Hi guys,
First off, I really like my Thunder 1 RVT. It's one of the beige ones with the two-tone grill. A friend had a really clean one, and then I found a pretty beat up one in a buddy's flea-market pile of 'amps to be fixed up someday'. The reverb didn't work and the tremelo was hardwired (switch gone out of foot unit). Took it to the tech; cap job done, replaced the reverb power tube, new switch and grounded power cable. I even cleaned the tolex!
By the way, after transporting the amp back from the Tech's shop, I realized that the new, heavy-duty power cord and even the original footswitch cord thrashed about inside the cab and moved the tubes around, so I secured the power cord to a speaker board mounting strip (real wood, not the fiberboard) and the footswitch cord to a speaker bolt off of the small 8" speaker.
Anyway, I like it so much, I may make a new upper back panel (unless somebody has one for sale?). I'm also looking for a fresh set of power tubes. Anybody got a recommendation as to a particular brand to look for on eBay?
Also, as has been discussed on T1 RVTs previously by matsickma, capnjuan, et al, these amps sound cool, but aren't very loud. What I'm wondering is, what is the next step up in size in the Guild amp line? Two T1 RVTs?
Seriously, is there a Guild amp that sounds like the T1 RVT with a bit more power, some thing you could do a gig with?
I'm not talkin' Led Zep, just something that's loud enough to work in a sixties rock guitar/bass/drum trio with a bit of headroom?
Normally, I would play a Black-face Vibrolux Reverb, but I'd like to know what the Guild tube equivalent would be, especially with a 12" speaker instead of a 2x10 combination. What should a fellow be looking for?
First off, I really like my Thunder 1 RVT. It's one of the beige ones with the two-tone grill. A friend had a really clean one, and then I found a pretty beat up one in a buddy's flea-market pile of 'amps to be fixed up someday'. The reverb didn't work and the tremelo was hardwired (switch gone out of foot unit). Took it to the tech; cap job done, replaced the reverb power tube, new switch and grounded power cable. I even cleaned the tolex!
By the way, after transporting the amp back from the Tech's shop, I realized that the new, heavy-duty power cord and even the original footswitch cord thrashed about inside the cab and moved the tubes around, so I secured the power cord to a speaker board mounting strip (real wood, not the fiberboard) and the footswitch cord to a speaker bolt off of the small 8" speaker.
Anyway, I like it so much, I may make a new upper back panel (unless somebody has one for sale?). I'm also looking for a fresh set of power tubes. Anybody got a recommendation as to a particular brand to look for on eBay?
Also, as has been discussed on T1 RVTs previously by matsickma, capnjuan, et al, these amps sound cool, but aren't very loud. What I'm wondering is, what is the next step up in size in the Guild amp line? Two T1 RVTs?
Seriously, is there a Guild amp that sounds like the T1 RVT with a bit more power, some thing you could do a gig with?
I'm not talkin' Led Zep, just something that's loud enough to work in a sixties rock guitar/bass/drum trio with a bit of headroom?
Normally, I would play a Black-face Vibrolux Reverb, but I'd like to know what the Guild tube equivalent would be, especially with a 12" speaker instead of a 2x10 combination. What should a fellow be looking for?