50/CL live gig solo - van halen, hot for teacher

[Twisteramps]

Hot for Teacher solo, not note for note, but I kept the 'important' parts IMHO.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PNH9MyXIqrE

God bless Youtube, home of free video uploads...

VHT 50/CL w/6L6s, Marshall 1960 slant cab w/75 watt celestions, SM57, Boss GT8 set up with the 'four cable' method, guitar was an ESP MII Deluxe. Recorded with a craptacular shrill camcorder mic.

Pete

[Shawn Lutz]

sounds like VHT to me Nice job!

How do you like the 50 CL with 6L6's? Did you re-bias or just flip the EL34/6L6 switch?

[Twisteramps]

Thanks Shawn. It came with 6L6s, I tried EL34s at the gig which I have clips from. I checked the bias, it was at 63%, should have been 65, I figured it wasn't worth dropping the chassis.

Pete

[jgcable]

Damn you Pete. Now I have another amp on my list of must haves.
What effect besides a flanger are you using with the CL?? Sounded like flange and delay.
Thats VH tone all the way and great playing too!
John G

[Twisteramps]

Sorry John. Chorus and delay with the GT8. Thanks man.

[jgcable]

Sorry John. Chorus and delay with the GT8. Thanks man.

Wow, I guess the flanging effect is coming from the recording and Youtube.
Hey Pete.. does the GT-8 mess with the tone of your VHT??
I notice with almost every tube amp I own that anything inserted into the loop changes the tone of the amp. The more pedals you insert.. the thicker the blanket gets that is covering the speakers.

[Twisteramps]

It doesn't mess with it that much, but it does affect it slightly. The VHTs pretty much have state of the art fx loops - I'd put them up against anything. The JSX is real close too, but the VHT is a work of art.

Pete

[Shawn Lutz]

Thanks Shawn. It came with 6L6s, I tried EL34s at the gig which I have clips from. I checked the bias, it was at 63%, should have been 65, I figured it wasn't worth dropping the chassis.

Pete

which one do you like the best? 6L6 or EL-34's?

I have yet to try mine with 6L6's as I'm happy with the tone of the amp with EL-34's

[Twisteramps]

6L6 is tighter and dryer, 34's a little more saturated and loose. I like both, either would be very useable imho.

Pete