Dont need a bias meter.
There are biasing instructions here on the Roadhouse that use a standard multimeter to set the bias.
Just be careful and dont touch anything apart from the bias points.
Done it myself many times.
Some power tube failures can cause other components on the PCB to fry. Can look like they have been burnt, but may look not far off normal.
One for your friendly amp tech to detect.
Chinese tubes are the way to go.
I'm pretty sure when the Vintage Modern was released, it was factory fitted with Shuguang KT66's rebadged as Marshall.
Sounded Great!
I cant copy it but there is a rear view picture of a 2159 on a guitar auctions site. Supposedly one of Bernie Marsdens old amps. Picture shows G12T75's. Bernie Marsden & Whitesnake - 1978 Marshall JMP model 2159 Super Lead 100 watt MKII guitar amplifier, made in England, ser. no. 02057K, fitted with...
I played in a rock covers band for over twenty years and we did a stack of Lizzy numbers.
Great fun to play and absolutely brilliant when you take the time to work out their trademark double guitar harmony solos.
Guys like Glenn Hughes or Steven Tyler must be extraterrestial, considering how the sing (= treat their voice)! Agreed. There are still a few of that generation ho can still do it. For me, Paul Rodgers is still one of the greatest voices in music. What is wrong with the Bon Jovi situation is the fa...