Re: [Harp-L] Recommendations for an affordable first amp?



On 09/15/2010 04:13 PM, Richard Eisenberg wrote:
I purchased an Epiphone Valve Jr., version I, for $119, and a mod kit for it
on Ebay from Alnicomagnet for $50.  It sounded good out of the box, but with
a hum that Epiphone has fixed on version 2 and version 3. The Alnicomagnet
mod kit:

*1. **Drop HT Voltage to a safe level*
*2. **Fit HT Fuse and chassis mount fuseholder
*3. **Reconfigure input to Fender Champ specification
*4. **Re-bias pre-amp tube to "Blues Harp" specification*
*5. **Change interstage attenuation resistive network to clean up sound
*6. **Fit Standby Switch*
*7. **Fit Output Impedance Selector Switch (choose 4 or 8 ohm cabinets)*
*8. Fit Line-Out Jack*
*9. Fit Pentode/Triode Mode Switch*
*10. Change heater (filament) supply to DC as later Version.2*
*11. Add extra HT filter stage as later Version.2 *
sounds like an excellent setup, but probably more than a
beginner is likely to want to tackle just to play at jams.

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but we make a life from what we give.
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