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by martinman
Tue Oct 21, 2014 1:08 am
Forum: Marshall Discussion
Topic: 18watt trem -> TMB
Replies: 5
Views: 2040

Re: 18watt trem -> TMB

Wow George -- thanks for your post. Quite interesting feedback -- I hoped that it would be quite the opposite! What do you mean by parallel mode? Are you talking about jumpering channels? Still considering other options. The trem channel is giving me all sorts of problems (but... it *does* sound the...
by martinman
Mon Oct 20, 2014 7:29 pm
Forum: Marshall Discussion
Topic: 18watt trem -> TMB
Replies: 5
Views: 2040

18watt trem -> TMB

Hi Everyone, I got a great deal on a GDS 18watt trem off of ebay. The build wasn't the cleanest in the world - i knew this going into it. Upon plugging in, there (at times) is a very audible tapping noise that lasts for a few seconds, then stops. It's almost as if the amp becomes unstable and then q...
by martinman
Mon Oct 20, 2014 1:10 pm
Forum: Fender Discussion
Topic: Tweed champ vs princeton (5f1 vs 5f2a)
Replies: 6
Views: 9372

Tweed champ vs princeton (5f1 vs 5f2a)

Hi Everyone,

I was reviewing the layout of both amps and it seems there is only a very small difference: 1) tone pot, 2) extra stage of filtering. Can someone explain why the extra filtering stage is needed? What does this actually do? The rest of the amp - component values all are the same.