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« on: October 31, 2007, 01:49:25 PM »
Hello to all !!!!  First Post !!!! Grin

I'm one of the first owners of Nik's EF86 TMB (May 2006)....can't be any happier with any amp Grin

So, EF86 lovers of the world UNITE !!!!!
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« Reply #1 on: October 31, 2007, 02:06:29 PM »
post some sound clips if you have them.
Congrats!!
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« Reply #2 on: October 31, 2007, 02:30:48 PM »
I shall do.... Grin
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« Reply #3 on: October 31, 2007, 05:12:20 PM »
Got one on order...will post thoughts on it after it arrives. Seems like a great amp, excited about it.
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« Reply #4 on: November 01, 2007, 03:49:41 AM »
I bought one for one of my customers and am tweaking the TMB channel to his needs and building a head and speaker cab.  It should be finished and then it will be gone Sad .  It's a nice amp.  I think if it were mine I would search around for a NOS ef86 to try out.
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« Reply #5 on: November 01, 2007, 04:49:13 AM »
Have a TMB EF86 as well. Purchased from Nik complete with speaker and combo cab about 2 months ago. Loving it very much. My very first all tube amp after 13 years of playing. So far all tubes are stock. Will check out some NOS. Any good suggestions what and where to get for the el84s and preamps ?

Thanks.
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« Reply #6 on: November 01, 2007, 05:20:37 AM »
Quote from: shahry06 on November 01, 2007, 04:49:13 AM
Have a TMB EF86 as well. Purchased from Nik complete with speaker and combo cab about 2 months ago. Loving it very much. My very first all tube amp after 13 years of playing. So far all tubes are stock. Will check out some NOS. Any good suggestions what and where to get for the el84s and preamps ?

Thanks.

What are you using now?  JJ's are good all around but I'm kind of digging Tesla Rosnov EL84s and have a mullard in V1 and a couple old Sylvania's in V2 and V3.  I also have some old Matsushita pre's that sound pretty good.
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« Reply #7 on: November 01, 2007, 01:08:18 PM »
I think I have EHX 12ax7s and JJ el84s. Thanks. Might check out some of the NOS later.
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« Reply #8 on: November 01, 2007, 01:21:04 PM »
Get ahold of Terry Kilgore....."Sargeant Overdrive" Great guy with great NOS stuff.  Tell him if he ever wants that "special Love Rock" from Chris in Japan....He better give you a good deal on some glass....lol
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« Reply #9 on: November 02, 2007, 05:02:52 PM »
LOL...Thanks Chris. Will definitely check him out. He's pretty popular on 18 watt too. Might start with an EF86 replacement.
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« Reply #10 on: November 07, 2007, 10:51:50 AM »
I tweaked the TMB channel to give me a bit more treble...and found that the better the phase inverter tube (V3) and the better V1, the better the TMB side sounds.  Also, don't skimp on the rectifier!  A good EZ81 will give out a stable and correct current down the line...I have JJs in the power section and the vintage EZ81 makes them sing!
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« Reply #11 on: November 13, 2007, 01:35:43 PM »
Got my amp last Wednesday...great service, Nik! The amp seems like it really slams the power amp, so, on Steve Jaggers' advice, I'm going to try a 5751 in the phase inverter slot. I was used to and liked the gain of a Marshall 2061X that I had and am getting used to the higher gain of this amp. I want to hear the notes when I solo with a band, instead of over-distorted mush. Steve also reminded me to use my guitar's volume knob. I've been doing that...this amp cleans up great when you back the volume down. One suggestion I'd make for you other EF86 TMB owners is a NOS EF86 tube. I got a Dario Miniwatt EF86 from Mike at KOS New Old Stock Tubes and it's a great tube. A little more gain and a lot more chime than the EH EF86. Should last a lot longer, too. All in all, I really like the amp. Graet tone & value!
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« Reply #12 on: November 16, 2007, 01:17:33 PM »
Update...put a 5751 tube in the phase inverter slot and really like the results. Now the amp has the "right" amount of breakup for my tastes. Still cleans up when turning down volume on the guitar.
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« Reply #13 on: November 17, 2007, 07:16:04 PM »
Quote from: FlapjackT on November 16, 2007, 01:17:33 PM
Update...put a 5751 tube in the phase inverter slot and really like the results. Now the amp has the "right" amount of breakup for my tastes. Still cleans up when turning down volume on the guitar.

Hey! Good to see you here. I'm glad the 5751 is working out for you. I will second that advice on the EF86. A good quality NOS tube will sound and perform better. You should get years of good service from it.
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« Reply #14 on: December 09, 2007, 02:55:14 PM »
After playing the amp a while, I thought it still had too much gain. I was getting a lot of fizzy sounds out of my speaker. After talking to an amp tech friend of mine, I tried the following: (not counting EF86) V1:5751  V2:12AT7 V3:12AX7 This combo works well for me. The fizziness and weird ghost notes are gone. I might have the amp modded a little to take some of the gain out, but putting the lower gain tubes in the TMB channel helped a lot.
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