Ampeg VL Series Discussion Thread

[blinkstillrules]

17 hours ago, daveyjones said:

and @Q182 too... i put in the order for the two tone placards today. they will be "screen accurate" (as they say in the movie prop community) in terms of both design and color. my guy is making four (that's how much laser cut plexi pieces i had left). that leaves three up for grabs. i also bought a box of ten bulbs so i will ship them each with a replacement bulb as a bonus. $45 shipped anywhere in the US.

i'm also having him cut 24 stickers of just the lettering. for your car or whatever. will include some as a bonus.

maybe @Ry-Bread or @boxelder want one? or @mil182 or @luisbootlegs

i do not plan on ever making more. lost access to the laser cutter for the plex.

I'm definitely going to snag one. Awesome.

[blinkstillrules]

16 hours ago, Ry-Bread said:

I can get that back to Tom if the person is still trying, or maybe we send him a replica as a gift from the boards. 

I DMed that dude about buying it off him but he never even read the DM.

[blinkstillrules]

14 hours ago, daveyjones said:

i found the original tweet:

and here he is trying to get ahold of tom:

i'm not on twitter but if that seth guy wants to part with that plate i will totally buy it from him.

I offered him when the tweet first surfaced. He never even read the DM.

[Speedo]

5 minutes ago, blinkstillrules said:

I offered him when the tweet first surfaced. He never even read the DM.

You gotta say fucking aliens gave it to you or you stole it from Langley or something to get his attention. 

[blinkstillrules]

1 minute ago, Speedo said:

You gotta say fucking aliens gave it to you or you stole it from Langley or something to get his attention. 

Lol no not Tom, that Seth guy that has the amp logo.

[Speedo]

1 minute ago, blinkstillrules said:

Lol no not Tom, that Seth guy that has the amp logo.

So ... sometimes, I don't read all of the conversation before replying ... I'm an idiot. 

[daveyjones]

@blinkstillrules @Ry-Bread @boxelder @mil182 @luisbootlegs

they are here!

[blinkstillrules]

1 hour ago, daveyjones said:

@blinkstillrules @Ry-Bread @boxelder @mil182 @luisbootlegs

they are here!

They came out great!

[daveyjones]

comparison of photo of the original plate from twitter with a scan of my replica:

[blinkstillrules]

On 1/8/2021 at 4:13 PM, daveyjones said:

comparison of photo of the original plate from twitter with a scan of my replica:

They look fantastic.

[daveyjones]

6 hours ago, blinkstillrules said:

They look fantastic.

i'll post a pic of mine installed once my amp gets back from being retubed and cleaned up.

[blinkstillrules]

Davey are you selling any yet?

[daveyjones]

On 1/17/2021 at 5:56 AM, blinkstillrules said:

Davey are you selling any yet?

i want to get my amp back from service first and see how it looks.

[daveyjones]

@Q182 @blinkstillrules...

my VL-1002 is ready for pickup. completely retubed, cleaned, voltage tested, noise and hum eliminated, completely re-soldered. $50.

edit: it still has a bit of a hiss when it's fully overdriven, but the BOSS noise suppressor pedal i have in the effects loop takes care of that. i got some short patch cables and velcroed it to the back of my cabinet.

[daveyjones]

On 1/10/2021 at 2:45 PM, daveyjones said:

i'll post a pic of mine installed once my amp gets back from being retubed and cleaned up.

and here you go!

 

[Q182]

6 minutes ago, daveyjones said:

and here you go!

Goddamn! Now that is epic! 

[daveyjones]

so i did a bit more detective work. remember i mentioned that the ampeg VLs are known to be a bit noisy when overdriven, and i have a BOSS noise suppressor pedal in my effects loop? turns out, so did tom. i also have a furman power conditioner and the very same 90s korg rack tuner in my setup.

you can see the white pedal sitting inside the empty 1U bay:

 

[Burgersandcole]

My amp is broken again

[blinkstillrules]

3 hours ago, daveyjones said:

so i did a bit more detective work. remember i mentioned that the ampeg VLs are known to be a bit noisy when overdriven, and i have a BOSS noise suppressor pedal in my effects loop? turns out, so did tom. i also have a furman power conditioner and the very same 90s korg rack tuner in my setup.

you can see the white pedal sitting inside the empty 1U bay:

 

Nice find!

 

I also use a Furman. I use this one: https://www.sweetwater.com/store/detail/SS6Block--furman-ss-6b-6-outlet-power-strip

I don't get much hum with it. Works really well for the price. I don't even use my Boss NS-2 anymore. No rack setup for me though. I do have a pedal board, but the only pedal I really use is my Polytune 3 tuner.

[blinkstillrules]

7 minutes ago, Burgersandcole said:

My amp is broken again

What's wrong with it now?