https://tubeampnetwork.com/members/sthebluesman/activity/ Activity feed for sthebluesman. Thu, 22 Oct 2026 13:39:20 +0000 https://buddypress.org/?v= en-US 30 hourly 2 a3f1c59ae9cb8c0420d3f4f45fccfad8 https://tubeampnetwork.com/forums/topic/what-speakers-are-you-using-in-your-2-stroke/#post-5821 Fri, 15 Mar 2013 04:21:10 +0000 I used the new 8″ Jensen ceramic speaker that came with the kit but I used one of my old 10″ ceramic Jensens that came out of my 1964 Super Reverb.

]]> 0 a3f1c59ae9cb8c0420d3f4f45fccfad8 https://tubeampnetwork.com/forums/topic/what-speakers-are-you-using-in-your-2-stroke/#post-5821 Fri, 15 Mar 2013 04:21:10 +0000 I used the new 8″ Jensen ceramic speaker that came with the kit but I used one of my old 10″ ceramic Jensens that came out of my 1964 Super Reverb.

]]> 0 a3f1c59ae9cb8c0420d3f4f45fccfad8 https://tubeampnetwork.com/forums/topic/what-speakers-are-you-using-in-your-2-stroke/#post-5821 Fri, 15 Mar 2013 04:21:10 +0000 I used the new 8″ Jensen ceramic speaker that came with the kit but I used one of my old 10″ ceramic Jensens that came out of my 1964 Super Reverb.

]]> 0 a3f1c59ae9cb8c0420d3f4f45fccfad8 https://tubeampnetwork.com/forums/topic/what-speakers-are-you-using-in-your-2-stroke/#post-5821 Fri, 15 Mar 2013 04:21:10 +0000 I used the new 8″ Jensen ceramic speaker that came with the kit but I used one of my old 10″ ceramic Jensens that came out of my 1964 Super Reverb.

]]> 0 a3f1c59ae9cb8c0420d3f4f45fccfad8 https://tubeampnetwork.com/forums/topic/what-speakers-are-you-using-in-your-2-stroke/#post-5821 Fri, 15 Mar 2013 04:21:10 +0000 I used the new 8″ Jensen ceramic speaker that came with the kit but I used one of my old 10″ ceramic Jensens that came out of my 1964 Super Reverb.

]]> 0 08eb398fa092df0d27c28f2fb87b02b9 https://tubeampnetwork.com/forums/topic/best-tubes-for-2-stroke/page/2/#post-5570 Sat, 07 Jan 2012 22:49:16 +0000 I experimented for a while and finally settled on a ’60’s Mullard ECC83 (12AX7), a NOS ’60’s Tung-Sol 5881, and a 1964 Silvertone 5Y3 (Sylvania?). The amp is perfect. I went with the 5881 because I love them so much in my Bassman and Bandmaster. I also use this amp to drive my homemade Leslie and it works perfectly with one 4 ohm speaker. The…[Read more]

]]> 0 08eb398fa092df0d27c28f2fb87b02b9 https://tubeampnetwork.com/forums/topic/best-tubes-for-2-stroke/#post-5570 Sat, 07 Jan 2012 22:49:16 +0000 I experimented for a while and finally settled on a ’60’s Mullard ECC83 (12AX7), a NOS ’60’s Tung-Sol 5881, and a 1964 Silvertone 5Y3 (Sylvania?). The amp is perfect. I went with the 5881 because I love them so much in my Bassman and Bandmaster. I also use this amp to drive my homemade Leslie and it works perfectly with one 4 ohm speaker. The…[Read more]

]]> 0 08eb398fa092df0d27c28f2fb87b02b9 https://tubeampnetwork.com/forums/topic/best-tubes-for-2-stroke/#post-5570 Sat, 07 Jan 2012 22:49:16 +0000 I experimented for a while and finally settled on a ’60’s Mullard ECC83 (12AX7), a NOS ’60’s Tung-Sol 5881, and a 1964 Silvertone 5Y3 (Sylvania?). The amp is perfect. I went with the 5881 because I love them so much in my Bassman and Bandmaster. I also use this amp to drive my homemade Leslie and it works perfectly with one 4 ohm speaker. The…[Read more]

]]> 0 08eb398fa092df0d27c28f2fb87b02b9 https://tubeampnetwork.com/forums/topic/best-tubes-for-2-stroke/#post-5570 Sat, 07 Jan 2012 22:49:16 +0000 I experimented for a while and finally settled on a ’60’s Mullard ECC83 (12AX7), a NOS ’60’s Tung-Sol 5881, and a 1964 Silvertone 5Y3 (Sylvania?). The amp is perfect. I went with the 5881 because I love them so much in my Bassman and Bandmaster. I also use this amp to drive my homemade Leslie and it works perfectly with one 4 ohm speaker. The…[Read more]

]]> 0 08eb398fa092df0d27c28f2fb87b02b9 https://tubeampnetwork.com/forums/topic/best-tubes-for-2-stroke/#post-5570 Sat, 07 Jan 2012 22:49:16 +0000 I experimented for a while and finally settled on a ’60’s Mullard ECC83 (12AX7), a NOS ’60’s Tung-Sol 5881, and a 1964 Silvertone 5Y3 (Sylvania?). The amp is perfect. I went with the 5881 because I love them so much in my Bassman and Bandmaster. I also use this amp to drive my homemade Leslie and it works perfectly with one 4 ohm speaker. The…[Read more]

]]> 0 e8f669f885683c9bdfd40343363c41c7 https://tubeampnetwork.com/forums/topic/mojo760-pt-definitely-needs-a-ground-reference/#post-5467 Wed, 25 May 2011 10:06:24 +0000 Yes, just put it in the instructions and use the Mojo. The only thing I was not sure of was if there was a preferred placement of the external ground. At first, I was going to just add the resistors to the octal socket and ground them to the grounding lug for pin 1 but then I thought it would be better to have it grounded closer to the PT. I…[Read more]

]]> 0 e8f669f885683c9bdfd40343363c41c7 https://tubeampnetwork.com/forums/topic/mojo760-pt-definitely-needs-a-ground-reference/#post-5467 Wed, 25 May 2011 10:06:24 +0000 Yes, just put it in the instructions and use the Mojo. The only thing I was not sure of was if there was a preferred placement of the external ground. At first, I was going to just add the resistors to the octal socket and ground them to the grounding lug for pin 1 but then I thought it would be better to have it grounded closer to the PT. I…[Read more]

]]> 0 e8f669f885683c9bdfd40343363c41c7 https://tubeampnetwork.com/forums/topic/mojo760-pt-definitely-needs-a-ground-reference/#post-5467 Wed, 25 May 2011 10:06:24 +0000 Yes, just put it in the instructions and use the Mojo. The only thing I was not sure of was if there was a preferred placement of the external ground. At first, I was going to just add the resistors to the octal socket and ground them to the grounding lug for pin 1 but then I thought it would be better to have it grounded closer to the PT. I…[Read more]

]]> 0 e8f669f885683c9bdfd40343363c41c7 https://tubeampnetwork.com/forums/topic/mojo760-pt-definitely-needs-a-ground-reference/#post-5467 Wed, 25 May 2011 10:06:24 +0000 Yes, just put it in the instructions and use the Mojo. The only thing I was not sure of was if there was a preferred placement of the external ground. At first, I was going to just add the resistors to the octal socket and ground them to the grounding lug for pin 1 but then I thought it would be better to have it grounded closer to the PT. I…[Read more]

]]> 0 e8f669f885683c9bdfd40343363c41c7 https://tubeampnetwork.com/forums/topic/mojo760-pt-definitely-needs-a-ground-reference/#post-5467 Wed, 25 May 2011 10:06:24 +0000 Yes, just put it in the instructions and use the Mojo. The only thing I was not sure of was if there was a preferred placement of the external ground. At first, I was going to just add the resistors to the octal socket and ground them to the grounding lug for pin 1 but then I thought it would be better to have it grounded closer to the PT. I…[Read more]

]]> 0 83feb4682a88a688eae85ff271ed281c https://tubeampnetwork.com/forums/topic/mojo760-pt-definitely-needs-a-ground-reference/#post-5464 Tue, 24 May 2011 09:02:06 +0000 That will make it simpler hopefully. The amp sounds amazing. I can’t stop playing it and I have a bunch of vintage Fender amps. I feel like building another one for my harp player and voicing it for harp. I’ll wait and see how he likes this one first.

]]> 0 83feb4682a88a688eae85ff271ed281c https://tubeampnetwork.com/forums/topic/mojo760-pt-definitely-needs-a-ground-reference/#post-5464 Tue, 24 May 2011 09:02:06 +0000 That will make it simpler hopefully. The amp sounds amazing. I can’t stop playing it and I have a bunch of vintage Fender amps. I feel like building another one for my harp player and voicing it for harp. I’ll wait and see how he likes this one first.

]]> 0 83feb4682a88a688eae85ff271ed281c https://tubeampnetwork.com/forums/topic/mojo760-pt-definitely-needs-a-ground-reference/#post-5464 Tue, 24 May 2011 09:02:06 +0000 That will make it simpler hopefully. The amp sounds amazing. I can’t stop playing it and I have a bunch of vintage Fender amps. I feel like building another one for my harp player and voicing it for harp. I’ll wait and see how he likes this one first.

]]> 0 83feb4682a88a688eae85ff271ed281c https://tubeampnetwork.com/forums/topic/mojo760-pt-definitely-needs-a-ground-reference/#post-5464 Tue, 24 May 2011 09:02:06 +0000 That will make it simpler hopefully. The amp sounds amazing. I can’t stop playing it and I have a bunch of vintage Fender amps. I feel like building another one for my harp player and voicing it for harp. I’ll wait and see how he likes this one first.

]]> 0 83feb4682a88a688eae85ff271ed281c https://tubeampnetwork.com/forums/topic/mojo760-pt-definitely-needs-a-ground-reference/#post-5464 Tue, 24 May 2011 09:02:06 +0000 That will make it simpler hopefully. The amp sounds amazing. I can’t stop playing it and I have a bunch of vintage Fender amps. I feel like building another one for my harp player and voicing it for harp. I’ll wait and see how he likes this one first.

]]> 0 3f339c7bd113f83ee151f3b898c9e9e7 https://tubeampnetwork.com/forums/topic/need-help-with-hum-in-two-stroke/#post-5461 Sun, 22 May 2011 18:55:49 +0000 Here is the YouTube video I posted yesterday with the hum. The amp still sounds great. I put the resistors on last night and that was the problem. I will post another video today.

]]> 0 3f339c7bd113f83ee151f3b898c9e9e7 https://tubeampnetwork.com/forums/topic/need-help-with-hum-in-two-stroke/#post-5461 Sun, 22 May 2011 18:55:49 +0000 Here is the YouTube video I posted yesterday with the hum. The amp still sounds great. I put the resistors on last night and that was the problem. I will post another video today.

]]> 0 3f339c7bd113f83ee151f3b898c9e9e7 https://tubeampnetwork.com/forums/topic/need-help-with-hum-in-two-stroke/#post-5461 Sun, 22 May 2011 18:55:49 +0000 Here is the YouTube video I posted yesterday with the hum. The amp still sounds great. I put the resistors on last night and that was the problem. I will post another video today.

]]> 0 3f339c7bd113f83ee151f3b898c9e9e7 https://tubeampnetwork.com/forums/topic/need-help-with-hum-in-two-stroke/#post-5461 Sun, 22 May 2011 18:55:49 +0000 Here is the YouTube video I posted yesterday with the hum. The amp still sounds great. I put the resistors on last night and that was the problem. I will post another video today.

]]> 0 3f339c7bd113f83ee151f3b898c9e9e7 https://tubeampnetwork.com/forums/topic/need-help-with-hum-in-two-stroke/#post-5461 Sun, 22 May 2011 18:55:49 +0000 Here is the YouTube video I posted yesterday with the hum. The amp still sounds great. I put the resistors on last night and that was the problem. I will post another video today.

]]> 0 1a3eb727ec0f8d2f172192d826d2e778 https://tubeampnetwork.com/forums/topic/need-help-with-hum-in-two-stroke/#post-5458 Sun, 22 May 2011 07:10:04 +0000 I think I found an answer from a response to my video on YouTube. The Mojo760 PT does not have a center tap on the 6.3v heater supply so it is necessary to use 100 ohm 1/2 watt resistors on each filament wire to ground. I will let you know if this solves the problem. The Weber PT in the book has a center tap on the 6.3v that goes to ground and…[Read more]

]]> 0 1a3eb727ec0f8d2f172192d826d2e778 https://tubeampnetwork.com/forums/topic/need-help-with-hum-in-two-stroke/#post-5458 Sun, 22 May 2011 07:10:04 +0000 I think I found an answer from a response to my video on YouTube. The Mojo760 PT does not have a center tap on the 6.3v heater supply so it is necessary to use 100 ohm 1/2 watt resistors on each filament wire to ground. I will let you know if this solves the problem. The Weber PT in the book has a center tap on the 6.3v that goes to ground and…[Read more]

]]> 0 1a3eb727ec0f8d2f172192d826d2e778 https://tubeampnetwork.com/forums/topic/need-help-with-hum-in-two-stroke/#post-5458 Sun, 22 May 2011 07:10:04 +0000 I think I found an answer from a response to my video on YouTube. The Mojo760 PT does not have a center tap on the 6.3v heater supply so it is necessary to use 100 ohm 1/2 watt resistors on each filament wire to ground. I will let you know if this solves the problem. The Weber PT in the book has a center tap on the 6.3v that goes to ground and…[Read more]

]]> 0 1a3eb727ec0f8d2f172192d826d2e778 https://tubeampnetwork.com/forums/topic/need-help-with-hum-in-two-stroke/#post-5458 Sun, 22 May 2011 07:10:04 +0000 I think I found an answer from a response to my video on YouTube. The Mojo760 PT does not have a center tap on the 6.3v heater supply so it is necessary to use 100 ohm 1/2 watt resistors on each filament wire to ground. I will let you know if this solves the problem. The Weber PT in the book has a center tap on the 6.3v that goes to ground and…[Read more]

]]> 0 1a3eb727ec0f8d2f172192d826d2e778 https://tubeampnetwork.com/forums/topic/need-help-with-hum-in-two-stroke/#post-5458 Sun, 22 May 2011 07:10:04 +0000 I think I found an answer from a response to my video on YouTube. The Mojo760 PT does not have a center tap on the 6.3v heater supply so it is necessary to use 100 ohm 1/2 watt resistors on each filament wire to ground. I will let you know if this solves the problem. The Weber PT in the book has a center tap on the 6.3v that goes to ground and…[Read more]

]]> 0 6c9d17b4415f8107a235cdac8ad6c090 https://tubeampnetwork.com/forums/topic/what-is-the-need-for-5-watt-resistors/#post-5434 Tue, 19 Apr 2011 07:01:44 +0000 Thanks for the info. You got a great deal on that 6 cent Bandmaster. I remember back in the ’70’s when no one really cared for Fender amps until they started to realize all of the new stuff was junk and all of the sounds they knew were from old Fender amps.

]]> 0 6c9d17b4415f8107a235cdac8ad6c090 https://tubeampnetwork.com/forums/topic/what-is-the-need-for-5-watt-resistors/#post-5434 Tue, 19 Apr 2011 07:01:44 +0000 Thanks for the info. You got a great deal on that 6 cent Bandmaster. I remember back in the ’70’s when no one really cared for Fender amps until they started to realize all of the new stuff was junk and all of the sounds they knew were from old Fender amps.

]]> 0 6c9d17b4415f8107a235cdac8ad6c090 https://tubeampnetwork.com/forums/topic/what-is-the-need-for-5-watt-resistors/#post-5434 Tue, 19 Apr 2011 07:01:44 +0000 Thanks for the info. You got a great deal on that 6 cent Bandmaster. I remember back in the ’70’s when no one really cared for Fender amps until they started to realize all of the new stuff was junk and all of the sounds they knew were from old Fender amps.

]]> 0 6c9d17b4415f8107a235cdac8ad6c090 https://tubeampnetwork.com/forums/topic/what-is-the-need-for-5-watt-resistors/#post-5434 Tue, 19 Apr 2011 07:01:44 +0000 Thanks for the info. You got a great deal on that 6 cent Bandmaster. I remember back in the ’70’s when no one really cared for Fender amps until they started to realize all of the new stuff was junk and all of the sounds they knew were from old Fender amps.

]]> 0 6c9d17b4415f8107a235cdac8ad6c090 https://tubeampnetwork.com/forums/topic/what-is-the-need-for-5-watt-resistors/#post-5434 Tue, 19 Apr 2011 07:01:44 +0000 Thanks for the info. You got a great deal on that 6 cent Bandmaster. I remember back in the ’70’s when no one really cared for Fender amps until they started to realize all of the new stuff was junk and all of the sounds they knew were from old Fender amps.

]]> 0 55befda010fc8f4ec37326f80dce64df https://tubeampnetwork.com/forums/topic/mini-toggle-hum-changes-with-tube-type/#post-5433 Tue, 19 Apr 2011 06:47:05 +0000 You are right. It is more of a hiss. I’m sure everything is OK. The amp sounds good in the boost positions. I just noticed the extra hiss and was checking to be sure I had done everything correctly.

]]> 0 55befda010fc8f4ec37326f80dce64df https://tubeampnetwork.com/forums/topic/mini-toggle-hum-changes-with-tube-type/#post-5433 Tue, 19 Apr 2011 06:47:05 +0000 You are right. It is more of a hiss. I’m sure everything is OK. The amp sounds good in the boost positions. I just noticed the extra hiss and was checking to be sure I had done everything correctly.

]]> 0 55befda010fc8f4ec37326f80dce64df https://tubeampnetwork.com/forums/topic/mini-toggle-hum-changes-with-tube-type/#post-5433 Tue, 19 Apr 2011 06:47:05 +0000 You are right. It is more of a hiss. I’m sure everything is OK. The amp sounds good in the boost positions. I just noticed the extra hiss and was checking to be sure I had done everything correctly.

]]> 0 55befda010fc8f4ec37326f80dce64df https://tubeampnetwork.com/forums/topic/mini-toggle-hum-changes-with-tube-type/#post-5433 Tue, 19 Apr 2011 06:47:05 +0000 You are right. It is more of a hiss. I’m sure everything is OK. The amp sounds good in the boost positions. I just noticed the extra hiss and was checking to be sure I had done everything correctly.

]]> 0 55befda010fc8f4ec37326f80dce64df https://tubeampnetwork.com/forums/topic/mini-toggle-hum-changes-with-tube-type/#post-5433 Tue, 19 Apr 2011 06:47:05 +0000 You are right. It is more of a hiss. I’m sure everything is OK. The amp sounds good in the boost positions. I just noticed the extra hiss and was checking to be sure I had done everything correctly.

]]> 0 789004e1f65e04017afb14bf4dc672ee https://tubeampnetwork.com/forums/topic/question-on-extra-hum-in-fat-and-treble-switch/#post-5408 Thu, 14 Apr 2011 00:16:31 +0000 Maybe it will quiet down when I get it in the cabinet. Right now, the chassis and speakers are sitting on my table. I won’t have the cabinet until next week. I tried running a jumper wire from the center terminal to the ground lug and that had no effect on the extra hum. The amp sounds good in those boosted positions but with the extra noise…[Read more]

]]> 0 789004e1f65e04017afb14bf4dc672ee https://tubeampnetwork.com/forums/topic/question-on-extra-hum-in-fat-and-treble-switch/#post-5408 Thu, 14 Apr 2011 00:16:31 +0000 Maybe it will quiet down when I get it in the cabinet. Right now, the chassis and speakers are sitting on my table. I won’t have the cabinet until next week. I tried running a jumper wire from the center terminal to the ground lug and that had no effect on the extra hum. The amp sounds good in those boosted positions but with the extra noise…[Read more]

]]> 0 789004e1f65e04017afb14bf4dc672ee https://tubeampnetwork.com/forums/topic/question-on-extra-hum-in-fat-and-treble-switch/#post-5408 Thu, 14 Apr 2011 00:16:31 +0000 Maybe it will quiet down when I get it in the cabinet. Right now, the chassis and speakers are sitting on my table. I won’t have the cabinet until next week. I tried running a jumper wire from the center terminal to the ground lug and that had no effect on the extra hum. The amp sounds good in those boosted positions but with the extra noise…[Read more]

]]> 0 789004e1f65e04017afb14bf4dc672ee https://tubeampnetwork.com/forums/topic/question-on-extra-hum-in-fat-and-treble-switch/#post-5408 Thu, 14 Apr 2011 00:16:31 +0000 Maybe it will quiet down when I get it in the cabinet. Right now, the chassis and speakers are sitting on my table. I won’t have the cabinet until next week. I tried running a jumper wire from the center terminal to the ground lug and that had no effect on the extra hum. The amp sounds good in those boosted positions but with the extra noise…[Read more]

]]> 0 789004e1f65e04017afb14bf4dc672ee https://tubeampnetwork.com/forums/topic/question-on-extra-hum-in-fat-and-treble-switch/#post-5408 Thu, 14 Apr 2011 00:16:31 +0000 Maybe it will quiet down when I get it in the cabinet. Right now, the chassis and speakers are sitting on my table. I won’t have the cabinet until next week. I tried running a jumper wire from the center terminal to the ground lug and that had no effect on the extra hum. The amp sounds good in those boosted positions but with the extra noise…[Read more]

]]> 0 6e4c5b15fb28e34a144772eaea10b074 https://tubeampnetwork.com/forums/topic/best-tubes-for-2-stroke/page/2/#post-5402 Mon, 04 Apr 2011 20:36:45 +0000 Also, has anyone tried an RCA blackplate 6L6GC?

]]> 0 6e4c5b15fb28e34a144772eaea10b074 https://tubeampnetwork.com/forums/topic/best-tubes-for-2-stroke/#post-5402 Mon, 04 Apr 2011 20:36:45 +0000 Also, has anyone tried an RCA blackplate 6L6GC?

]]> 0 6e4c5b15fb28e34a144772eaea10b074 https://tubeampnetwork.com/forums/topic/best-tubes-for-2-stroke/#post-5402 Mon, 04 Apr 2011 20:36:45 +0000 Also, has anyone tried an RCA blackplate 6L6GC?

]]> 0 6e4c5b15fb28e34a144772eaea10b074 https://tubeampnetwork.com/forums/topic/best-tubes-for-2-stroke/#post-5402 Mon, 04 Apr 2011 20:36:45 +0000 Also, has anyone tried an RCA blackplate 6L6GC?

]]> 0 6e4c5b15fb28e34a144772eaea10b074 https://tubeampnetwork.com/forums/topic/best-tubes-for-2-stroke/#post-5402 Mon, 04 Apr 2011 20:36:45 +0000 Also, has anyone tried an RCA blackplate 6L6GC?

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