I have EL34's. I've heard people say that EL34's are preferable for guitar, while bass players may lean towards 6CA7's. I'm not sure there's a huge difference between the 2. you can also run 6550's with a minor mod. Ask Scott, I'm pretty sure he modded one of his YBA3's to run those.

for the first time in a long time...I don't really WANT anything. sure, there's all kinds of crap I COULD buy, but nothing i'm dying for. It feels good and bad at the same time!actually, scratch that. I'm still lusting for the day when i FINALLY find a Traynor Super Custom Special. The YBA 3A. One d...

It's a 50W amp, not 200w. Doude's on crack or something. Maybe he read the power requirements? Sometimes theyre stamped on the amp chassis near the power cord. Ive seen that before -- listings for 300 watt Fender Twins and the like. Long story short, there is only one vintage Traynor tube amp that'...

Before you go poking around at all, make sure you drain the power supply cap where B+ attaches. Hey etch, what do you mean where 'B+' attaches? and how would I tell the power supply capacitor from others? Related question - can you shock yourself on the older, smaller paper & wax capacitors as ...

Whistler, bc. It's not it's natural beauty i hate (quite the opposite in fact), it's the rich old money douchebag inhabitants and it's lame faux 'naturalist lifestyle' lovers. eff it.

Well, I'd have to say I'm in the beginner category. I can tell you the difference between a capacitor and a resistor and a tube...but not much beyond that. I know that there are some caps that can cook you...but don't know which ones. I took an electricity/electronics course in high school, but have...

Anyone make any recommendations? I have a few simple tube amps that I'd like to learn how to bias/mod a bit but don't really know where to start...

what a tool. $1500 for a YSR-1 Custom Reverb. The super custom specials i've seen haven't even cost that much.

http://vancouver.en.craigslist.ca/msg/775702729.html

So, the wife and I have planned our first ever real vacation away from home (ie. not christmas at someones parents house, or a family reunion) and we've decided to go to Vegas in the middle of the summer. Why? I'm not sure. Perhaps a death wish, considering it will be at least 105 degrees Fahrenheit...

thanks for the info Scott! you truly are a man with encyclopedic knowlege, or some sort of universal deity of some sort.