George saw Ed's amp? Spill some beans Mr. Velvet!

[bmf5150]

How did the amp sound to you George??

[Mcewen4444]

Thanks for the info guys, have questions though.

I have a pair of GE 6CA7's laying around I can experiment with. In this receipe, are they way different than the Sylvania's? Also, how about the new EH ones? Amp is a 1959 built with Metro parts, close to the spec in this thread but with EL34's. Am looking to tighten up the bass, with the control higher than 2 it gets flubby.

Again, thanks that those that have seen Ed's amp and are able to talk about it.

[Jeff West]

This is 12301, right? Thanks-

[dirtycooter]

This is 12301, right? Thanks-

No these specs are for a Boogie dual rectifier.....


Yeah dude.......... " #12301".

[Jeff West]

I was confirming that specific Marshall head, he had others, no one said anything about Boogies. Thanks for your help.

-JW

[dirtycooter]

I know
it is rather amazing and unbelievable....
but thats what it is

[VelvetGeorge]

12301. Indeed.


George

[vanhalen5150]

George, Are we all getting 12301 chassis shots on our Metro Xmas cards this year?

[fivecoyote]

George, Are we all getting 12301 chassis shots on our Metro Xmas cards this year?

Frickin' great one, man! Lol

[efraser68]

We know George saw the amp and Dave worked on it. But did either of them hear Ed play #12301 in the room. And did it sound like anything coming outta this forum

[dirtycooter]

WTF!? I don't need a Christmas card, this post is good for a few of them. Till like Xmas 2040 lol!

But yeah......did you get to meet "THE MAN" serial #EVH51500U8121984?????

If you met him AND got to hear him play "IT" AND got to paw around inside there....
Holy shit.. ...

[rgorke]

We know George saw the amp and Dave worked on it. But did either of them hear Ed play #12301 in the room. And did it sound like anything coming outta this forum

To be a fly on the wall....

He must like it if this amp was tracked for the new album.

[stef]

We know George saw the amp and Dave worked on it. But did either of them hear Ed play #12301 in the room. And did it sound like anything coming outta this forum

[Tone Slinger]

So the BIG tranny must have been POST first album (Like Late '78 VH2 studio shots were over a year after VH1). The Ot in the VH1 and earlier, probably wasnt a '2 or '2.5 or whatever. If Ed used a 'pulled' '68 super tremelo OT for Dave F. to use in his 'refurbish', then maybe he (Eddie) was hip to what the changes/differences were, concerning the TONE, of his original Plexi ?

[BrownSound1]

So the BIG tranny must have been POST first album (Like Late '78 VH2 studio shots were over a year after VH1). The Ot in the VH1 and earlier, probably wasnt a '2 or '2.5 or whatever. If Ed used a 'pulled' '68 super tremelo OT for Dave F. to use in his 'refurbish', then maybe he (Eddie) was hip to what the changes/differences were, concerning the TONE, of his original Plexi ?

Perhaps the transformer change to a 2" was one of the reasons he thought the amp had lost its tone. If he dug it, then he would have had a 2" put right back in it.

I know from reading that several here favor the bigger OT for VH. It might be preferrable in helping achieve the tone on the first album, but I tend to think what you hear post production is not exactly what was coming out of his speakers.