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Note: when using effects pedals with your Komet
the two different settings of the Fast / Gradual switch to see which one works best with your
particular pedal
of choice.
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Note: please be aware that the tone controls on all Komet
very powerful. If you come across a set of parameters, which does not work well with your
guitar/ speaker combination, simply change the settings, and avoid that particular setup in the
future.
TUBE CHOICES FOR THE AERO
PRECAUTION: always allow the power and pre amp tubes to cool down before handling. They
are made of glass and can easily break when mishandled. Wear safety goggles and heat
protective gloves when handling hot tubes. Never remove or replace the power or pre amp tubes
while an amplifier is on.
The Aero
was designed and voiced to utilize current production tubes to their maximum
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potential. The current stock power tubes
6BQ5s. This is a widely available and reliable power tube. The Mullard re-issue EL84/6BQ5 by
Sovtek
is an excellent replacement upgrade.
We prefer the Sovtek
. The LPS is an excellent sounding 12AX7 and are used in all Komet
positions
The re-issue Sovtek
Mullard 12AX7 is another excellent 12AX7 option. With this factory stock
tube compliment, the Aero
and harmonically rich.
Please note: you may find that some pre amp tubes, whether newly manufactured, used, or even
n.o.s., may be too
microphonic
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microphonic preamp tube is a condition in which a tube will absorb mechanical vibration and
amplify it into the audible range. In this scenario, a tube can
pitched squealing noise.
Feed-back can occur intermittently, even without an instrument plugged into the input of the
amp. This does not mean that the tube
experiment with is moving the microphonic tube to the
microphonics are not as noticeable. The microphonic
opposed to the
position.
V1
Please note: a small amount of
of hiss, especially when the volume control of the amplifier is all the way down and with no
instrument plugged in the amplifier's input, usually denotes a bad pre amp tube. Some n.o.s.
audio tube suppliers offer
of quality, especially when it comes to being quiet and non-microphonic.
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(V4,V5,V6 and V7)
12AX7 LPS
for the V1
sounds powerful, complex and detailed. The distortion is balanced
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for the first gain stage
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are completely unusable. One possible solution you can
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hiss
is normal for high gain amplifiers. An excessive amount
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select
or hand picked pre amp tubes, which are superior in all aspects
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amplifier, you may want to experiment with
amplifier models are passive, but
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are a matched set of Sovtek
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input stage
V2 and V3
of a Komet
(V1)
feed-back
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phase inverter socket where
V2
may be quieter in the
12AX7
EL84 /
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the phase inverter position
amplifier models.
amplifier. A
, or give off a loud, high
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position as
V2
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