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Hi, I’m the proud owner of Rory Gallagher’s Vox AC/30 Amp. The Normal Channel on this amp sounds fantastic! The Bright Channel sounds much too bright. The amp needs proper servicing. Now, the funny thing is that the amp has 4 Mullard EL83 output tubes instead of EL84. All the preamp tubes are Mullard as well. My question is: Was the amp modified to use EL83 or are EL84 and EL83 switchable? I can tell you that if the amp was modified, it must have been done a long, long time ago because it looks completely stock to me. For those interested, I will post pics shortly. Any particular shots you want to see? Jim
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????? It’s a *video output tube*! And they work?? Wow, THIS should be an interesting thread. Looking forward to it. Freep
– Hide quoted text — Show quoted text -> Hi, > I’m the proud owner of Rory Gallagher’s Vox AC/30 Amp. > The Normal Channel on this amp sounds fantastic! > The Bright Channel sounds much too bright. > The amp needs proper servicing. > Now, the funny thing is that the amp has 4 Mullard EL83 output tubes > instead of EL84. All the preamp tubes are Mullard as well. > My question is: Was the amp modified to use EL83 or are EL84 and EL83 > switchable? I can tell you that if the amp was modified, it must have been > done a long, long time ago because it looks completely stock to me. > For those interested, I will post pics shortly. > Any particular shots you want to see? > Jim
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Just out of curiosity, how did you manage to get your hand’s on Rory’s amp? That’s pretty cool. Pete – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text ->Hi, >I’m the proud owner of Rory Gallagher’s Vox AC/30 Amp. >The Normal Channel on this amp sounds fantastic! >The Bright Channel sounds much too bright. >The amp needs proper servicing. >Now, the funny thing is that the amp has 4 Mullard EL83 output tubes >instead of EL84. All the preamp tubes are Mullard as well. >My question is: Was the amp modified to use EL83 or are EL84 and EL83 >switchable? I can tell you that if the amp was modified, it must have been >done a long, long time ago because it looks completely stock to me. >For those interested, I will post pics shortly. >Any particular shots you want to see? >Jim
– One egg left? For a nutritious breakfast, two eggs is the minimum requirement! And I have but one, which is one shy of two! And it is two that I need! Curses!!! –Mojo Jojo
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Pete, I know many people will ask me that question, But I promised not to say how I got it… for the time being. Pics are up on a my site. If you want the link email me at: – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text -> Just out of curiosity, how did you manage to get your hand’s on Rory’s > amp? That’s pretty cool. > Pete >Hi, >I’m the proud owner of Rory Gallagher’s Vox AC/30 Amp. >The Normal Channel on this amp sounds fantastic! >The Bright Channel sounds much too bright. >The amp needs proper servicing. >Now, the funny thing is that the amp has 4 Mullard EL83 output tubes >instead of EL84. All the preamp tubes are Mullard as well. >My question is: Was the amp modified to use EL83 or are EL84 and EL83 >switchable? I can tell you that if the amp was modified, it must have >been >done a long, long time ago because it looks completely stock to me. >For those interested, I will post pics shortly. >Any particular shots you want to see? >Jim > — > One egg left? For a nutritious breakfast, two eggs is the > minimum requirement! And I have but one, which is one shy > of two! And it is two that I need! Curses!!! –Mojo Jojo
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>Pete, >I know many people will ask me that question, >But I promised not to say how I got it… for the time being.
Damn!! Can you get me his Strat? I’d be willing to pay up to $500 for it, even though it has a little bit of wear & tear on it. Who has Rory’s Strat? Does anybody know? I sure hope the thing didn’t fall into the hands of House of Blues, or the Rock & Roll Hall of Stupidity or something. Pete — One egg left? For a nutritious breakfast, two eggs is the minimum requirement! And I have but one, which is one shy of two! And it is two that I need! Curses!!! –Mojo Jojo
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Don’t you want to see the pics? As for the Strat… I could get it but $500 is a bit too much for 2 pieces of old rotten wood screwed together… Don’t waste your money on that. 
Jim – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text ->Pete, >I know many people will ask me that question, >But I promised not to say how I got it… for the time being. > Damn!! > Can you get me his Strat? I’d be willing to pay up to $500 for it, > even though it has a little bit of wear & tear on it. > Who has Rory’s Strat? Does anybody know? > I sure hope the thing didn’t fall into the hands of House of Blues, or > the Rock & Roll Hall of Stupidity or something. > Pete > — > One egg left? For a nutritious breakfast, two eggs is the > minimum requirement! And I have but one, which is one shy > of two! And it is two that I need! Curses!!! –Mojo Jojo
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We used these in old glowbug transmitter’s, Lafayette used them in 6 meter ham sets (6CH6 I think) They have about 20% less power capacity as well as transcunductance however they are more broadband in VHF RF, and final tank circuits > The amp needs proper servicing.
Does it sound bad or have a problem, Mullards last a LONG LONG time ? -J
– Hide quoted text — Show quoted text -> Hi, > I’m the proud owner of Rory Gallagher’s Vox AC/30 Amp. > The Normal Channel on this amp sounds fantastic! > The Bright Channel sounds much too bright. > The amp needs proper servicing. > Now, the funny thing is that the amp has 4 Mullard EL83 output tubes > instead of EL84. All the preamp tubes are Mullard as well. > My question is: Was the amp modified to use EL83 or are EL84 and EL83 > switchable? I can tell you that if the amp was modified, it must have been > done a long, long time ago because it looks completely stock to me. > For those interested, I will post pics shortly. > Any particular shots you want to see? > Jim
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The amp does sound good to me. It does hum quite a bit though, and the Bright Channel is too bright. I also figured that since it’s last checkup in 1971, some filter caps might need replacing and some scratchy pots cleaning. What needs to be done to use EL84 again? I may just leave it with the EL83 since Rory used them. Jim – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text -> We used these in old glowbug transmitter’s, Lafayette used them in 6 meter > ham sets (6CH6 I think) > They have about 20% less power capacity as well as transcunductance > however > they are more broadband in VHF RF, and final tank circuits > The amp needs proper servicing. > Does it sound bad or have a problem, Mullards last a LONG LONG time ? > -J > Hi, > I’m the proud owner of Rory Gallagher’s Vox AC/30 Amp. > The Normal Channel on this amp sounds fantastic! > The Bright Channel sounds much too bright. > The amp needs proper servicing. > Now, the funny thing is that the amp has 4 Mullard EL83 output tubes > instead of EL84. All the preamp tubes are Mullard as well. > My question is: Was the amp modified to use EL83 or are EL84 and EL83 > switchable? I can tell you that if the amp was modified, it must have > been > done a long, long time ago because it looks completely stock to me. > For those interested, I will post pics shortly. > Any particular shots you want to see? > Jim
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Anyone who wants to see the pics can email me Jim – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text -> We used these in old glowbug transmitter’s, Lafayette used them in 6 meter > ham sets (6CH6 I think) > They have about 20% less power capacity as well as transcunductance > however > they are more broadband in VHF RF, and final tank circuits > The amp needs proper servicing. > Does it sound bad or have a problem, Mullards last a LONG LONG time ? > -J > Hi, > I’m the proud owner of Rory Gallagher’s Vox AC/30 Amp. > The Normal Channel on this amp sounds fantastic! > The Bright Channel sounds much too bright. > The amp needs proper servicing. > Now, the funny thing is that the amp has 4 Mullard EL83 output tubes > instead of EL84. All the preamp tubes are Mullard as well. > My question is: Was the amp modified to use EL83 or are EL84 and EL83 > switchable? I can tell you that if the amp was modified, it must have > been > done a long, long time ago because it looks completely stock to me. > For those interested, I will post pics shortly. > Any particular shots you want to see? > Jim
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>Don’t you want to see the pics?
Oh… yeah. I was figuring you’d probably post a url. >As for the Strat… I could get it but $500 >is a bit too much for 2 pieces of old rotten wood >screwed together… >Don’t waste your money on that. >:-) >Jim
Maybe I could talk them down to $350 because of fret wear. Pete – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text ->>Pete, >>I know many people will ask me that question, >>But I promised not to say how I got it… for the time being. > Damn!! > Can you get me his Strat? I’d be willing to pay up to $500 for it, > even though it has a little bit of wear & tear on it. > Who has Rory’s Strat? Does anybody know? > I sure hope the thing didn’t fall into the hands of House of Blues, or > the Rock & Roll Hall of Stupidity or something. > Pete > — > One egg left? For a nutritious breakfast, two eggs is the > minimum requirement! And I have but one, which is one shy > of two! And it is two that I need! Curses!!! –Mojo Jojo
– One egg left? For a nutritious breakfast, two eggs is the minimum requirement! And I have but one, which is one shy of two! And it is two that I need! Curses!!! –Mojo Jojo
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> Can you get me his Strat? I’d be willing to pay up to $500 for it, > even though it has a little bit of wear & tear on it. > Who has Rory’s Strat? Does anybody know? > I sure hope the thing didn’t fall into the hands of House of Blues, or > the Rock & Roll Hall of Stupidity or something. > Pete
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