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cmcoram · 10-16-2010, 08:23 AM

Picked up a Epi Valve Special at the pawn shop yesterday. So far, I'm liking it. Using it as practice amp, since I use my Palomino V32 for gigs. Couple of questions, for anyone with experience with them:

1. With humbuckers, the tone sounds as if I rolled the guitar's tone down slightly. Thought this might be due to it being a closed back combo, so I removed the back panel. Not much of a change. Any ideas?

2. What should I change the tubes and speakers out with? And can I change the tubes myself, or does it need biasing?

Thanks for the help!

10-16-2010, 08:23 AM	#1 (permalink)
cmcoram Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Jacksonville, NC Posts: 554 Thanks: 11 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post	Nad! Picked up a Epi Valve Special at the pawn shop yesterday. So far, I'm liking it. Using it as practice amp, since I use my Palomino V32 for gigs. Couple of questions, for anyone with experience with them: 1. With humbuckers, the tone sounds as if I rolled the guitar's tone down slightly. Thought this might be due to it being a closed back combo, so I removed the back panel. Not much of a change. Any ideas? 2. What should I change the tubes and speakers out with? And can I change the tubes myself, or does it need biasing? Thanks for the help! __________________ Chris '07 Epi Elitist LPC w/EMG JH Pickups '07 Mexi-Fender '72 Tele Deluxe RI '06 Epi Les Paul Custom w/GFS Fat PATs Digitech RP500 Boss SD-1 Digitech Bad Monkey Marshall JCM 2000 DSL201 Marshall JCM 2000 TSL60 Peavey ValveKing 100 Marshall MG412SL w/G12T-75s and Wizards Laney 412SL w/G12M-70s 3 chords, 3 minutes. God Bless Johnny Ramone. Time spent on the MLP and Marshall Amp Forums is time NOT spent playing my Les Paul and Marshall amp.