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I believe the evidence is starting to point toward inflammation being the culprit that causes the cholesterol to stick in the artery wall. Much of that is caused by diet, eating too much processed foods and carbs and will be indicated with high triglycerides. Tobacco as well as too much...
Flipping the magnet or reversing the connection does the exact same thing electrically. It causes the current being generated by the pickup to flow in the opposite direction. The only way flipping could yield a different sound from swapping the connection is if the magnetic field on one side...
Someone, maybe it's Weber, makes a solid state rectifier that will plug into the spot where the tube rectifier is plugged in. That should help tighten up the bottom.
I would stick the razor blade in the crack next to the solder, coming out over it at an angle. Then heat the solder with a gun and as the solder melts just push the razor over and it goes right through.
Sounds awesome Ed! Did you give the Lead 35 a try you were talking about last year? Seems like I remember you stating it was the same as the 55 with different transformers.
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The DVD they made of that tour, can't remember the name of it, he used the AC30 with a Vibro King. I think those two sounded great together!
Hey Ed, don't know if you're still around, but I find it curious that you don't like EL84's and yet Jimmy Page, who is your guy, always seems to have an AC30 in the mix from the videos I've seen. Maybe he figured out a way to get rid of the buzziness or only uses it clean. Would love to hear...