The Amp Garage

Speaking of how to wire up an EZ80/81 when your PT doesn't have two 6.3V secondaries: is it really that bad to wire up the heaters of the rectifier in parallel with the heaters of the other tubes? Is there a special trick for how to use the 5V secondary for the heaters on the EZ81 ? Thanks It is pe...

I'm Dave, 50 years old, live sound tech at a music venue. I've serviced my own guitar and hifi tube amps for years, and finally did an 18-watt Trem build a couple of years ago. I love that amp (and miss the community that spawned it...). My current project is a faithful copy of the Vox AC15, but pro...

The instrument has a pleasing warm full tone.

Both players are good, I was particularly entertained by the guy with the thumb pick.

Some death-metal dude is gonna get one of those and tune it to standard pitch.

Why can't I find any .033uF/400 caps in Mallory 150's, Orange Drop's, or Sozo's? I remember about five years ago they seemed to disappear from production but never heard the reason why. I'm guessing they didn't sell well? Omar It has been stated in more than a few places that you need to double or ...

Omar wrote:Why can't I find any .033uF/400 caps in Mallory 150's, Orange Drop's, or Sozo's? I remember about five years ago they seemed to disappear from production but never heard the reason why. I'm guessing they didn't sell well?

You can probably find that value in Mullard Mustard caps on eBay...