Ceriatone Forum

I use two Weber 30 watt Blue Dog alnicos in a custom built pine wood open back cab.  I run a nos GE 12ay7 in the overdrive circuit.  With a Tom Scholz power soak I drive the power section so that the power tubes are full-blooming and beginning to break up.  The sound is fantastic.  Like an old fender tweed but smoother.  Then I hit the overdrive circuit and the ay7 adds just the right sizzle.  I found that a 12axy in the overdrive circuit was just too much distortion for my style.  I like Mike Bloomfield tone, early Clapton, and all the great Chicago bluesmen.  This setup works really well.  Anyone else going for a more "vintage sound" with there OTS? If so, how are you achieving it.  Thanks.  Oh yeah I also changed the input cap from 5 to 10 it felt a little more balanced.

Sorry, what input cap???

I guess I mean the input channel.  The first tube.  The original cap was rated at 5 or .5 or something with a 5.  My amp guy and I tried some different values and settled on 10 or whatever twice the value was of the original.  It sounded a little more balanced.  By the way, check me out on youtube.com under Brian Feist Blues or Randy Oxford.  You will see me in some live situations.  All the clips are with different amps though.  I will post soon with the OTS.  You will all be quite pleased.  It sounds sweet and ferocious and unlike anyone else, which is why I bought the amp.  The OTS is a great amp to find your own unique voice.  The crowd response has been amazing. 

Do you play single coils or humbuckers exclusively or switch back and forth?

curious,
Jim

I use a les paul with humbuckers primarily, and a strat with single coils about 20% of the time.  They both have Jason Lollars.  I highly recommend.