Hey Dannyz can u do some clips with your booster and rubys tubes? i have a marshall SL-5 and i changed preamp tubes with 2 TAD and 1 electro harmonix, i use a Boss ge-7 as booster always on. Like you, i love #34, i wanted to change the EL34 with a 6550 but we have same problems, i have to buy oneDannyz wrote:Hey bmwfreq! what are your thougths about the TungSol 6550 current production?
My amp is a Marshall SL-5, the amps tophology is not that far from the JCM 800 84´...actually it has the same preamp with the correct values. To avoid the modification to #34 specs (maybe one day i´ll modify the amp) im using as an "always on" booster a Whiteface Proco Rat tweaked in its high pass/low pass filter for a parked wah wah effect like Slash´s #34 tone. Its almost spot on, even my settings are almost the same as Saul´s (Treble 0 - Mid 3,5 - Bass 8 - Pres 0...Gain is a little diferent, ive got it at 4,5 and volume to taste, most time at 4,3).
The amp has an El34b made by Shuguang tubes, if i push the master volume to 6 or 8 the amps tone become too bassy and ruins the almost identical #34 tone that i got using my unorthodox gear. Im using the onboard Celestion Vintage 30 that came into the SL-5.
If you can, go into incredibly descriptive details (Jump Street 22 dixit lol) about the Tungsol 6550, here in my country that single tube (not even a quad) cost about U$S 80...i know the best way is tryin´ by myself but i would like to hear your opinion. By the way your #34 clip is awesome! GREAT job.
Generally i have treble 4 - mid 5,5 - bass 7 - pres 3-4, so i'm curious to hear the sound of your marshall
. Slash used a vintage Butterscotch tele on Yesterdays too if I recall. In terms of tubes I remember Slash used groove tubes, and someone can correct me if I'm wrong, and I'll take no offense, and I'm jogging my memory to remember. Groove tubes then I think were a little bit better quality in the very early 90's. I've always thought there were some condensers like a U47, and U87 for room mics on UYI. Sm57's were used, those went into Neve 1073's then to Dbx compressors. I think some Trident gear was used too. Slash owned a Trident board that was destroyed during an Earthquake in 94. I Think he used an sd1 too particularly on "Locomotive." But didn't use it on everything. If you check out the Live in Tokoyo dvd show, on the UYI2 show in the beginning before the show starts it shows backstage footage, and you can see Slash's rack with an Sd1. And of course a Boss ge-7. Slash had a boss pedal board laying around too with various pedals. AN eventide harmonizer for some things as well such as the solo on Live, and Let Die. He had 3 custom shop Fender strats with humbuckers too, I don't remember if that was during Illusion recording, or after. He used one live on "Dust & Bones" live. Someone mentioned him using a p90 guitar. I know he did use that on the Alice Cooper track "Hey Stoopid" I don't think it was used on Estranged though. I could be wrong though. He used his Lp copy, 87 Standard, the 58 Lp originally owned by Joe Perry, which he gave back to him on Joe's bday years ago. A sweet 58 Korina V, and Korina Explorer, don't remember if he recorded with the Explorer. He used a cherry sunburst 58 lp on "So Fine" and a vintage 60's vintage Sunburst Strat. Then he had the Sir Marshall, the Jubilees. I remember he used the Jubs for the clean tone, I saw years ago he had Kt88 tubes in one used for cleans. With some Dbx compression. Not sure if that amp was modded while recording though. And the feedback generator as it was called which had a Mesa mklll combo in line with the Marshalls. I forget how it was set up, but remember a volume pedal in the chain. You can hear this on "You could be Mine" intro. I saw a pic of Slash and Izzy with the Mesa combo, and him playing an Es 335. Not sure if it was one he owned or was just playing in his off time.