Members easyliver Posted June 3, 2009 Members Share Posted June 3, 2009 +1 for HRDs...mine is a gigging machine. i put a vintage 30 in it and it kills, takes pedals well, can't complain at all about it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members echodeluxe Posted June 3, 2009 Author Members Share Posted June 3, 2009 im probably putting an eminence something in mine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members easyliver Posted June 3, 2009 Members Share Posted June 3, 2009 the V30 brought the brightness of the clean down which is what i really wanted to happen. this amp loves my tele, it's hard to explain how much i'm pleased by this amp! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members echodeluxe Posted June 3, 2009 Author Members Share Posted June 3, 2009 maybe i should look into a vintage 30... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members timeforheroes Posted June 3, 2009 Members Share Posted June 3, 2009 other tip: keep the gain low and use an overdrive to push the drive channel for booyah tones. i eat booyah tones for breakfast! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members timeforheroes Posted June 3, 2009 Members Share Posted June 3, 2009 i eat booyah tones for breakfast! i will say that all the pedals that i love to hate (but secretly wish i could love)... work great thru these amps....mainly FD-II's and RATS Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members mookieunit Posted June 3, 2009 Members Share Posted June 3, 2009 I've had one for years now. The clean's nice and the distortion's not bad but I use pedals for dirt since I couple the HRDlx up with another tube amp for stereo sound. On its own, it's a great loud amp with nice reverb. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members echodeluxe Posted June 3, 2009 Author Members Share Posted June 3, 2009 i will say that all the pedals that i love to hate (but secretly wish i could love)... work great thru these amps....mainly FD-II's and RATS good, cuz my main dirt is a fulldrive 2. i didnt have my fulldrive when i had my hrd back in the day, so im excited to see how it sounds. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members surfcat Posted June 3, 2009 Members Share Posted June 3, 2009 They do seem to sound great with pedals. I seem to always try pedals out at stores with these (dirt pedals) and they sound better than when I get them home. Maybe I should buy one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members echodeluxe Posted June 3, 2009 Author Members Share Posted June 3, 2009 i luv mah fulldrive. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members jfromel Posted June 3, 2009 Members Share Posted June 3, 2009 Here are the mods I do. In the kit. Bass Cap .1 orange dropMid Cap .015 orange drop and bridge pins 1&2 on the potSlope Resistor 100KTreble Cap 250P or 220P mica All plate load resistors to carbon comp. Add 47u/450V filter cap in parallel with the first filter stage. Master Vol to 100K Audio pot Reverb clip R103 New jacks for the input (isolated switchcraft) add 100pf mica cap across the Vol and Drive pots (brighter at lower volumes) replace power resistors with 470ohm 5W (not necessary on the newer amps) Not in the Kit but highly reccommended. Speaker - Celestion V30Output trannie: drop it to 25 watts with a Hammond transformer.Tubes: V1 12AY7, V2 12AX7, V3 12AT7, V4 and V5 6V6 (only use 6V6 if you drop to 25 watts).Enclosure - Get a plywood cab, that MDF is heavy and sounds like {censored}. Don't say I never gave you anything:) Doing just the kit makes a world of difference, if you go full boat and do everything the sound is like a deluxe reverb on steriods with nice bell chime, full round tone and a tight ass. Now everyone get out your soldering irons and bring out the best in that Rod. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members echodeluxe Posted June 3, 2009 Author Members Share Posted June 3, 2009 All plate load resistors to carbon comp. why? i would think you would want these to be more stable, as carbon comps tend to drift especially when theres heat. and if they do, its gonna change the plate load. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members jhamnett Posted June 3, 2009 Members Share Posted June 3, 2009 You don't have to change the OT to use 6V6 tubes... as long as you use ONLY the JJ 6V6S Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members RoboPimp Posted June 3, 2009 Members Share Posted June 3, 2009 i don't think they need modded at all anyway Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members gae86 Posted June 3, 2009 Members Share Posted June 3, 2009 Can I join the club?This is my main amp! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Loobs Posted June 3, 2009 Members Share Posted June 3, 2009 Great amps. Love that clean channel. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members echodeluxe Posted June 3, 2009 Author Members Share Posted June 3, 2009 yeah its got great cleans. and i dig the reverb. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Hurtzher Posted June 3, 2009 Members Share Posted June 3, 2009 It's been my main since '96 or '7! 'Nuff said! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members moqi Posted June 3, 2009 Members Share Posted June 3, 2009 I changed the speaker to a V30 and it's def. an improvement. I still haven't tried different tubes, though. I like it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members ReckedTrek Posted June 3, 2009 Members Share Posted June 3, 2009 Heres my HRD, Laquered tweed with a Jensen P12N speaker... I have an old Altec I might try in it? -not sure though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members gae86 Posted June 3, 2009 Members Share Posted June 3, 2009 Heres my HRD, Laquered tweed with a Jensen P12N speake... I have an old Altec I might try in it? -not sure though. I've always loved the look of an HRD laquered!:thu: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Kidbs Posted June 3, 2009 Members Share Posted June 3, 2009 I have a blues deluxe which is basically the same amp, just a little different in the drive section which I never use. I swapped the speaker with a vintage 30, put in some better tubes, and use pedals for my dirt (tonebone hot british and keeley modded rat). It's really an awesome amp. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members IRG Posted June 3, 2009 Members Share Posted June 3, 2009 I have a blues deluxe which is basically the same amp, just a little different in the drive section which I never use. I swapped the speaker with a vintage 30, put in some better tubes, and use pedals for my dirt (tonebone hot british and keeley modded rat). It's really an awesome amp. What tubes did you use? I like mine stock so far. I thought I would have to replace the stock speaker, but I don't think so, not yet anyway. I had a Vintage 30 in my Traynor YCV50, and I prefer this speaker over it. But maybe it was the amp, and not the speaker. Not sure what speaker I would use. I use pedals for my dirt too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members IRG Posted June 3, 2009 Members Share Posted June 3, 2009 Oh, and here's a pic of my Blues Deluxe. Not sure I should keep it up this high, close to ear level. But that's what I do. The stand is extremely solid though, designed for high end audio gear. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Kidbs Posted June 3, 2009 Members Share Posted June 3, 2009 What tubes did you use? I like mine stock so far. I thought I would have to replace the stock speaker, but I don't think so, not yet anyway. I had a Vintage 30 in my Traynor YCV50, and I prefer this speaker over it. But maybe it was the amp, and not the speaker. Not sure what speaker I would use. I use pedals for my dirt too. I replaced the powertubes with JJs, and my amp tech swapped the preamps with better quality ones but I can't for the life of me remember what type he used. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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