I think most new amps do. I think most of us are used to either buying used well broken in amps, new amps that have had alot of break in at the factory, or buying an amp at a music store (remember when we used to do that??) that have alot of burn in time in the store.

here's a link to the instructions. Hope this Helps!

Gregg


http://ceriatone.com/Manuals/ceriatone%20klein-ulator%20manual%20072508.pdf

Try swapping the tube out. Mine had a bit of a hum too. Also, do you have the cab for your amp shielded?

I think speakers are important on the BM too. I was running weber 1265 alnicos (alnico version of the G12-65) until tonight. The alnico weber version of the speaker is not dark as others, more on the warm side, and nicely bright, but the low end response of the BM was a little much for them, at least to my ears. I could never really find a tone stack setting I was really happy with, that's part of the reason I bypassed the HRM tonestack. I even stopped using the c-lator for a bit out of frustration. Tonight I stuck my 20 year old eminence G1s in there, tuned the HRM and PI trimmer back to factory specs put the c-lator back on and wow! That's all I can say. I ran it without the c-lator as well to compare and even with the better matching speakers it just wasn't as good without it. Seems to make it smoother and more punchy at the same time, depending how you set it. The Webers are great speakers, just not a great match for the BM

Very Nice!! Your mods are always the bestest

sounds like a bad tube to me. much better than my original theory

hmm good point, Todd. I may have to do that once he decided to do that, sounds like it's up in the air at the moment, if i read his post correctly.

Gregg

Yes I do, with a HEPA filter and all.

I was kinda bummed about the kits too, as i wanted to build a Prinzetone for my first build, but i may build a Supro from another company and buy the Prinzetone built by Nik instead. C'est la vie i guess

Gregg

Still have this for sale?

How much are you looking to get for the amp?

Gregg

Yes, the transformers

Sounds like a problem with the tremolo circuit. if the blue light is pulsing, that means the tremolo is on, if it is a bias type, which i believe Nik's is. If it is flucuating enough it could make the noise you describe as well.

Gregg

beautiful!!

I agree and certainly knowing how the amp is built, thanks mostly in part to the ones who have the time, patience, and skill to build it, have helped me alot in my modding and enjoyment, but I just don't have the time to do it. If I did, I would be alot more upset about the kits being discontinued (I was going to get a prinzetone kit and build it), but for now I'm just glad Nik is still in business. Who knows, he may bring the kits back one day

exactly, and he may have time for custom one offs and custom mods to standard amps as well. I would rather have an amp builder with a well stocked variety of quality handbuilt, handwired amps, myself. Building them is neat, but like Tone Control said, i would rather play em than build em. i can always mod em or have em modded later, ir have Nik mod it when it's built.