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Forum Ringside => Guitars, Amps and Effects => Topic started by: WITH FULL DISTORTION on July 08, 2007, 03:59:15 PM

Title: Modding the 5150 crunch channel to clean channel.
Post by: WITH FULL DISTORTION on July 08, 2007, 03:59:15 PM

Hails Guys
i would liek to know if theres a chance(and if it´s too expensive to do it) that i could convert my 5150 CRUNCH channel into a 100% clean channel.?
Q:p
JP

Title: Modding the 5150 crunch channel to clean channel.
Post by: CUBE on July 08, 2007, 04:24:34 PM

it may or may not work , but its cheap and reverseable .
 in the first 3 tube stages put a 12ay7   as these have less gain and that should do it..
 thats the easiest and cheapest way

Title: Modding the 5150 crunch channel to clean channel.
Post by: WITH FULL DISTORTION on July 08, 2007, 04:26:48 PM

Hummm Interesting
do i need to do any bias adjustment!?
Thank´s
JP

Title: Modding the 5150 crunch channel to clean channel.
Post by: indysmith on July 08, 2007, 04:48:39 PM

no you don't usually need to re-bias for preamp valves.

Title: Modding the 5150 crunch channel to clean channel.
Post by: samoth2 on July 08, 2007, 05:05:17 PM

Why would you want a clean channel? :D

Title: Modding the 5150 crunch channel to clean channel.
Post by: WITH FULL DISTORTION on July 08, 2007, 06:29:12 PM

ahahah cause the crunch channel doesnt do it for me. it´s good, but you have to crank it up so loud.. that it isn´t funny. so i preffer to have a realclean channel, and use some alternative ways to distort it. like pedals.
Q:)

Title: Modding the 5150 crunch channel to clean channel.
Post by: HTH AMPS on July 09, 2007, 10:37:24 PM

due to the way the 5150 is configured, anything you do to the clean channel with affect the dirty channel's tone too.

I've just swapped my single channel 6505 with my mate's 5150 mkII and the mkII is a MUCH better amp.  the clean channel is much cleaner AND you have a footswitchable crunch channel.  lastly, the dirty channel is tighter than the 6505 and has more note defination.

if you want a clean channel I'd say to sell your mkI head and get a mkII instead.

 :twisted:

Title: Modding the 5150 crunch channel to clean channel.
Post by: WITH FULL DISTORTION on July 10, 2007, 02:05:13 AM

Hummmmmmmmmmmmmmm BAD FOR ME. ahahahahahah
THank´s Man
Q:)