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Post by colin on Dec 8, 2009 16:42:57 GMT
Hi , Just as a matter of interest,a friend of mine has just purchased a Fender Frontman212r amp,so being inquisitive I had a listen to his rendition of a few shads tunes..and I have to say it sounded suprisingly good..infact really good. Me being an avid valve amp anorak,was quite humbled at his overall sound,and using his Q2 with it as well.....just wondered if any of you members have had --or indeed have, any similar issues, maybe perhaps with some other brand Cheers Colin
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Post by jetblack69 on Dec 8, 2009 17:43:37 GMT
Hi Colin,
I have a little 15W Fender frontman,and with the reverb and my Quad GT, I can get a pretty good sound,although My VOX AC30 is THE amp as far as I,m concerned.
Steve
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Post by rjdupe on Dec 8, 2009 17:49:28 GMT
Hi Colin,
I bought a small Fender Frontman 25 when my Vox AC 30 packed up under guarantee and the sound is really good. I am not an accomplished player like a lot of the members on this forum, but with the Quadraverb and Charlie's patches the sound, at least to me, is both rounded and clear. In fact I sit this amp on the Vox and use it most of the time; probably because I am afraid of the Vox going wrong again. It certainly was a lot of hastle to get it back to the supplier and for them then to send it back to Vox. I also used to have a larger solid state modeling amp from Fender which I exchanged for the Vox since it produced a lot of hiss and did not sound right.
All the best,
Robert
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Post by Charlie Hall on Dec 9, 2009 1:41:31 GMT
Hi Colin, I never got on too well with stock Fender valve amps, not the larger powered models like the Twin Reverb anyway. My favourite Fender amp is the 59 Bassman reissue, with a few minor mods to make it sound a bit more like an old one. Hi Robert, If your Vox is out of warranty, try a new matched set of EL84 output valves from Watford valves. It is best to phone or email them for advice before purchasing online. They sell specially matched EL84 output valve sets that run cooler than normal EL84 valves, this is practically a must to get an AC30 running right because they were designed to run too hot, in other words Vox got it wrong when they changed the cathode resistor value to get more power, this was also against Dick Denney's wishes. Dick designed the AC30 and the smaller Vox models of the day. I devised a modification to get round the problem with hot valves but the easier solution is to use these sets from Watford Valves. Regards, Charlie
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Post by rjdupe on Dec 9, 2009 13:35:01 GMT
Hi Charlie, Thanks for you kind info on the Vox valves. After many phone calls, I spoke to the service department and they replaced Valves 4, 5, 6 and 7 ( whatever they are) and did not charge me as the amp was still under a 12 month warranty but the warranty on the valves had expired. The amp had only had about a total of 30 hours use. If it goes wrong again then I will get the valves you advise. The original problem was the sound,especially around the 12th frets began to break up, also the level of hum increased. I am not sure whether the valves went microphonic but they stated that valves 'broke down' when tapping the chassis. I would have thought that the valves should have lasted more than 30 hours considering the amp is used at home only and I run it on the 'warm' setting so as to prolong valve life. Thanks Charlie,
All the best,
Robert
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Post by Charlie Hall on Dec 9, 2009 14:06:54 GMT
Hi Robert, I'm not sure of the valve order of your amp but as the numbers are consecutive it suggests that they might be the 4 output valves. If one of those goes faulty it would hum. When that happens it also puts more stress on the remaining 3 output valves. Regards, Charlie
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