Hi guys - here' a demo of my Alessandro English amp - Im using NOS RCA 5691 pre amp tubes and JJ EL84's - no pedals - direct into the amp - PRS 245 guitar , Vox 2x12 - Celestion blue speakers
I have a slash 2555 head and i have 2 EVM 12L's from the early 90's - the amp sounds really rich and balanced with these speakers but it's almost " too smooth " - although it sounds great i prefer this head with 4 25 Watt greenbacks - they are very distinctive!
take a listen to the clips in my...
if i were you - I would seriously look at the Black n Tan - it's only 15 watts and with a muzzle can easily be a " loudish " bedroom amp - with an ultimat attenuator ( $500 +/1 ) you got a killer anything rig.
the BnT is a kinda mystery alessandro amp as to date I've not heard a single clip - it...
how much gain do you need to get for a " blues " tone ?
not sure what you need but if you listen to my clips and the video in my signature you'll hear exactly what this amp sounds like Without Any Pedals - for me that's more than enough gain for almost anything - except heavy metal.
i can tell...
The "bullet" youtube clip sounds very like my English - I cant be sure but I can tell you that by looking at his volume knob on the amp , his gain is really low - if you listen to my clips you'll see that the English can get a lot more gain - but there is an inherint lack of midrange punch to...
I haven't played either the Beagle or the Plott but from my experience with the Bluetick i would have to say that it sounds like the plott will get you closer to that kinda sound - the English has a much more refined OD it's much finer grained for use of a better word
The bluetick is thicker...
my bluetick has 4 EL34's at the moment - i tried 6V6's but I prefer the EL34's - it definitely has more meat than the english but don't say I haven't warned you - the English has " The best cleans " I've ever experienced yet!!!
The bluetick is kinda better for soloing but I don't really care...
hi adam - you're 90% right but NB my amp has changed since you last heard it - i have to agree that i tend to avoid diming the amp and guitar as it gets too compressed but I'm sure that you have to agree that overall the clean sounds and the semi dirty sounds are unique to this amp.
Hi - I have an Alessandro English and a Bluetick - if I were to start all over again I would definitely go for the Beagle
10 watts is plenty. - also I prefer the cleans of EL84's compared to 6V6's - the only thing 6V6's have going for them is that they definitely have a thicker lead tone - but...
the Marshall 1974x actually DOES have a tube rectifier
At the very heart of its simple, but effective, two channel design can be found six valves:
three ECC83s in the preamp, an EZ81 rectifier and a pair of cathode biased EL84s in the power stage.
the tube rectifier could be the problem...