SteveXFR

Jeff Matz of High On Fire does online 121 lessons.

Is there a way to test tube condition?

Thanks. I think my tubes are probably several years old and the amp doesn't sound as good as it should, especially when cranked up with lots of gain. Im not really chasing a tone but if there's a brand of tube which will give me a nicer, vintage tube gain sound then now is the opertunity to fit them. Its only the pre amp that has tubes, the power amp is solid state so I only need to buy two tubes.

I've got an old style Orange Terror amp and it's sounding a bit crappy so I'm thinking it's time for new tubes. There a lot of choices available, are there big differences between them?

That ones looking a lot nicer now. Im in the middle of rewiring it but this one is a lot nicer ergonomically and tonally. Maybe I'll find a cheap Peavey T40 one day to go with it.

Here it is BreadBin It feels tiny and light compared to my Thunderbird.

Thanks for the top tip

I'll take a couple tomorrow. I assume it's photos of the bass you'd like to see.

That's a good point, there is no serial number. Sometime around 2000 is close enough It's a really nice bass for what it cost. I might put on some EMG passive pickups sometime but the originals are good enough. I wouldn't describe them as weak, at least not compared to my old active Ibanez

It's certainly a nice bass. Mine is neck through, I think some were bolt on. I've managed to find out that they were only made for a few years but I can't find which few years although it seems to be 90's.

I've just bought myself a Peavey Zephyr C4. I know this model pre dates the Grind model but can't really find much info. Is it much different to the Grind? Is there a way to work out what year it is from the serial number?

Hi all. I'm new here and relatively new to the electric bass guitar. I've been playing a little over a year, mostly punk & metal, already playing with a band which has really pushed me on and taught me a lot. I currently have an Ibanez SR300 and Orange Terror Bass amp. I had a Fender Jazz but didn't get on with it too well. Obviously this isn't enough so I'm currently looking for a second bass, so I'll be looking in the classifieds here to see what I can find