gearJunkie
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It's a ground wire and should be attached to the amp chassis.
So I ordered the Mr Scary mod for my Badlander 100
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Yeah I used to attach it to the little metal wings coming out of the power tube area
I've gone back and forth a few times. At one point decided I liked the EL34 more. But I swear, I leave the settings at the end of a session and when I start recording the next day, it sounds significantly different from the last take I did the night before... So, depending on the mood of the amp and my EQ settings at the time, which tubes sound best varies. I finally decided I'd been spending too much time rolling tubes and comparing takes that I had to quit, so I've kept the 6L6 445 in for a while.
I make IRs and the ones made with EL34 in are muddier than the ones made with 6L6 in.,
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I feel this. When I have it line-in to my DAW, I prefer the EL34s. But when I have the amp blaring in the room, the 6L6s just sound bigger to my ears.
I just got one into my Badlander 50W today. It's great. I can really feel the difference in response to my playing. There's much more depth and it's so harmonically rich.
I settled on the Scary gain at 3:00 with the Deep switch up. My channel gain went from max on Crunch and 3:00 on Crush to where it is in this pic:
And on these settings, there's more gain than there was at my previous settings without the mod.
It now has much more gain than my Mark V 90W, and is less noisy than the Mark at extreme gain settings.
If I used an overdrive to get it up to this level of gain, it would be so noisy that it would be unusable. (I have significant EM/RF pollution in my apartment.) It really doesn't increase the noise at all. There's way more gain, but I didn't have to adjust the thresholds on my gates (yes, plural, there's that much noise here). I do have to increase the threshold of the post-gain gate if I use an overdrive with minimal boosting.
I had my doubts about this, as I didn't really need more gain. It had just enough as it was. And I didn't think I could get more gain without significantly raising the noise floor. But it really opens up the sound and dynamics by being able to keep the initial gain down and provides a MUCH higher usable level of gain.
The result is a combination of increased headroom plus simultaneous increased gain. I've never been able to get this level of gain/saturation out of any amp/pedal combination without getting so much noise that it's unusable, and the loss of clarity and depth from smashing the limit of available headroom.
And, Motor City Guitar got it to me in 48 hours after I placed the order, from MI to OR.
*Socket extension adapter required for the Badlander. It was included in this order and is included with orders from the Legendary Tones site, but check if you buy used.
Also, standard wired, not reverse wired, for the Badlander.
I settled on the Scary gain at 3:00 with the Deep switch up. My channel gain went from max on Crunch and 3:00 on Crush to where it is in this pic:
And on these settings, there's more gain than there was at my previous settings without the mod.
It now has much more gain than my Mark V 90W, and is less noisy than the Mark at extreme gain settings.
If I used an overdrive to get it up to this level of gain, it would be so noisy that it would be unusable. (I have significant EM/RF pollution in my apartment.) It really doesn't increase the noise at all. There's way more gain, but I didn't have to adjust the thresholds on my gates (yes, plural, there's that much noise here). I do have to increase the threshold of the post-gain gate if I use an overdrive with minimal boosting.
I had my doubts about this, as I didn't really need more gain. It had just enough as it was. And I didn't think I could get more gain without significantly raising the noise floor. But it really opens up the sound and dynamics by being able to keep the initial gain down and provides a MUCH higher usable level of gain.
The result is a combination of increased headroom plus simultaneous increased gain. I've never been able to get this level of gain/saturation out of any amp/pedal combination without getting so much noise that it's unusable, and the loss of clarity and depth from smashing the limit of available headroom.
And, Motor City Guitar got it to me in 48 hours after I placed the order, from MI to OR.
*Socket extension adapter required for the Badlander. It was included in this order and is included with orders from the Legendary Tones site, but check if you buy used.
Also, standard wired, not reverse wired, for the Badlander.
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I have to add: it's really hard to swap tubes in this thing! The sockets are really tight. I couldn't just pull them out, so I had to take the screws out of the protector bases and pull that off first. With those screws out, the sockets are very loose and wobbly in there, so I had to screw the bases back in to hold it still enough to push tubes back in, and you have to push hard to get them in.
The stock tubes are a Psvane 12AX7 and a no-name just marked "12AT7 China".
I've had 7 tube amps (2 bought new and 2 near-new) and have never experienced tube sockets this tight.
I love what this thing does for my Badlander, but a little disappointed to discover that it's kinda cheaply made and comes with the cheapest possible tubes.
The stock tubes are a Psvane 12AX7 and a no-name just marked "12AT7 China".
I've had 7 tube amps (2 bought new and 2 near-new) and have never experienced tube sockets this tight.
I love what this thing does for my Badlander, but a little disappointed to discover that it's kinda cheaply made and comes with the cheapest possible tubes.
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