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Hi guys Another one for the northwest- Phil Hartley (Bolton, lancs) tel- 01204 592373 Just used this guy, and he has done an absolutley fantastic job on my warwick 5 and 82 squire jazz(he,s literally brought it back to life). Really really pleased, highly recommended. all the best -lee Ps +1 for Dave Wilson at haltwhistle an absolute gentleman

Hi ped Gave it a wiggle came out straight away, fantastic, now were did i put my money maker thanks mate- lee Probably should make it clear that you have to wiggle the TUBE, not your money-maker! [/quote]

Thanks ped ill give it a try, im prob being a bit of a wuss with it, they just look soooo delicate cheers-lee Just give it a gentle wiggle side to side. :0) [/quote]

Hi dave I hope you or any other knowledgeable bods can help me, ive just bought a groove tubes 12ax7 to replace the one in my EBS td 650, i took the top of and the old valve seems t be in a plastic holder on a circuit board and i cant get the valve out at all, and i dont want to get too rough, i had an swr amp years ago and i replaced the valve in that, it just slipped out, but this ones a bit sturdier. If you know of a special knack with these things, id really appreciate some advice, mind you itll prob be safer to find a local tech. many thanks- lee

Heard about those, were do you get them in the uk cheers- lee I use Power Bugs. Boutique batteries FTW [/quote]

Hi I use the EBS octaver its absolutly fantastic, but it does jump your volume up a wee bit when you switch it on, it has three modes which emphasise certain frequencys, but i always just use the mid setting, i used a boss oc 2 for years and loved it, totally diffrent sound a lot more synth like, but doesnt track that well low down but IMHO the EBS doesnt track that well past low c but i always play up really high when i use it. there is a boss oc 3 but ive no experience with that. all the best- lee Hope someone can help - I have the Pearl OC-07 that can be heard here: [url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bgkO85Jp-6o"]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bgkO85Jp-6o[/url] I want an up to date pedal as a replacement to use so I don't have to risk losing this one on gigs - can anyone advise something to try that's similar. I've had no joy whatsoever to date with any incarnation of the Boss pedals I've tried, and hope there's something out there. Thanks! [/quote]

Hi john So did the td650 surprise you, i love that head, ive played a lot of diffrent stuff through it and always been happy (oh and it sounds great for slap ) red off to the docs next week, had to wait a month for my local tech to be available very busy man to quote jimmy saville, may be having a trip home next month, will let you know. all the best, love the wall of rigs-lee WoT had the camera, rslaing looks comfortable with a 6 string SEI and... I have hair Must say it was a blast but 3 hours just flew by Revelations... at least for me All basses should have LEDs My Tech cabs eats wattage Schoeders are cleverly designed and eat cabs EBS TD650's have a lot more tonal variation that I imagined 4ohms is 'significantly' different to 5.3ohms regardless of sensitivity WoT should never be let loose with round-wounds I'll get up tomorrow morning and have given this some serious thought. Cheers RL & MB [/quote]

Hi everyone Ive looked on the watford valves site, but to be honest they might as well be speaking in japenese, lots of nice little glass things which can transform a sound, but i must admit ive used hybrid amps for a while now, but never really delved too much into what makes valves tick. i did replace a groove tubes in my old SWR head for a mesa boogie one and i must admit i did notice a slight change, (a bit thinner sounding IMO) but nothing drastic, i do think its more important in all valve heads(which ive never tried, but im very curious ) very interested to hear about the NOS mullard not getting on with the EBS, as ive been reading lots of positive reviews of these( but not the price )but it doesnt surprise me. Will def call bernie goodfellow though as he's the authority on the EBS stuff, and im sure he'll stear me in the right direction, im always on the lookout, to slightly improve my tone (should really just work on my playing ha ha ) thanks again guys for your replies most appreciated- LEE Have you looked on the Watford valves site? They've got just about everything, including cryogenic treated valves which apparently sound amazing. Does anyone know what happened to the sticky that compared different valves? It seems a shame its not on here anymore seeing that someone put a lot of time into it. Good luck in your search for perfect valve tone. Cheers Just [/quote]

Hi everyone Thanks for your replies, my EBS can actually run as solid state as well, so not sure if the valve is in the pre amp as such but can be switched in and out as required, which you couldnt do with my old SWR, i do like a bit of valvey goodness though as it adds a bit of life and warmth to the sound(especially to the EBS which is very clean) i do fancy the groove tubes though i let you all know if it makes a difference (especially to my cloth ears ha ha ). Thanks again guys-LEE

HA HA!! Your right, and ive never been accused of having golden ears!!!!, if they fit my warwicks then i might give them a go, thanks again mate most appreciated, let me know when your playin you live in oldham dont you? not a million miles away. cheers- lee [quote name='lee650' post='183171' date='Apr 22 2008, 08:39 PM']Cheers mate!! Thanks for the heads up, i dont need em for my pedals,i did hear they were bigger, do they fit in your warwick ok?, thats what i want them for, my jazz is active too, im pretty certain they wont fit in the battery compartment i had fitted. Ive also read they give a cleaner sound due to increased headroom, is that true? id imagine they just keep a consistent tone longer. Thanks again- LEE They fit fine in the Dolphin and my Reggie Hamilton Jazz. They don't fit in things with the swivel type battery compartment as far as I can see. Regarding a cleaner sound, I can't say I've heard any difference. 9V is 9V I would have thought although I'm sure some "golden ears" nerds will swear blind that they can hear an improvement. [/quote]