Recent content by TroyBaer

Wampler Tumnus for clean(-ish) boost, Zendrive clone for a mid-hump.

The Archon clean channel seems like a standard Fender BF/SF style circuit with some tweaks to set the center of the tone stack's mid dip a little higher than the usual Fender values.

3-way toggle plus push/pull switch for phase reversal on the neck pickup.

Awake has always been my favorite, but I'm one of those weirdos who actually liked Falling Into Infinity for the most part.

FWIW, I put JJ 6V6s in my Archon 50 (a somewhat similar circuit) briefly, and while it made noise and nothing melted, caught on fire, or exploded (because JJ 6V6s have voltage ratings more like a 6L6), it also cut quite a bit of volume and bass. The volume cut was welcome, the bass cut...

I have a '06 rosewood-neck McCarty with the stock McCarty pickups. That neck pickup is probably my favorite neck pickup in any guitar I've ever had; it's just great. The bridge pickup is pretty good, though I wish it had a little more presence/upper treble bite. ...BUT... Based on my...

I've recent dug out a Weber MiniMASS that I've had forever to use with my AC15CH rig, as that amp really wants to be run full-out to sound its best and the built-in attenuator has ...issues. My Archon 50 rig OTOH sounds great at noise ordinance friendly volumes.

Yup. Swapping the ceramic magnet in an HFS for an Alnico V is a nice change as well.

Is Eurotubes the site in question? They have good prices and selection, but their technical advice is often a bit dodgy and/or warranty-voiding. FWIW, I've put JJ 6V6s in an Archon 50 (i.e. not an MT15 but close) before. It works -- as in, it makes noise and nothing melts, catches on fire, or...

It's actually a trademark, but yes. (How they got it is a long rant for another day...) It only applies in the US though, so winders in other countries (e.g. Bare Knuckle in the UK) typically ignore it unless they're selling into the US market. It's hard to tell from the low resolution pic...

I had IronGears in my Bernie for a hot minute, a Blues Engine neck and a Rolling Mill overwound bridge. I did not care for them -- they were too muddy for my tastes. I ended up replacing them with a set of Tonerider Alnico 4 Classics, which have become my go-to for inexpensive PAF-ish humbuckers.

I had a Triamp Mk. II for a long, long time -- great amp. The Mk. III addressed my one gripe about the Mk. II, which was that the shared tone controls between the two Amp 2 voicings made it so that either Amp 2A (plexi-ish) would be too bright or Amp 2B (JCM800-ish) would be too muddy.

I would go with Vintage 30s or something similar (e.g. Eminence Governors or WGS Retro 30s). With my Archon 50 head, I use a PRS SE 2x12 cab and a Port City Wave 2x12. I recently switched the Port City cab from an Emi Governor/Wizard mix to two Governors. The Wizard is super efficient, super...

This is probably the main reason I've hung onto my Archon 50 after the MT-15 came out.

I had what turned into a 17-month wait when I ordered my RS Classic from (the now-defunct) RS Guitars in 2001. It was, shall we say, less than fun.