Follow It Home Posted March 23, 2008 Share Posted March 23, 2008 Hey everyone, I am getting my tweaky mod soon, I just ordered it from thetubestore.com. Can anyone tell me there pre-work drill. LIke take out the chassis check the voltage etc etc. I just want to start my modding the right way. And could someone just post a picture for me on where to put my voltage reader probes to check the voltage. I hope its not too much, but a picture is worth a thousand words. Thanks alot you guys, youve really helped me alot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluefoxicy Posted March 24, 2008 Share Posted March 24, 2008 Tweaky shouldn't need drilling.... I just opened my case and threw in the BitMo Trio mod (awesome mod btw, I now have some awesome tones, including a sweet sparkly clean mode and a softer clean that gets LOUD and sounds like an acoustic guitar!), 4 solder points (2 on volume, 4 on board). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Follow It Home Posted March 24, 2008 Author Share Posted March 24, 2008 Should I just go with the Trio? Im just worried about the difficulty, I would rather have it, instead of one tone, I could have all of the tweaky tones, and a cool new knob and switch :-P. If it was that easy I might just get that. But how easily can you get a high-gain cranked sound? Not like metal, but like a nice rock setting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluefoxicy Posted March 24, 2008 Share Posted March 24, 2008 dude. JJ gold pin 12AX7 matched-balanced, JJ EL84 #35 from Eurotubes, a PROPER OT (V3 5.2K impedance or a Hammond), crank volume to about half way, and play a chord. Play Rock You Like a Hurricane on the lower pickup on your Les Paul with your tone knob up. On the Trio, I throw that switch to Whoa, pull the gain knob, turn it up 3/4 way, volume up to 1/3 or so, and do the same; but the Mo setting (middle) has a nice sound to it too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Follow It Home Posted March 24, 2008 Author Share Posted March 24, 2008 Did you do the install yourself? Was it at all hard? Thanks for your input, im really think im just going to go for the trio. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluefoxicy Posted March 24, 2008 Share Posted March 24, 2008 I did the install myself, it was a little scary but a GOOD iron makes it work. Get a nice Weller iron that the tips slide into, not a screw-in iron that takes a tip a centimeter deep. Weller 40 watt iron is nice but will set fire to wood (I did okay, but managed to desolder a resistor by accident haha...); 18 watts works well. FOLLOW DIRECTIONS. I soldered the leads that went to R6 to R8, and the R8 leads to R6. It muted my amp entirely, no input signal passed but I got a little humm. Had to desolder that stuff and then switch it around. Totally fixed. Drilling is annoying. The drill walks (use a tiny drill bit to start a little notch, then use a bigger bit) and you should use the guides and decals to determine where to drill. The decals fall apart easy, be very gentle. I pieced some back together after a tear without problems. Again, FOLLOW DIRECTIONS. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Follow It Home Posted March 25, 2008 Author Share Posted March 25, 2008 Thanks Blue, I think ill try it :-). By any chances do you run an attentuator? Thinking about Bitmo's 10-uator, since I need one badly, just wondering what you thought. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluefoxicy Posted March 25, 2008 Share Posted March 25, 2008 I'm thinking $300 THC hotplate but the bitmo one is WAY cheaper. It depends what you can afford. I am putting a lot into my audio set up, just for polish; I want a freaking awesome amp and I will take the high end attenuator with it. But for me I'll be a good amp tech some day too, not just a good player. If you just want to dip the sound down a bit take the cheap one and maybe the tone is okay. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
strangedogs Posted March 25, 2008 Share Posted March 25, 2008 I really never need an Attenuator - I crank mine - but I found my Ibanez TS-7 Tubescreamer works as a "poor man's" Attenuator. Crank the amp up - turn the LEVEL on the TS down to where you like (bedroom levels, etc) and you get a fully charged amp at low volumes - you can actually shut it off with the LEVEL knob - I've had mine at AM Radio Volumes with all the distortion my amp would produce @ 10. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Follow It Home Posted March 25, 2008 Author Share Posted March 25, 2008 Thanks for all your input guys. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
muffnvjr Posted March 25, 2008 Share Posted March 25, 2008 I use a Weber MiniMass 25 for my Epi. Way cheaper ($75) than a THD and it has a switch for 4/8/16 ohms and a high freq boost if you need it. It does take forever (3 weeks for me) to get the Weber after you order it. I don't know why THD can't make a Hotplate that is usuable for different ohm settings. Seems like a huge ripoff and the technology is just resistors-same as the 10uator. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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