That's kind of why the Kali is a more interesting module to me. I'm so used to my BluGuitar being basically a Plexi with a huge bright cap, and I know how to work around that. So the Kali seemed like it did all that nice "raw" stuff whereas I find Friedmans often are a bit more polite - smoother, bigger low end. More pleasant for many for sure.
Wow, that's abysmal.
There's a very easy mod you can do on the BE-DLX module on the top channel by simply bypassing (just wire a plain conductor lead in parallel with it) the resistor between the Treble pot and Master. It brings in a nice amount of hair & makes it a bit more open / aggressive, not as dark. Doing it doesn't affect the bottom channel so it's a pretty awesome thing to try.
Unscrew them. Or screw them gently a bit and see if that keeps them from wobbling.
I was under the impression that pre amp tubes should not really wear out?
My tech said they rarely wear out, but occasionally age and vibration can make them microphonic. That is the only time he recommends changing them.
I think that sounds more like what I was thinking, personally I have only had 1 die and it didn't fade, just one day it was dead. I have seen at least 1 person that had issues with a tube in a Synergy module too so it's not impossible. If you have spares to try it can't hurt to see if you notice any difference.
