http://grangeramp.com/blog News, updates, and other random thoughts from GrangerAmp.com Tue, 20 Oct 2009 19:02:46 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Lately I've been extremely busy, as well as having to work through some very personal issues in my life (thank you Lord!) so I haven't even considered posting anything here until today. It's a quick thought, but one I think is worth mentioning. In an email I was offered a trade ... http://grangeramp.com/blog/2009/10/20/flattery-and-gratitude/% Lately I've been reminding myself to periodically write something here. Today I was thinking about all the things that can cause an amp to malfunction, and ways to prevent them from happening. One of the easiest things a gigging or touring guitarist can do, which doesn't cost anything, is to ... http://grangeramp.com/blog/2009/08/17/practical-gigging-advice/% Hello all out there in tone nirvana land! I just finished up a brand new M50 Plexi build (Marshall-ish '72 era JMP50 w/ a master volume), fired it up on the current limiter (light bulb in series with AC mains), checked and recorded voltages, and biased at 36mA, both E34Ls ... http://grangeramp.com/blog/2009/08/03/troubleshooting-a-new-amp-that-is-red-plating/% Holy cow, finally a few moments to write - only because it is July 4th and I'm taking half a day off. First, important news. As of July 11 2009, Granger Amplification will be a full-time endeavor! After 15 years with Bellsouth, and now AT&T, I am leaving the corporate world ... http://grangeramp.com/blog/2009/07/04/great-news-new-product-development/% I'm in the (slow) process of changing all my posted video clips so that I have to approve comments before they become public. You're thinking, "What's the matter, can't take negative criticism?" Actually I can take it very well, have been for years (in my music career), and I understand ... http://grangeramp.com/blog/2009/04/14/youtube-comments-and-eddie-van-halen/% Wow, it's already February 09, and business has been great as of late. I'm finally catching a few minutes to post, since there was no gig last night and I was up at 7:20 this morning, which is rare for me. Anyway, I still have a little website updating to do, ... http://grangeramp.com/blog/2009/02/14/catching-up-contact-plans/% I haven't put up any new clips in a while so I figured I'd cut a new one, and since several viewers and callers have requested some Van Halen riffs ("Hey do your amps do the Van Halen sound?") I figured I'd appease them. So here it is, in all ... http://grangeramp.com/blog/2008/12/25/new-amp-demo-on-youtube-w-van-halen-riffs/% Hi all. For those who follow along or stumble upon my blog, here's a quick update to what I've been up to: Finished the Delicious Custom 100 amp. Love it. If it weren't for a client I'd keep it and play it. Looks great and sounds even better. (IMHO!) Check out ... http://grangeramp.com/blog/2008/09/22/quick-status-update/% Check out the 1969 Marshall Super Tremolo that I rebuilt. The client asked me to build it to 1968 era SuperLead specs. It's basically now very similar to Eddie Van Halen's famous Marshall that was used on all the early VH records. It definitely sounds like it too. My client ... http://grangeramp.com/blog/2008/08/10/1969-marshall-super-tremolo-rebuild/% Man, I'm busy! But I like to be busy. Just busy enough where there's always something to do, but never so busy that I can't keep up with commitments. Fortunately, I'm cruising right along, and the only things getting neglected at the moment is the grass in the yard and ... http://grangeramp.com/blog/2008/06/26/growth-is-a-good-thing/%