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--- In , "Brian Neal" <bneal@i...> wrote:
> > I recently got one of the Blackface Reverb Reissues from MF.
>
> Cool. What kind of handle does it have? Leather (dog bone) or
plastic? White
> knobs or Twin Reverb style? I think the picture Musician's Friend
has on
> their Web Site is misleading.
Brian: Mine has a plastic handle with chrome ends, like the usual
handle of BF or SF amps. The knobs are white plastic.
> >
> > It arrived with the RCA connection from the tank unplugged, so I
had
> > to fiddle around with that first,
>
> My tank arrived with several of the springs that hold the pan in
place
> disconnected. These things seem to be delicate, or the UPS guy
takes great
> pride in shaking the crap out of them.
>
> > and then after I got the reverb
> > working, I couldn't turn the tone past "1" due to the harsh high-
end
> > thing.
>
> Are you exaggerating? Maybe I got lucky, but I usually have mine on
6-6-6
> without any ice-pick effect. Or maybe we have different ice-pick
> tolerances... I've done the 6K6 swap and cap mod.
Actually, I'm not exaggerating... it was really really bad when I
first got it. Since installing the 6K6 and the 5751, it's been tamed
to the point where I can turn the tone to "3" (using a setting of "5"
for bass & treble on the amp).
Don't get me wrong, it actually sounds pretty good at either "663"
or "773", but "666" would be outta the question.
> If it is that bad maybe you got a lemon....?
> >
I'm pretty sure there are others here who can't turn theirs past "3",
and since it doesn't sound too bad, I don't think it's a lemon.
Maybe I'll take it to my amp guy and have the cap mod done.
> > Incidentally, like someone else has noted here, the tube chart on
the
> > inside of the unit refers a 7025, but it came with a (GT) 12AX7 in
> > its place.
>
> As Dick said, the 7025 is probably there for historical
completeness...its
> the low noise version of the 12AX7. Vintage amps distinguish
between 7025's
> and 12AX7's on their tube charts.
>
> BN
Thanks for your comments, Brian.
Rio
