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WaimeaBay

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Posted on Sep 28 2015 06:13 PM

your bandmates going to be jealous Lars?

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WaimeaBay

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Posted on Oct 02 2015 05:52 PM

Looks sweet! Are there other Tahitian Combos in Surf Green out there? I have only seen the Blue and Blonde ones.

Be sure to post the finished product!

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eltwang

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Posted on Oct 19 2015 02:04 PM

Alright my turn.

I got my Tahitian Reverb a couple of weeks ago and after getting the european 'death cap'-issue (thanks for telling me that SanchoPansen/Killian) - plus some extra stuff that the tech decided to experiment by himself solved....I'm currently playing the amp through various cabs.

The circuit is hot, crazy and wild. And, of course very old school. This amp is not your regular clean Showman amp and with Dario's choice of components as well as his choice of running the phase split with a 12AU7 tube what you get is a surfin' beast. I run my Mosrite with hot pups into it and with volumes around 2,5 and reverb around 4-5'ish it sounds really great and totally new sound for me. Raw and driven.

The tremolo is bias-modulated and the intensity-knob drives the tremolo into overdrive pretty fast. It sounds very good with low output pups (Fenders) - with Mosrites the range for a cleaner sounding tremolo is limited on this amp.

I need to find a great speaker and cab for it and am thinking about a 1x15". The Weber California (paper?) seems the way to go. Any other suggestions? It has to have a tight bass response as Mosrites can sound quite 'farty' if the speakers can't handle the action :-).

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alphaking

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Posted on Oct 19 2015 03:56 PM

eltwang,

Forum member EJ brought his Mosrite Ventures model over yesterday and we played it through my Tahitian and 2x12 cab loaded with Avatar Hellatone 60's (Re-branded Celestion Vintage 30's: http://avatarspeakers.com/product/hellatone-60/ ). That amp sounds incredible paired with the 2x12 cab, and nothing farted out at all. We had even turned it up around 7 on the volume at the loudest point, with the reverb at 4-5, and then later around 8-9. It just took anything we threw at it and sounded fantastic the whole time. I've also played a friend's Tahitian through a Tone Ring 1x15 with a Weber Cali Alnico and that sounded great as well. I think the key is to stick with brighter speakers whenever possible. When I first got mine, I played it through my 2x15 cab with Weber Chicago Alnicos. That cab is pretty dark IMO, and the Tahitian is a darker amp than the Surfer. So while it worked and sounded good, the Surfer sounds MUCH better with that cab, and the Tahitian sounds its best with either the Tone Ring or 2x12. I did not expect the 2x12 to sound as good as it did with the Tahitian, but I think I'll be leaving it there permanently and eventually let my El Sonido go to a good home. It was just THE perfect sound.

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Badger

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Posted on Oct 19 2015 08:57 PM

alphaking wrote:

...and eventually let my El Sonido go to a good home.

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alphaking

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Posted on Oct 19 2015 09:08 PM

Not that the El Sonido isn't anything short of amazing, but the Tahitian sounds that good. I'll probably keep em all anyway

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duncanjames

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Posted on Oct 19 2015 09:22 PM

alphaking wrote:

Not that the El Sonido isn't anything short of amazing, but the Tahitian sounds that good. I'll probably keep em all anyway

That poor El Sonido keeps getting subjected to The "This amp is great, but the Tahitian is sooo good I don't even need it!" Treatment!

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D22

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heepeejeep

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Posted on Oct 20 2015 05:47 AM

eltwang wrote:

Alright my turn.

I got my Tahitian Reverb a couple of weeks ago and after getting the european 'death cap'-issue (thanks for telling me that SanchoPansen/Killian)

What is the european "death cap" -issue?

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eltwang

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Posted on Oct 20 2015 08:11 AM

heepeejeep wrote:

eltwang wrote:

Alright my turn.

I got my Tahitian Reverb a couple of weeks ago and after getting the european 'death cap'-issue (thanks for telling me that SanchoPansen/Killian)

What is the european "death cap" -issue?

'...in the US you can only plug it in ONE way to the wall. In the EU there are 2 ways. If you somehow have the wrong side connected and the ground switch selected to that side, you might get electrocuted if it fails.'

Some talk about the death cap

That's how I learned about it. It's a very easy fix for an amp tech. I do believe the cap is unsoldered and that's about it.

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tahitijack

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Posted on Oct 20 2015 09:39 AM

Dario

Can you compare this combo amp, the Tahitian, to the G Reverb amps?

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D22

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alphaking

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Posted on Oct 20 2015 03:39 PM

That's BEAUTIFUL!! I'm jealous of the lucky recipient of that amp!

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WaimeaBay

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Posted on Oct 20 2015 04:11 PM

I am hoping I'm the lucky recipient.

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D22 Joined: Apr 20, 2006 Posts: 2056	Posted on Sep 28 2015 01:15 PM - — Last edited: Feb 02, 2016 19:25:05 Top
WaimeaBay Joined: Jul 05, 2006 Posts: 969	Posted on Sep 28 2015 06:13 PM your bandmates going to be jealous Lars? Top
D22 Joined: Apr 20, 2006 Posts: 2056	Posted on Sep 28 2015 06:56 PM - — Last edited: Feb 02, 2016 19:25:12 Top
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WaimeaBay Joined: Jul 05, 2006 Posts: 969	Posted on Oct 02 2015 05:52 PM Looks sweet! Are there other Tahitian Combos in Surf Green out there? I have only seen the Blue and Blonde ones. Be sure to post the finished product! Last edited: Oct 02, 2015 18:09:10 Top
D22 Joined: Apr 20, 2006 Posts: 2056	Posted on Oct 02 2015 06:09 PM - — Last edited: Feb 02, 2016 19:25:25 Top
eltwang Joined: Feb 26, 2008 Posts: 543 Copenhagen, Denmark	Posted on Oct 19 2015 02:04 PM Alright my turn. I got my Tahitian Reverb a couple of weeks ago and after getting the european 'death cap'-issue (thanks for telling me that SanchoPansen/Killian) - plus some extra stuff that the tech decided to experiment by himself solved....I'm currently playing the amp through various cabs. The circuit is hot, crazy and wild. And, of course very old school. This amp is not your regular clean Showman amp and with Dario's choice of components as well as his choice of running the phase split with a 12AU7 tube what you get is a surfin' beast. I run my Mosrite with hot pups into it and with volumes around 2,5 and reverb around 4-5'ish it sounds really great and totally new sound for me. Raw and driven. The tremolo is bias-modulated and the intensity-knob drives the tremolo into overdrive pretty fast. It sounds very good with low output pups (Fenders) - with Mosrites the range for a cleaner sounding tremolo is limited on this amp. I need to find a great speaker and cab for it and am thinking about a 1x15". The Weber California (paper?) seems the way to go. Any other suggestions? It has to have a tight bass response as Mosrites can sound quite 'farty' if the speakers can't handle the action :-). — El Bluesky El Ray El Ray on Bandcamp El Twang on YouTube Last edited: Oct 19, 2015 14:06:58 Top
alphaking Joined: Jan 02, 2013 Posts: 214	Posted on Oct 19 2015 03:56 PM eltwang, Forum member EJ brought his Mosrite Ventures model over yesterday and we played it through my Tahitian and 2x12 cab loaded with Avatar Hellatone 60's (Re-branded Celestion Vintage 30's: http://avatarspeakers.com/product/hellatone-60/ ). That amp sounds incredible paired with the 2x12 cab, and nothing farted out at all. We had even turned it up around 7 on the volume at the loudest point, with the reverb at 4-5, and then later around 8-9. It just took anything we threw at it and sounded fantastic the whole time. I've also played a friend's Tahitian through a Tone Ring 1x15 with a Weber Cali Alnico and that sounded great as well. I think the key is to stick with brighter speakers whenever possible. When I first got mine, I played it through my 2x15 cab with Weber Chicago Alnicos. That cab is pretty dark IMO, and the Tahitian is a darker amp than the Surfer. So while it worked and sounded good, the Surfer sounds MUCH better with that cab, and the Tahitian sounds its best with either the Tone Ring or 2x12. I did not expect the 2x12 to sound as good as it did with the Tahitian, but I think I'll be leaving it there permanently and eventually let my El Sonido go to a good home. It was just THE perfect sound. Last edited: Oct 19, 2015 15:57:29 Top
Badger Joined: Nov 16, 2013 Posts: 4537 Wisconsin	Posted on Oct 19 2015 08:57 PM alphaking wrote: ...and eventually let my El Sonido go to a good home. — Wes SoCal ex-pat with a snow shovel DISCLAIMER: The above is opinion/suggestion only & should not be used for mission planning/navigation, tweaking of instruments, beverage selection, or wardrobe choices. Top
alphaking Joined: Jan 02, 2013 Posts: 214	Posted on Oct 19 2015 09:08 PM Not that the El Sonido isn't anything short of amazing, but the Tahitian sounds that good. I'll probably keep em all anyway Top
duncanjames Joined: Dec 20, 2011 Posts: 156	Posted on Oct 19 2015 09:22 PM alphaking wrote: Not that the El Sonido isn't anything short of amazing, but the Tahitian sounds that good. I'll probably keep em all anyway That poor El Sonido keeps getting subjected to The "This amp is great, but the Tahitian is sooo good I don't even need it!" Treatment! Top
D22 Joined: Apr 20, 2006 Posts: 2056	Posted on Oct 19 2015 09:46 PM - — Last edited: Feb 02, 2016 19:25:34 Top
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heepeejeep Joined: Feb 28, 2013 Posts: 350	Posted on Oct 20 2015 05:47 AM eltwang wrote: Alright my turn. I got my Tahitian Reverb a couple of weeks ago and after getting the european 'death cap'-issue (thanks for telling me that SanchoPansen/Killian) What is the european "death cap" -issue? Top
eltwang Joined: Feb 26, 2008 Posts: 543 Copenhagen, Denmark	Posted on Oct 20 2015 08:11 AM heepeejeep wrote: eltwang wrote: Alright my turn. I got my Tahitian Reverb a couple of weeks ago and after getting the european 'death cap'-issue (thanks for telling me that SanchoPansen/Killian) What is the european "death cap" -issue? '...in the US you can only plug it in ONE way to the wall. In the EU there are 2 ways. If you somehow have the wrong side connected and the ground switch selected to that side, you might get electrocuted if it fails.' Some talk about the death cap That's how I learned about it. It's a very easy fix for an amp tech. I do believe the cap is unsoldered and that's about it. — El Bluesky El Ray El Ray on Bandcamp El Twang on YouTube Last edited: Oct 20, 2015 08:15:08 Top
tahitijack Joined: Nov 03, 2006 Posts: 693 San Clemente, CA	Posted on Oct 20 2015 09:39 AM Dario Can you compare this combo amp, the Tahitian, to the G Reverb amps? — Happy Sunsets! Top
D22 Joined: Apr 20, 2006 Posts: 2056	Posted on Oct 20 2015 12:42 PM - — Last edited: Feb 02, 2016 19:26:06 Top
alphaking Joined: Jan 02, 2013 Posts: 214	Posted on Oct 20 2015 03:39 PM That's BEAUTIFUL!! I'm jealous of the lucky recipient of that amp! Top
WaimeaBay Joined: Jul 05, 2006 Posts: 969	Posted on Oct 20 2015 04:11 PM I am hoping I'm the lucky recipient. Last edited: Oct 20, 2015 16:19:59 Top
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