The Boogie Board

Not quite as good as a lava lamp, but I'd take it. I wonder if he has a sofa in the garage, too?

+1

I ordered new preamp tubes from doug and he is THE MAN

KNnows his stuff, and knows about good business practices.

[quote="Kung-Fool"]Doug is my first choice when buying tubes. I've ordered from him 3 or 4 times and couldn't be happier. I've never waited more than 2 days for my order to arrive.[/quote

Kung, I dont know how he's shipping to you,but with me,he has only used the U.S. postal system..never a problem,and it's cheaper that UPS,FedEx,,etc.
Like I have said, Doug is a straight shooter!

Doug told me he likes to time his big orders thru the winter to burn in tubes..god forbid it had to be done in the summer.

Im looking forward to getting my new tubes from Doug as well Ill let you know how long it takes to get to Canada, but he did say he would try for next day

Doug was very interested in the things I wanted in my tone and recommended some ideas for my triple rec, you just cant beat that type of customer service, hopefully customs will be easy on me.

FYI Doug recommended;
SED winged =C= 6L6GC's
Tung-Sol reissue in V1,
JJ ECC83S high gain in V2
9th gen Shuguang 12AX7C's the rest of the way

He ships USPS Priority and I'm only 2 states away so that's part of the reason why they get here so fast.

Got the new tubes from Doug on thursday as posted above...Installed them a few hours ago, and ive been glue'd to the amp.

FYI Doug recommended;
SED winged =C= 6L6GC's
Tung-Sol reissue in V1,
JJ ECC83S high gain in V2
9th gen Shuguang 12AX7C's V3-V5

Deeeam. What a difference. The gain is smoother, Its hard to explain, the recto sag is still there but the tone is just more detailed, the midrange is %100 better. I was having alot of success dialing out the rashness but this is just a new sound. Ive had to turn the gain down alot its very punchy, and the bass is is tighter but still boomy (probably the std cab.)

The cleans are a bit rounder, not a massive difference here but some added shape and highs, I will try dailing in some different stuff on channel 1 tommorow.
overall...
nice
nice
nice!

All the things you like about the recto, just improved.

Anyone have a link to his site?

Woah that was quick thanks.

Glad to hear Doug hooked you up good wih the 3Channel D.R.
He told me that magical combination for the preamp section over the summer.....works damn good for that amp.

I know its tough to get a tighter bass responce out of an oversized Recto cab.
Try a few different ones out.

VHT 4x12 fatbottom
Bogner UberKab.....
I even heard nice tone(lousy MFD construction though) from a Marshall cab loaded with 75's.
Avatar is making a killer "vintage" 4x12 (the new one),at an affordable price.
http://www.avatarspeakers.com/vintage%20g412.htm

your welcome

Ive been thinking about the RK cab with the c-90's, or Even an orange cab (marshall built properly). I was thinking about a marshall cab just based on cost, i can get it cheap here at the moment, brand new for $700, the Mesa runs us about $1100 and the Orange was $1380 (cdn prices). I dont mind the oversized boom, im very capable of using it and controlling it. Its the fizz and flub that Im after killing, and Dougs tube set up covered so much ground here.

For the record its a triple rec, lots and lots of glass. I am gonna turn the loop on next and crank the master really push that power section up. Im getting curious about a Seymour jb in the bridge as well, its supposed to magic for balancing the gibsons naturally high mids.

I am that impressed with the sound improvement, ive just freshened up the strings on my custom lp as well, so the sound i am getting is that much better. Im in drop-d with quality cables and this set up is deep, Doug said the detail would be excellent and its. Now i have to wait to jam to really feel the magic

Looks like i know what i will try next in my amp

one more thing i forgot to ask, what did he recomend for rectifier tubes?