mod of one of my modules. It's an Egnater module and has carbon composite resistors as stock. I know where to obtain such resistors, though only 10% tolerance (know of any source for 5%, plz direct me there). The seller says these handle impulse currents...
  11. J

    Optimum clean module - Clean, KH-1... ?

    I'm looking for a module that stays clean no matter gain setting. It should have a sound of remenicient of a blackface Fender Twin more or less or perhaps gravitate towards a singing vibe. Or in other words and to stop beating about the bush: something closer to EJs Dumble SSS that can be...
  12. J

    Mods for a warmer and less gainy Plexi

    Any suggestions on how to get a warmer sounding Plexi with a less fizzy distortion? I could execute the mod myself if I know exactly what components I require. Cheers, Jonas
  13. J

    Can't stand this fizz - what to do? [Randall Plexi module]

    I'm trying to get my Randy Plexi module to sound a bit like a Plexi running flat out, but all I'm getting is this fizzy distortion thing. I'm not sure whether the signal path going through 7 pre-amp valves have anything to do with it or whether it's an EQ issue. What I do know is it's fatiguing...
  14. J

    Master and Effects knobs respond in a most peculiar way

    Don't get the way the way the Master and Effects knobs of my M-4 respond. Master appears to control the amount of the effects fed into the power amp and the Effects knob goes from a wet whisper into a master (???). Have I hooked it up the wrong way, do you think? Cheers!
  15. J

    Which pre-amp valve is which in an M4/ RM4

    Managed to get all confused about it once again! (Yeah, I know I'm out of hope). There's a V1, V2 and V3 but I don't remember in what order they come in. Cheers!
  16. J

    Just some mean mains hum - what's wrong?

    I've had trouble with valves/ tubes popping (probably oxide in the sockets or so, I think) and a glitching guitar cable. Then my amp went dead, apart from a mean 50Hz hum that responds to the volume control of my guitar. Thinking the cable finally gave up on me I fixed that and thought that...
  17. J

    General suggestions needed, plz.

    Guitars are: All mahogany PRS SEs with Lace Transenor type pickups (lots of defintion and dynamics) Cleans are: Egnater Twin module into MB Fifty/Fifty with blackplate 6L6s into Weber California w. AlNiCo mag. Dirties are: Either Egnater Twin module into MB F/F with 5881, C standard or Egnater...
  18. J

    I desperately need a transformer for my MTS pre-amp

    I'm looking for a reliable source for dependable pre-amp transformers that are compatible with the (R)M4. The source should be such the transformer will be mailed the next day or the day after that. The transformers should have a schematics sheet enclosed so there'd be no chance of confusion...
  19. J

    The mysterious V1...

    What is it? Is it an amplifier or is it a buffer? What valve should one put there that plays equaly well with Marshalls as with Fenders? Cheers! PS. That's the VI in the amp, not the module.
  20. J

    Brand and type of valves for your cleans, please?

    I'm about to have my valves ordered and I was curious on how you go about picking valves for clean modules. Thought I could learn something there! Cheers!
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