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[quote name='onehappybunny' post='606208' date='Sep 22 2009, 10:39 PM']I went with an 12AT7 because I wanted a Mullard (from reviews on Finnbass) and that seemed the best mix of availability, price, quality and reduced gain level. Go with what you think is right - what works for my ears may not for you[/quote] Yeah I'm going to borrow some from my tech and then buy like a £30 military spec one when I decide on the type.

I have 6

Damn will have to work it the other way round and ask him what he thinks, that's the second time an AT has been recommended over the AU

[quote name='Mr. Foxen' post='605802' date='Sep 22 2009, 04:51 PM']I've done the 8x10 either side thing, its not ideal. Best way is 4x10 bottom, 8x10 on its side on top, then vertical 8x10 on top of that.[/quote]

[quote name='nash' post='605757' date='Sep 22 2009, 04:20 PM']that would look sweet. i'm contemplating a matamp rig after i get my shuker[/quote] Just steal Monz's while your in Sheffield getting the Shuker *Hides*

[quote name='Finbar' post='605745' date='Sep 22 2009, 04:13 PM']Are you saying racks can't have 200 blue LEDs too? [/quote] They can but it's not as cool

Yeah the idea crossed my mind, but 2 Strategies would actually be able to run 4 8x10's and my 400+ another 2 In the rack currently is the 400+ and Strategy 400 until I sort out how I'm powering stuff, as I said in another thread going to try a different tube in the 400+ drive section and see if that gives it more headroom and calms the slave down, then I'll likely sell the other Strategy. Else plan is decent preamp such as the Alembic F-2B into 2 Strategies using various wire combinations to power either each side of one strategy or the 2 strategies together, lots of options. I'm sure Matamp will sort the tube preamp, it's an after thought at the moment while they work on their hybrid head and I'm the only person to ask about a preamp so far, so I hope when they sit down and design it they realise it has to be 1u-2u otherwise its a waste of time. I was thinking my rig would look best with 14u shock mounted rack with 4x10 ontop of it and an 8x10 each side

[quote name='Finbar' post='605726' date='Sep 22 2009, 04:00 PM']I want to replace like for like with my SVP for another 1u preamp. Don't want to buy bigger rack! I'd far rather have it as a 1u than a pedal though.[/quote] What if it had 200 blue led's huh? then you'd want it in a pedal, huh? Man work is boring today.

[quote name='nash' post='605721' date='Sep 22 2009, 03:58 PM']what's wrong with a 2U?[/quote] Cos he was talking about 3u, which is sort of acceptable for me with a whopping big rack that takes 4 poeple to lift, but yeah 1-2u would be better. Looking at the Alembic to tide me over sort of a super fender tone stack like my Mesa's but Stereo for added fun with the Strategies

I need a custom flightcase building for my m13 and expr pedals nothing seems to be the right size stock.

[quote name='Finbar' post='605705' date='Sep 22 2009, 03:49 PM']If they made a 1u preamp that had awesome drive on it, I'd sell my SVP for one of them in a heartbeat.[/quote] Yeah that's what I'm hoping, he didn't seem confident that it would be 1u as the tubes would have to be on their side he didn't like this idea, I'll just email him a crap load of tube amps that do that, like ampeg, alembic, kern etc What sounded a bit more interesting was that the prototype preamp is in a pedal format If it was chrome and had a 2 year waiting list me and Toasted would be all over that

yeah I'm "Fixed Bias" according to Mesa

Going to try this week the 12AU7 mod, apparently according to people on Talkbass it's less of a mod and more of a correction, removing a bottle neck from the design of the amp, giving it more headroom, more responsive volume controls and a more responsive mid control. All you do is swap the 12AX7 in the drive section out for a 12AU7 I've just been finding with my 4x10 which due to being ported is a bit aggressive sounding, I'd almost go as far as saying angry that I can't get the 400+ past 3 with out it sounding overdriven. Also the 400+ is just not powering my Strategy 400 well (either of them) so this might fix all that. So I thought I'd start a thread since there are 2 new 400+ owners this week I shall post my results and you can decide if you want to give it a go. Cheers

Anyone tried one? Opinions thoughts, seems like it would pair well with a stereo power amp to give all sorts of bridged and biamped sounds

[quote name='drthirkenstein' post='605209' date='Sep 22 2009, 12:51 AM']was just thinking although i hate to say it there are advantages to big solid state amps, just basically unlimited clean head room and loads of sub, so using one as well as the matamp you'd hopefully get the best of both. thing with valve amps being theres only so much low end you can add before its just all distortion.[/quote] I don't agree since most tube amps tone comes from the power tubes, by simply pumping the preamp into a SS poweramp I think you lose that harmonic depth that comes from the head. But then again I've got some tube power amps so I'm bias'd Also Jeff does agree with you, and I'd believe it more if there were a small power tube in there with a dummy load and then it fed into the poweramp.

Jeff builds the cabs, they have 2 guys building amps but Matamp quality is second to none. But it is Jeff's company so most questions go through him.

Febreeze is great stuff Or leave like a car pine tree airfreshener in there so something