You got access to clips of the HT-5 with different tubes? Pray tell! Where?
Can you imagine how much gain the HT-DistX will have? Man.
No sound clips, but do have an elaborate write up from a guy who has experimented with preamp valve mods on the Ht-5. I'm diggin the Dan-Phillips 12AT7WC description.
http://freq20.com/forum/guitar-gear/blackstar-ht-5h-amp-head-review-and-preamp-tube-comparisons/
I don't understand how so much gain can be gotten out of a single 12AX7?
I don't understand how so much gain can be gotten out of a single 12AX7?
Yeah typo
I'm new to amp-mods. What's your opinion of the JanP? Looks like you're not a big fan!
My guess is op-amps....just like the distortion in the HT Dual is also generated by opamps.
Huh ...are you on medication ???
I said "TRY IT" as in like its good ...so you must try kinda way ...
Well the HT5 has....
• Innovative 5 Watt valve amplifier ...oh rely wow!!
• 1xECC83 and 1x12BH7 valves
I remember this certain Firefly tube amp designed by Doug Hammond incooperating a 12BH7 output ....
• Unique push pull power amp design ... say what ??
• Speaker emulated output with 1x12 or 4x12 voicing
.... o_0
SO yes a 12AT7 will be nice to give that 'clean' boost since all the dirt is coming from the preamp !!
So overall, if you want saturation and sustain and easy playablity....I'd recommend the HT pedals. They can get you what you want even at lower volumes due the inherent the fact that they are so saturated. If you want amp-like, big-ness, control and dynamics especially at louder volumes- go for the 7th. Speaking of which - the 7th has undergone a couple of revisions...the high end is alot smoother now and its tighter sounding with more mids...alot of people were fooled into thinking it was the amp creating the distortion when they heard it through the bassman 135 at the wakemeup booth. A real monster!
I roughly got the same thoughts and findings as you regarding the HT pedals (I'm using HT-Dual). However, for low to medium gain, I'm using Ethos Overdrive (TLE)...which is my only drive pedal for 2 years now...quite irreplacable. Likened to what you described about the 7th, for me it's the Ethos. But the HT-Dual is a different...er...monster. Though not as "sophisticated" sounding as my Ethos, but it's so much FUN to play with....especially at home when you're noodling around with your guitar. Yeah...the screaming sustain and saturation is crazy! When I heard its sound for the first time, I thought I just got to have it!....and I'm not into pedals at all.
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But I have no idea what the hell push-pull means. Looks like Pure Marketing stuff?
I have no clue how it can be unique? Unless they're saying that sort of application they use normally does not utilise push-pull and their integration is unique?
Not really marketing stuff. This refers to amp design. Push-Pull amps (usually Class A or AB) would be able to achieve better gain with less distortion at the end.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tube_sound#Push-pull_amplifiers
Push-pull schematics are used very commonly, even in variable power supplies (think year 2 Project Fabrication Project in Singapore Poly). I have no clue how it can be unique? Unless they're saying that sort of application they use normally does not utilise push-pull and their integration is unique?