Talk about your instrument/gear!!! (blues, drum, bass, funk)

LoathsomePete · 04-13-2015, 11:02 AM

I've tried out quite a few different Blackstar models and I have been quite impressed with everything I've seen. I was looking really hard at the combo amp version but I've been experiencing a bit of tube rattle with my VK212 which has me a little weary of combo tube amps now. It's not as noticeable on a dirty channel, but certain notes on my clean channel buzz quite a bit. I've had a look at them and noticed that one tube was a little crooked so I moved it back into position which has largely damped the rattle, but it still comes through a little bit.

Chula Vista · 04-13-2015, 11:10 AM

Plus not a fan of having the tubes hanging upside down. They definitely burn hotter in a combo since there's really very little convection cooling like with a head.

That's one of the things I really like about the Swart. It's a combo but the tubes face in the right direction.

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Drums.	39	12.00%
Bass.	45	13.85%
Violin.	7	2.15%
Sax.	4	1.23%
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04-13-2015, 11:02 AM	#1 (permalink)
LoathsomePete Cardboard Box Realtor Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Hobb's End Posts: 7,648	I've tried out quite a few different Blackstar models and I have been quite impressed with everything I've seen. I was looking really hard at the combo amp version but I've been experiencing a bit of tube rattle with my VK212 which has me a little weary of combo tube amps now. It's not as noticeable on a dirty channel, but certain notes on my clean channel buzz quite a bit. I've had a look at them and noticed that one tube was a little crooked so I moved it back into position which has largely damped the rattle, but it still comes through a little bit. __________________ Last.FM 101 Albums That May Not Change Your Life, But I Really Like And You Might Too

04-13-2015, 11:10 AM	#2 (permalink)
Chula Vista Toasted Poster Join Date: Oct 2014 Location: SoCal by way of Boston Posts: 11,332	Plus not a fan of having the tubes hanging upside down. They definitely burn hotter in a combo since there's really very little convection cooling like with a head. That's one of the things I really like about the Swart. It's a combo but the tubes face in the right direction. __________________ “The fact that we live at the bottom of a deep gravity well, on the surface of a gas covered planet going around a nuclear fireball 90 million miles away and think this to be normal is obviously some indication of how skewed our perspective tends to be.”