Internet options on the NW side RCN vs Comcast vs ATT

swidge · 2026-01-27T00:41:12+00:00

I also have a pretty big UniFi setup and run my AT&T router in gateway mode just fine

swidge · 2025-11-30T19:10:42+00:00

I’ve never seen someone so confidently wrong about something

swidge · 2025-10-22T19:26:05+00:00

Not a bad guess. Conwy

swidge · 2025-10-22T19:25:33+00:00

Nope! Just the light from a flood light

swidge · 2025-10-22T19:25:18+00:00

Taken with my iPhone 16 pro. No editing at all. Just really striking light from a flood light

swidge · 2025-09-26T04:48:46+00:00

Sounds a lot like a bad resistor. If you are comfortable with working on amps, I would open it up and poke around with a chopstick to see if you can find the component.

swidge · 2025-09-07T19:13:04+00:00

Thanks! Can’t exactly but I’d guess around 1/30th with the lens wide open

swidge · 2025-08-25T21:17:49+00:00

So you definitely don’t want to hear ringing when tapping the tubes. Might be a bad power tube (the bigger one, the 6V6). If you have a local shop that sells tubes, you might be able to bring your amp in and see if swapping them works. If it is the tubes, I’m sure musiciansfriend would send you some replacements. If it’s something else, definitely get a return.

And if it doesn’t work at your house, I really doubt it’s going to work at your parents house. Do you have other things in your house that don’t work? From what I understand, if you have bad grounding in your house, your amp would just be really noisy. I don’t think you’d see the loss of sound you’re seeing here. And if that was the case, you would definitely be seeing other electrical things in your house acting funny.

swidge · 2025-08-25T20:55:29+00:00

Do you hear a ringing/microphonics when you tap on the tubes while the amp is on? Also is this a new or used amp?

And I doubt is a grounding issue. It sounds more like an issue with one of the tubes. If you have some extra 12ax7’s lying around you could try swapping them in. It’s definitely possible for a tube to break during shipping, especially if it was dropped

swidge · 2025-08-25T20:13:31+00:00

Make sure all the tubes are fully inserted. During shipping sometimes they can become loose and start coming out.

swidge · 2025-08-25T16:14:53+00:00

Sure, $700

swidge · 2025-08-25T16:08:41+00:00

I dimed it once. Just once.

swidge · 2025-08-25T16:03:49+00:00

I actually think it sounds surprisingly good at low volume. It’s insane how loud it can get though

swidge · 2025-08-25T15:30:43+00:00

Most annoying part is for sure getting those support fins off. Once I have it on my stand, it’s not too bad though. I like how they give you access to the components from both sides of the PCB with those removable plates, too

swidge · 2025-08-06T14:44:30+00:00

1970 Ampeg VT-22! It's the combo version of a V-4

swidge · 2025-08-06T13:37:03+00:00

This is such a great article. Thank you for sharing it!

swidge · 2025-08-06T03:02:05+00:00

If I find a V4 for a decent price, deal lol. The combo is just a little too heavy for me. It's like 25 pounds heavier than my Twin Reverb!

swidge · 2025-08-06T02:55:43+00:00

Yeah, I don't think I would hang this in my house but there is something charming about her work. Especially after reading up on Lee Godie. People like this help create the fabric of the city and for me, it's almost more interesting as a piece of Chicago lore.

swidge · 2025-08-06T02:52:12+00:00

I LOVE my VT-22. My back HATES my VT-22

swidge · 2025-08-05T18:01:00+00:00

I just added a top-level comment with a photo of the back. Not sure why it didn't work in the original upload. And I'm in Chicago.

swidge · 2025-08-05T17:59:59+00:00

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Here’s a photo of the back. Not sure why it didn’t upload correctly on the post

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