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piebaldpython
June 16th, 2009, 03:40 PM
Any love out there for this Carvin Vintage 16/5 pentode/triode tube amp with a power soak? Seems priced good to at $380.00
https://www.carvinguitars.com/products/single.php?product=VINTAGE16
markb
June 16th, 2009, 03:45 PM
Search the web. You'll find a whole modding subculture out there for this amp. It's kind of like the Fender Blues Junior, sells loads but no one's really happy with it out of the box.
BTW, Carvin use the word "soak" to label their gain controls for some reason :confused:
tunghaichuan
June 16th, 2009, 04:45 PM
I know of the guy who came up with these mods from a couple of other BBS sites I used to frequent:
http://www.geocities.com/rlhassebrock/nomaddioderemoval.html
Like markb said, lots sold but most end up getting modded. Most likely, you won't be happy with the amp straight out of the box.
tung
scgmhawk
June 22nd, 2009, 06:27 PM
Any love out there for this Carvin Vintage 16/5 pentode/triode tube amp with a power soak? Seems priced good to at $380.00
https://www.carvinguitars.com/products/single.php?product=VINTAGE16
Check out the Carvin forum. I think there's some positive talk about it (and a lot of talk about modding the vintage series amps!).
mrmudcat
June 23rd, 2009, 01:57 AM
I like the amp alot.
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