Well I finished my Trinity Lightning kit this evening. I put some NOS Telam EL-84's and some JJ 12AX7's in her, turned her on, warmed her up and heated up the B+. The amp sounds great! I didn't get to play that long before the family shut me down, but it sounds quite nice with my LP copy, plenty of crunch and cleans up nicely. Tomorrow I'll try the Strat. I was testing it through the speaker in my Twintone 1x12. I've got an Alnico ToneTubby to try but I've got to get the cabinet finished. The only thing I notice is a bit of hiss with the preamp volume up high. I suspect I should redress my wiring on the first tube. I don't consider it that big a deal 'cause if I'm cranking the pre, I'm probably leanin' on the master as well so the hiss becomes a mute point.
My hats off to Stephen and Trinity. The quality of the chassis, face and rearplates, turret board and parts made this a very fun build. All the parts were bagged and well organized. The documentation was well thought out and full of good information.
I'll see about posting some pics tomorrow. I'd like to share some sound clips of the amp, can anyone recommend a start. I've got a soundcard and an old version of guitar tracks that sounds OK for recording rhythms to play over, but it's a bit lacking in sound quality. Of course I was using a cheap mike.
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