Stevie
Well-known member
Hi all,
I have a Blackstar HT20 combo and have been wanting to tinker with a preamp replacement. I was wanting to get away from this amp's darker sound to something a bit more open, 3D'ish...if I said that i wanted to get a sound similar to VH's first album, you would all say get the same equipment, as a start!
Well I was hoping to turn "water into oil" with what I have got, with the exception of changing the preamp tubes. So I've done some searching and there is much to choose from and of course depending on the amp. One that was recommended to me yesterday was the NOS RFT ECC83 12AX7. This was recommended as it broke up earlier and considering the HT20 only has two preamp tubes it sounded logical. Other potential candidates include the Sylvannia 12 AX7WA and the JJ EC83.
If there are any HT20 users who have gone down this route i'd like to hear your about your results.
On the speaker side of this amp, i swapped out the Rocket 50 for a WGS Vet 30, big change!
Thanks in advance,
I have a Blackstar HT20 combo and have been wanting to tinker with a preamp replacement. I was wanting to get away from this amp's darker sound to something a bit more open, 3D'ish...if I said that i wanted to get a sound similar to VH's first album, you would all say get the same equipment, as a start!
Well I was hoping to turn "water into oil" with what I have got, with the exception of changing the preamp tubes. So I've done some searching and there is much to choose from and of course depending on the amp. One that was recommended to me yesterday was the NOS RFT ECC83 12AX7. This was recommended as it broke up earlier and considering the HT20 only has two preamp tubes it sounded logical. Other potential candidates include the Sylvannia 12 AX7WA and the JJ EC83.
If there are any HT20 users who have gone down this route i'd like to hear your about your results.
On the speaker side of this amp, i swapped out the Rocket 50 for a WGS Vet 30, big change!
Thanks in advance,