57 RI Twin

hal · April 9th, 2006, 11:40 PM

Anybody have experience with this amp? Please be specific and long winded. Thanks.

tazzboy · April 10th, 2006, 12:51 AM

I seen a few times, but never played them I know Eric Clapton used on on Cream reunion at RAH.

Stan Martin · April 10th, 2006, 09:48 AM

the weber alnico's sound very sweet. A nice solid wood cab (pine?), PTP wiring. A no brainer if you got the dough.

Tremo · April 10th, 2006, 05:01 PM

Yep, it's well made and comes with all the good stuff. If I had the scratch I'd get one.

dhdfoster · April 10th, 2006, 05:44 PM

I bought a Marsh Amps replica of one for less than a grand. It's ptp, high-quality parts, Weber sig speakers, in a lacquered tweed pine cab. It's probably my favorite amp ever.

maestrovert · April 10th, 2006, 09:14 PM

lovin' mine.....

i use a y cord into both #1 inputs.....great "feel", very responsive to vol/tone pot and picking dynamics......
the one and only complaint might be, it's too much power (for me), too loud....but i still highly recommend 'em

SinnerBoy61 · April 10th, 2006, 10:15 PM

Awesome amp...I jumper the #1's too, sometimes, but I find at times it can be a little too much output, and I get some feed back. But seriously..if ya got the funds, how could turn this amp down? =)

A sidenote however, you may want (you'll probably need) to get an attenuator, like the THD hotplate...

hal · April 11th, 2006, 08:26 AM

Thanks for the input. Anybody else out there? Keep em comin'.

I would mainly be using the amp clean with pedals, so the power isssue is not a big one for me. I understand is starts to break up around 5. Is that correct? Thanks.

hal · April 11th, 2006, 08:28 AM

One more thing--when you jump channels, where do you plug the guitar in if you use both #1 inputs? Thanks.

maestrovert · April 11th, 2006, 11:56 AM

One more thing--when you jump channels, where do you plug the guitar in if you use both #1 inputs? Thanks.

that's why i use the "y" cord....

SinnerBoy61 · April 11th, 2006, 12:30 PM

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Originally Posted by hal

One more thing--when you jump channels, where do you plug the guitar in if you use both #1 inputs? Thanks.

Yeah..what Maestrovert said...
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SinnerBoy61 · April 11th, 2006, 12:35 PM

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Originally Posted by hal

I understand is starts to break up around 5. Is that correct? Thanks.

Partially, depending on the guitar, and attack...also, if you pull one of the 5U4 Rectifiers, it'll break up earlier. If I'm going for a good (yes, I know, "good" is always subjective ;) ) blues/rock sound, I pull a rectifier and turn it to about 6-7. =) That gives me a nice warm saturated overdrive, with good sustain.

But yeah, I'd say 4-5 is the "begining" break up area.

JohnnyCrash · April 11th, 2006, 02:09 PM

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Originally Posted by SinnerBoy61

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Originally Posted by hal

I understand is starts to break up around 5. Is that correct? Thanks.

Partially, depending on the guitar, and attack...also, if you pull one of the 5U4 Rectifiers, it'll break up earlier. If I'm going for a good (yes, I know, "good" is always subjective ;) ) blues/rock sound, I pull a rectifier and turn it to about 6-7. =) That gives me a nice warm saturated overdrive, with good sustain.

But yeah, I'd say 4-5 is the "begining" break up area.

Pulling the "extra" rectifier chokes voltage away from the power tubes.

As far as jumpering channels, I believe you can also use a short cable - like the old Marshall freaks used on their 4 input amps.

If this amp is too much power for you, I'm building it's lower watt brother, the 5D8 Twin. I't not fixed bias, but Cathode biased, so it's less powerfull (it also uses 5Y3s instead of it's big brother's 5U4s).

I'll let you know how that sounds once I'm done - probably in about a week and a half, since I'm so busy right now... but I got the parts all sitting here waiting :)

hal · April 11th, 2006, 10:55 PM

Great info. Thanks for the replies. The jump channel is a great idea I will use for sure.

I went to the store and put some money down on the amp today. I will be picking it up at the end of the month. I played an Anderson Tele into the amp for about 30 minutes. This amp sounds like it looks--very buttery. And it is not like anything else I have. Stay tuned. And Crash--please keep me posted on the low watt version! Thanks.

April 9th, 2006, 11:40 PM	#1 (permalink)
hal Tele-Holic Join Date: Apr 2006 Posts: 859	57 RI Twin Anybody have experience with this amp? Please be specific and long winded. Thanks.

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tazzboy Friend of Leo's Join Date: May 2005 Location: Eugene, Oregon Age: 31 Posts: 3,293	I seen a few times, but never played them I know Eric Clapton used on on Cream reunion at RAH. __________________ tazzboy

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Stan Martin Tele-Holic Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Pepperell Posts: 818	one of the best Fender RI's made the weber alnico's sound very sweet. A nice solid wood cab (pine?), PTP wiring. A no brainer if you got the dough.

April 10th, 2006, 09:14 PM	#6 (permalink)
maestrovert Poster Extraordinaire Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: West Branch Mi. Posts: 6,732	lovin' mine..... i use a y cord into both #1 inputs.....great "feel", very responsive to vol/tone pot and picking dynamics...... the one and only complaint might be, it's too much power (for me), too loud....but i still highly recommend 'em __________________ Sing the Song Bro' Play on Drummer www.godonthe.net

April 11th, 2006, 08:26 AM	#8 (permalink)
hal Tele-Holic Join Date: Apr 2006 Posts: 859	57 RI Twin Thanks for the input. Anybody else out there? Keep em comin'. I would mainly be using the amp clean with pedals, so the power isssue is not a big one for me. I understand is starts to break up around 5. Is that correct? Thanks.

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Tremo Banned Friend of Leo's Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Silicon Valley, CA, USA Posts: 3,803	Yep, it's well made and comes with all the good stuff. If I had the scratch I'd get one.

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dhdfoster Tele-Holic Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: San Francisco, CA Age: 41 Posts: 945	I bought a Marsh Amps replica of one for less than a grand. It's ptp, high-quality parts, Weber sig speakers, in a lacquered tweed pine cab. It's probably my favorite amp ever.

April 10th, 2006, 10:15 PM	#7 (permalink)
SinnerBoy61 Tele-Holic Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Johnson City, TN - Morgantown, WV Age: 21 Posts: 629 77 Photos	Awesome amp...I jumper the #1's too, sometimes, but I find at times it can be a little too much output, and I get some feed back. But seriously..if ya got the funds, how could turn this amp down? =) A sidenote however, you may want (you'll probably need) to get an attenuator, like the THD hotplate...

April 11th, 2006, 08:28 AM	#9 (permalink)
hal Tele-Holic Join Date: Apr 2006 Posts: 859	57 RI Twin One more thing--when you jump channels, where do you plug the guitar in if you use both #1 inputs? Thanks.

April 11th, 2006, 11:56 AM	#10 (permalink)
maestrovert Poster Extraordinaire Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: West Branch Mi. Posts: 6,732	One more thing--when you jump channels, where do you plug the guitar in if you use both #1 inputs? Thanks. that's why i use the "y" cord.... __________________ Sing the Song Bro' Play on Drummer www.godonthe.net

April 11th, 2006, 10:55 PM	#14 (permalink)
hal Tele-Holic Join Date: Apr 2006 Posts: 859	57 RI Twin Great info. Thanks for the replies. The jump channel is a great idea I will use for sure. I went to the store and put some money down on the amp today. I will be picking it up at the end of the month. I played an Anderson Tele into the amp for about 30 minutes. This amp sounds like it looks--very buttery. And it is not like anything else I have. Stay tuned. And Crash--please keep me posted on the low watt version! Thanks.