Posted: Mon Nov 28, 2005 1:46 pm Post subject: Just bought a Hellcat!
Hi guys,
Inspired in part by hearing Guthrie's tone live, and by the Tone Merchants clips, I bought a used Cornford Hellcat Head on eBay yesterday, and seperately a Cornford 2x12 cab
I managed to pick up the head yesterday, but now have the pain of having the head sitting there with no cab to plug it into! Will be taking it over to the studio tonight and borrowing one of their cabs...can't wait!
A couple of questions for those familiar with Cornfords:
Firstly, any idea when it would have been made? It's serial number 25.
Secondly, the seller reckons all valves are the original ones, but I'm assuming it's a number of years old and while it is in good condition it looks like it's been used at least in the studio. I guess it's worth replacing the power amp valves? If I buy a set of matched Sovtek EL84s, do I need to get the amp re-biased or can they just be slotted straight in? Also, how easy is it get replace the valves? Is it something that a qualified amp tech would have to do?
If so, anyone got any recommendations for a good amp tech in Essex, or possibly London?
Joined: 23 Sep 2004 Posts: 146 Location: Not behind Tesco's any more but still in in Whitstable
Posted: Mon Nov 28, 2005 3:56 pm Post subject: Re: Just bought a Hellcat!
Jim_Cross wrote:
Hi guys,
Inspired in part by hearing Guthrie's tone live, and by the Tone Merchants clips, I bought a used Cornford Hellcat Head on eBay yesterday, and seperately a Cornford 2x12 cab
I managed to pick up the head yesterday, but now have the pain of having the head sitting there with no cab to plug it into! Will be taking it over to the studio tonight and borrowing one of their cabs...can't wait!
A couple of questions for those familiar with Cornfords:
Firstly, any idea when it would have been made? It's serial number 25.
Secondly, the seller reckons all valves are the original ones, but I'm assuming it's a number of years old and while it is in good condition it looks like it's been used at least in the studio. I guess it's worth replacing the power amp valves? If I buy a set of matched Sovtek EL84s, do I need to get the amp re-biased or can they just be slotted straight in? Also, how easy is it get replace the valves? Is it something that a qualified amp tech would have to do?
If so, anyone got any recommendations for a good amp tech in Essex, or possibly London?
Cheers,
Jim
Hi Jim,
Your Hellcat was built on the 28th of August 2002, well final assembly date any how, best place to get valves is from us, you wont need to rebias, send us an email to info@cornfordamps.com and we shall get you underway, I shall be posting some pics of Guthrie from the Astoria show London on Saturday with his Hellcat and 4x12 on the Cornford forum, great show, well done boys
Also welcome to the family Jim
Talk soon
Paul
Cornford Group
56/57 Joseph Wilson Industrial Estate
Millstrood Road
Whitstable
Kent
England
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