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The tube preamp!
So this is the preamp. It took me a while to figure out that you cannot use it to record using the FX loop in the pod xt pro. Why not? ffffffffffffffffff is why.
So they (A line 6 forum, the people who make the POD) suggested I simply hook the guitar into it, then run it's stereo output directly into the pod. Duh...
BTW those blue LED's are getting changed to yellow, to compliment the warm glow of the filament...
I wrote this song using it: http://www.furaffinity.net/view/16247733/
So they (A line 6 forum, the people who make the POD) suggested I simply hook the guitar into it, then run it's stereo output directly into the pod. Duh...
BTW those blue LED's are getting changed to yellow, to compliment the warm glow of the filament...
I wrote this song using it: http://www.furaffinity.net/view/16247733/
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It turned out to be a little more difficult than I thought. There's no electronics supply stores her ein this small town except for radio shack, and they are very limited.
I have one of these: http://i43.tinypic.com/t9ihj9.jpg (Actually the full stack) and that yellow glow is actually white incandescent lights with yellow filters over them! So it makes the tubes look like they're glowing super bright. Inside the amp there's mirror tape that really amplifies the light effect of the lights against the tubes. One of the reasons I bought it, it looks so cool XD I love tubes!!
I have one of these: http://i43.tinypic.com/t9ihj9.jpg (Actually the full stack) and that yellow glow is actually white incandescent lights with yellow filters over them! So it makes the tubes look like they're glowing super bright. Inside the amp there's mirror tape that really amplifies the light effect of the lights against the tubes. One of the reasons I bought it, it looks so cool XD I love tubes!!
Ah yes, the microphonic tube test. Presently the Crate tube head I have suffers from this. I also have a Hickok 539B ( http://jimmyauw.com/wp-content/uplo.....ickok-539b.jpg ) which measures mutual transconductance (In micromhos), which is a more reliable method of determining if they are good or bad...
The old tube tester. Our's was a simple box with a neon light. If light went out. Tube was good. Stayed on,bad. Not as fancy as yours,but got the job done. My dad made home visits too. He made a service call to a home. With a remote control TV set that would change channels suddenly without remote. The problem was a parakeet bird jumping on it's little swing. Ringing a small bell causing the set to change hehehe.
I feel you. But this one is different. Usually in audio amplification there are MOSFETs (Metal oxide semiconducting field effect transistors) which are better than individual transistors for amplifying audio.
In this little stereo preamp, it uses quite literally only four individual transistors (Not MOSFETs) which may be for switching the LED's on and off. Other than that, and the LEDs, there are literally no more semiconductors on the PCB.
Awesomly, the tone you hear is almost 100% tube, with almost no coloration aside from capacitors.
In this little stereo preamp, it uses quite literally only four individual transistors (Not MOSFETs) which may be for switching the LED's on and off. Other than that, and the LEDs, there are literally no more semiconductors on the PCB.
Awesomly, the tone you hear is almost 100% tube, with almost no coloration aside from capacitors.
There is a part of me that likes the blue, simply because I do enjoy colors. But in this application, an orange-red woudl definitely compliment the warm glow of the filaments.
I agree about the gawdy appearance of car stereos and such. It's like, "Really?" As if we needed more distractions while driving.
I agree about the gawdy appearance of car stereos and such. It's like, "Really?" As if we needed more distractions while driving.
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