Members jessexxx Posted February 24, 2010 Members Share Posted February 24, 2010 500 frog skins is about the going rate,...i have never had the chance to try the 40 watt version so i cant give ya an answer,...but the obvious thing is the head room,..and since ya already have a cab,..you could flip the combo for probably about the same jack... yo!!..pioneer prog!!,..how ya liking your new set up? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Mustaine-who? Posted February 24, 2010 Members Share Posted February 24, 2010 v1 is the most important preamp tube,...put your best "nos-low gain" preamp tube in V1,...i would leave the others as they were stock,...then after you have digested your new preamp sound with the v1 change,..then hit the other preamp tubes,...whats your bias set at? Fail... V1 controls the clean channel only on the XXX V2 is the start of the gain circuit...put your loest gain tube there for more usable gain on the crunch/ultra channels... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members pioneerprogress Posted February 24, 2010 Members Share Posted February 24, 2010 yo!!..pioneer prog!!,..how ya liking your new set up? well, I took the chassis out Sun. night to clean pots and change a couple of preamp tubes. Get to practice Mon., forgot both the power and standby are switched on from when I took it apart, and plug amp in. Don't realize until several minutes later it's powered up and not plugged into cabinet yet. Turned off, plugged in properly. Started playing later, and it was not performing properly. Don't know which of these variables caused it, but it is not working properly now. Took it to a tech to check it out b/c I do not know nearly enough to diagnose/fix. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Lucius Posted February 24, 2010 Members Share Posted February 24, 2010 Fail...V1 controls the clean channel only on the XXXV2 is the start of the gain circuit...put your loest gain tube there for more usable gain on the crunch/ultra channels... V1 is the first tube your signal is routed directly through no matter what channel you are on. I'm looking at the schematic right now. I don't know anything about which tube is best for your low gain tube though. Cheers, Lucius Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members DrakkarTyrannis Posted February 24, 2010 Members Share Posted February 24, 2010 Fail...V1 controls the clean channel only on the XXXV2 is the start of the gain circuit...put your loest gain tube there for more usable gain on the crunch/ultra channels... FAIL So where did you get this nonsense? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Lucius Posted February 24, 2010 Members Share Posted February 24, 2010 So where did you get this nonsense? He is 1/2 right. Now that I read that, V2 would be the best place to put that low gain tube I would think. Cheers, Lucius Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members DrakkarTyrannis Posted February 24, 2010 Members Share Posted February 24, 2010 He is 1/2 right. Now that I read that, V2 would be the best place to put that low gain tube I would think. Cheers, Lucius Low gain works best in V2..however V1 is across the board. For those thinking about it: DO NOT PUT ANYTHING LOW GAIN IN V3..IT MESSES WITH THE EQ AND BRINGS DOWN YOUR VOLUME. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Lucius Posted February 24, 2010 Members Share Posted February 24, 2010 Low gain works best in V2..however V1 is across the board.For those thinking about it: DO NOT PUT ANYTHING LOW GAIN IN V3..IT MESSES WITH THE EQ AND BRINGS DOWN YOUR VOLUME. Thanks for the link BTW. Very useful. Cheers, LuciusPS: If anyone needs the schematics for the XXX or ultra plus I have them. Also, let me know what schematics you have. lwperreault@yahoo.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members pioneerprogress Posted February 24, 2010 Members Share Posted February 24, 2010 I wish I was able to actually play it through my windsor cab...I don't know how that dude that had the trip xxx and 1960 did it...was it LastCallKillIt?I HATED it through g12t75's. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members jessexxx Posted February 25, 2010 Members Share Posted February 25, 2010 Fail...V1 controls the clean channel only on the XXXV2 is the start of the gain circuit...put your loest gain tube there for more usable gain on the crunch/ultra channels... XOXOXOOX... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members jessexxx Posted February 25, 2010 Members Share Posted February 25, 2010 well, I took the chassis out Sun. night to clean pots and change a couple of preamp tubes. Get to practice Mon., forgot both the power and standby are switched on from when I took it apart, and plug amp in. Don't realize until several minutes later it's powered up and not plugged into cabinet yet. Turned off, plugged in properly. Started playing later, and it was not performing properly. Don't know which of these variables caused it, but it is not working properly now. Took it to a tech to check it out b/c I do not know nearly enough to diagnose/fix. well that sux,..sorry to here that,...lets hope its an easy fix! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members jessexxx Posted February 25, 2010 Members Share Posted February 25, 2010 i have actualy tried a bunch of old nos tubes in all the preamp slots,..and for me,..i found the best/most useful was with the V1 slot,.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members JFRiley Posted March 9, 2010 Members Share Posted March 9, 2010 is the 3120 just the new XXX? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members DrakkarTyrannis Posted March 9, 2010 Members Share Posted March 9, 2010 is the 3120 just the new XXX? Yes. Yes it is Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members pioneerprogress Posted March 9, 2010 Members Share Posted March 9, 2010 well that sux,..sorry to here that,...lets hope its an easy fix! 160 bucks later... burnt plate resister, cracked solder joints, new power tubes. That bill also included putting a handle on it, and a new jewel status light. I wish the guy woulda called me first before getting the higher-dollar JJ's. I woulda been fine with some cheaper sovteks Oh well. Sounded good through my windsor cab. Crunch & ultra Had a lot more "meat" to the tone than running the HT-dual through the clean channel. Though that might have had something to do with it having the most lackluster clean channel of any Peavey tube amp I've played. It broke up nicely the way (and when) I wanted it to, just didn't seem to have that fullness to it. All this was through my windsor cab. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members MiloXF Posted March 10, 2010 Members Share Posted March 10, 2010 Anyone got any left over decent el34's they wanna send my way haha Be very greatful, will pay for shipping Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Efekkt Posted March 16, 2010 Members Share Posted March 16, 2010 Does anybody have good lead settings for the 40watt combo or any help with my eq? I can dial some good rhythms but I need a good lead tone. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members DrakkarTyrannis Posted March 16, 2010 Members Share Posted March 16, 2010 Does anybody have good lead settings for the 40watt combo or any help with my eq?I can dial some good rhythms but I need a good lead tone. Why not just turn the knobs until you find something? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Efekkt Posted March 16, 2010 Members Share Posted March 16, 2010 Why not just turn the knobs until you find something? I do but i've never been successful in getting a good lead tone I usually just have opted for a crushing rhythm. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members DrakkarTyrannis Posted March 16, 2010 Members Share Posted March 16, 2010 I do but i've never been successful in getting a good lead tone I usually just have opted for a crushing rhythm. I know it sounds like I'm being an ass, but honestly the point in having an amp is to find your own tones. This way you learn how your amp responds, what it does, all the hidden features, how it interacts with pedals and guitars and all that. You don't learn that by copping someone else's settings and even the same settings will get you completely different results. You want a lead tone, try both channels and experiment, and above all listen with your ears and not your eyes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Efekkt Posted March 16, 2010 Members Share Posted March 16, 2010 I know it sounds like I'm being an ass, but honestly the point in having an amp is to find your own tones. This way you learn how your amp responds, what it does, all the hidden features, how it interacts with pedals and guitars and all that. You don't learn that by copping someone else's settings and even the same settings will get you completely different results. You want a lead tone, try both channels and experiment, and above all listen with your ears and not your eyes. Naw I know what your saying. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members DrakkarTyrannis Posted March 16, 2010 Members Share Posted March 16, 2010 Naw I know what your saying. I've owned my JSX for over 5 years and I'm STILL learning new stuff about it. You don't get that by chasing settings, trust me. Lots of times it's good to know WHY certain settings sound the way they do, so that you can use that knowledge to go for other tones based on what you like/don't like and what the amp can give you Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members M-III Posted March 17, 2010 Members Share Posted March 17, 2010 I do but i've never been successful in getting a good lead tone I usually just have opted for a crushing rhythm. If you have a good EQ pedal or even a overdrive(read: boost, like a Digitech Bad Monkey, Boss, DS-1, Ibanez Tubescreamer, etc, etc) pedal lying around this should be a non-issue. I have patch on my RP2000 that throws some reverb, a little slap-delay, a big high-mid range spike EQed in and some more gain off a amp model for a lead preset. It's almost effortless for soloing and it almost sounds like a pre-recorded and mixed solo sometimes.(when I play well that is haha) A big +1 to DrakkarTyrannis too, experimentation to me is fun, but to find your own "voice", you must find it out for yourself. Start messing with pedals, jacking with the EQ, keep messing with settings until you find something you like. My rule of thumb for lead tone is lots of mids, lots of gain, possibly some time-based effects like delay to spruce up the sound. Of course, this is relatively easy to do with a multi-effects processor like I employ, but it can be done with just regular pedals too. Hope this helps, good luck and I hope you find your sound Efekkt. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members JoshuaLogan Posted March 17, 2010 Members Share Posted March 17, 2010 the JSX and XXX/3120 are really underrated amps... they can sound way better than they're given credit for on here... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members gregsky Posted May 6, 2010 Members Share Posted May 6, 2010 Hi everyoneI've read the whole post. Thanks to you guys I've learnt how to make this amp sound good. I experimented with tubes ending up with the smile on my face. I want to try different power tubes now. I checked a few bias calculators and it seems to be a huge difference in bias point between 6L6 and 6L6GC. Is there anyone who could share with us reliable specific bias info (in mA) for those power tubes in Triple XXX: Ruby 6L6GCMSTRJJ EL34JJ EL34LJJ KT77JJ 6L6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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