Ampeg VL-1002 Guitar Amplifier

Sloan · Post by **Sloan** » Thu Mar 15, 2007 8:49 am

The dirty channel i kicking good

Sloan · Post by **Sloan** » Thu Mar 15, 2007 8:50 am

maybe i should just buy plain speakz and put them in the lil' crate cab?

hm.

Sloan · Post by **Sloan** » Thu Mar 15, 2007 9:00 am

The louder you go the heavier and more brutal it sounds.

Sloan · Post by **Sloan** » Thu Mar 15, 2007 9:06 am

Everyone on stage was complaining that they couldnt hear themselves... but it was the sweetest tone you could ever imagine.

Post by **Mike** » Thu Mar 15, 2007 9:27 am

lol... Nice one Sloanster - pics and tonez.

An Avatar cab is the best bet for you yanks.

Sloan · Post by **Sloan** » Thu Mar 15, 2007 9:37 am

I might get some pics up soon, but there no way in hell i'm gonna post sound clips right now. I'm telling you, these cabinets SUCK ASS.

Also, I wanna get it checked out by a tech, just to make sure everything's running right.

Post by **Mike** » Thu Mar 15, 2007 10:06 am

Fair enough.

My 6100 has like 11 tubes too, 7 preamps and 4 power.

theshadowofseattle · Post by **theshadowofseattle** » Thu Mar 15, 2007 3:30 pm

Sloan wrote:
If you have a problem getting the sound out of this amp,get some help.
A friend of mine used to be in the band "DEATH" and he dialed it in.

Holy shit. DEATH is a GREAT FUCKING BAND. They're the reason they call it Death Metal!!!

Sloan · Post by **Sloan** » Thu Mar 15, 2007 9:17 pm

SHIT.

There's like one dude in a 50mile radius that works on tube amps around here. I called him and he's backed up and it'll be a few weeks until he can get around to doing any new work. SUMBISTCH.

Post by **dots** » Thu Mar 15, 2007 10:01 pm

move some place better. is nashville cool?

Sloan · Post by **Sloan** » Thu Mar 22, 2007 6:43 pm

SHIT.

I just broke the impedance switch on the back.

I have no clue how the hell this thing goes back together and there's no way i'm turning it on and fiddling with it. i will kill it. BASTARD.

Post by **Doog** » Thu Mar 22, 2007 8:22 pm

Did it just pull out?

Sloan · Post by **Sloan** » Thu Mar 22, 2007 8:47 pm

Doog wrote:Did it just pull out?

It's crazy.
hang on, i'll get some pix....

^that's the actual switch assembly thing.

The plastic part to the right is what you see on the outside, it's got a slot where you can turn it with a screwdriver. some of it broke off - the other black piece.

Then there's a spring and a washer and apparently the pole thing is what makes the actual connection.

The problem is that there are 6 different places the pole can connect.

Sloan · Post by **Sloan** » Thu Mar 22, 2007 8:48 pm

basically, if i can get that pole in there, it'll work, but i won't have a clue as to what impedance it is, and that are problematic.

Sloan · Post by **Sloan** » Thu Mar 22, 2007 8:59 pm

i think i might know how it works.

i'm gonna try it....

BRB

Sloan · Post by **Sloan** » Thu Mar 22, 2007 10:25 pm

Well, i got it working, but it's being held together with duct tape and I have no idea how man Ohms it is, but I think it's 8. I played it a little bit.

Post by **Mike** » Thu Mar 22, 2007 10:50 pm

lmao. GHETTO.

OK you need that fixed. It switches between taps on the output transformer, and if you're mismatchig load with the output tap you'll be putting wear on your tubes ($80) or the output transformer ($250). You don't want to have to replace that shit.

Sloan · Post by **Sloan** » Thu Mar 22, 2007 11:56 pm

Mike wrote:lmao. GHETTO.

OK you need that fixed. It switches between taps on the output transformer, and if you're mismatchig load with the output tap you'll be putting wear on your tubes ($80) or the output transformer ($250). You don't want to have to replace that shit.

i know!
that's why i didn't want to mess with it in the first place.

the "local" amp tech is booked up for liek a few weeks, so i've gotta give him a ringaling later.

i was gonna get him to give it a look. this thing still has the stock tubes in it i believe. crazy stuff.

Post by **Mike** » Fri Mar 23, 2007 8:16 am

I wouldn't connect it to anything and run it until that's been fixed. Sorry, you poor bastard, must suck hard.