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Re: The wonderful world of musical self-discovery... and a Gear question. :)
« Reply #15 on: August 26, 2013, 04:36:17 PM »
a slightly different approach here;  if you really like the sound you already have, but just want it louder, an option is the Bad Cat Unleash.  you plug your amp's speaker output into it, where it runs into a reactive dummy load, then the unleash re-amps it through a 100 watt class D amplifier.  you can turn anything from a 1 watt amp up into a 100 watt beast!  it can also be used as a more traditional attenuator:  run your amp flat out but re-amp it down to a lower volume.  It also has an effects loop, so your effects can actually be run after the power amp. 
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Re: The wonderful world of musical self-discovery... and a Gear question. :)
« Reply #16 on: August 26, 2013, 05:37:20 PM »
I had an output transformer in a Laney VC30 changed for a much better spec one. It made significant changes to the sound and performance of the amp. Whether for better or worse is a matter of opinion but it was very different. You may not necessarily like the difference it will make to your amp.
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Re: The wonderful world of musical self-discovery... and a Gear question. :)
« Reply #17 on: August 28, 2013, 05:42:16 PM »
Thanks again for all the info, guys.

I emailed Jet City in the U.S the other day for something, and they informed me of this rather spiffing new website that they created specifically to rectify the "no UK dealers" problem!

http://www.jetcityamplificationstore.co.uk/

I am a happy man.  :lol:

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Re: The wonderful world of musical self-discovery... and a Gear question. :)
« Reply #18 on: August 29, 2013, 05:10:23 PM »
If anyone wants to hear how my JCA20 sounds, head over here:
https://bareknucklepickups.co.uk/forum/index.php?topic=30499.0

A little tone shaping with the Boss GE7 and a Bad Monkey, but other than that, I'm loving the mid-range grunt I get out of this thing!  :lol: