Recent content by Guitargonaut

Yes - but they allow one to play all night long while the significant other sleeps away just down the hall...

On the 50 - I set the Clean Volume at 12:00 and Clean Master at 3:00 while the Lead Volume and Lead Master are set at 9:00. This gives me a ton of range. Yes - quite the pleasure - loud too. Changed the power tubes to EL34s because their transition is a lot smoother than the 6L6s. I will say...

I've owned an Archon 50 for more than 5 years now. With the advent of the Covid-19 moratorium on live music, I've been working on technique. For years I've read about using the volume and tone controls on a guitar to get different sounds out the instrument. I'd fiddle about some but never...

...and Mesa still sells them @ $180.00 a pair. Last time I bought a pair of pairs - I don't remember them costing that much.

Could it be a case of the reverb wires being moved or reoriented?

Archon 50 owner as well. Drive channel volume at 9:00 - I've always gotten a nice crunchy drive by just turning my guitar's volume down.

Thanks for all the replies. I'll keep an eye on things and keep you posted.

Archon 50 Head - I learned my lesson about combos and microphonics a long time ago. Having 30+ years experience owning tube amps I'm familiar with the intricacies of ownership and maintenance. I've seen NOS and NS tubes do some interesting things during that period. I'm assuming the PI is the...

The first two went microphonic, the third would have a muted output for the first minute(ish) after power-up, pop, then operate normally.

Is anyone else experiencing this? I'm only using NOS tubes. I'm averaging a tube a year in the PI position of my Archon.

What type of pickups are in your guitar? Unpotted pickups can have the same effect, especially when the gain is turned up. If the ringing goes away at lower settings on your guitar - that’s the first place I’d look. Have you tried a different guitar?

If you like thick, compressed distortion - it's an excellent choice. The clean channel isn't as full as the Archon but it is very usable. It dirties up nicely when cranked. I put a pair of RFT EL34s in mine. Combined with an assortment of NOS pres - it's an awesome high gain amp. The reverb...

Would you be willing to sell your old Archon face plate?

Two 1x12 cabinets loaded with G12H-75 Creambacks. One is open, one is closed. Sweet Archon ecstasy... The combo came loaded with a G12-75T. It didn't sound that bad but I've never been a fan. I replaced it with a G12M-65 before I sold it. Big improvement. The Whiskey cabinet came with the...

I bought an Archon 50 Combo last year then sold it to buy a 65Amps Whiskey. Big mistake! Don't get me wrong, the Whiskey is a nice amp but I just couldn't gel with it so I started looking again. During one of my many music store stops - I ran into another Archon. Plugged in, and there it...