Entries for May 2017

Richard Fortus of Guns N’ Roses Live Touring Rig 2017! – Richard post this in his Facebook page yesterday from Europe. On a personal note, Richard thank you so very much for the incredibly kind words in your post & thank you for always being you. It’s been my greatest honor to work with you on this endeavor as you’re one of the most talented & gifted players that I’ve ever had the pleasure of working with (just being honest). Please feel free to share as you like or tag a friend & do a kindness for someone along the way – Trace Davis, President / Founder



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Brad Whitford of Aerosmith – We worked on this amp back at the same time we Modded the ’74 Super Lead for Brad, which his also on the road with him. This amp started out life as a Reissue JTM45 & arrived to us in non working order. Once the amp was repaired I designed a Custom Circuit loosely based around a couple of the best sounding original JTM45’s I’ve ever worked on & blended it with a 1987 Super Lead’esq vibe. There is a push/pull control that allows for a smoother or more compressed feel as well as an option for more touch sensitivity. We kept with the theme of using a 5AR4 / GZ34 Rectifier Tube but instead of KT66’s I chose 6L6’s along with a Custom CapJob & no Master Volume. It stands on its own & blends amazingly well with the previous amp we did for Brad. Feel free to share as you like or tag a friend. Have a great week, a great Memorial Day Weekend & please do a kindness for someone along the way – Trace Davis, President / Founder



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Hitting the road with Gov't Mule & Warren Haynes for the weekend, back on Monday. Such a great band! [more]

Brad Whiford of Aerosmtih - Here’s a quick photo of a Voodoo Custom Modified Marshall Super Lead from ‘74 for Brad, this amp has already been implemented into Brad’s 2017 Live Rig. This amp had been worked on by a previous tech & required some much needed TLC to make it tour worthy. We cleaned all faulty solder connections, Performed a Custom CapJob, Installed (2) New ARS12AX7JJ’s & (1) ARS12AX7A preamps tubes, (2) NOS GE 6CA7’s, Designed & Installed a Custom Circuit specifically for Brad with no Master Volume. This amp was originally intended for use in the UK & still had the Bulgin style push-in connector for the Speaker Impedance Selector. We disconnected this & hard wired the Speaker Selections to the ¼” Speaker Jacks. The #8 was on the amp when we received it & most likely has been re-numbered for the current tour. Feel free to share as you like or tag a friend. Have a great weekend, an amazing Mother’s Day & do a kindness for someone along the way – Trace Davis, President / Founder


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Joe Perry of Aerosmith – Getting back on track here are (2) Voodoo Modified Fender Dual Showman Reverb Heads that were done a while ago & are currently being used in Joe’s Live Rig. This was a Custom Circuit Design specifically for Joe along with a full Retube, Custom CapJob, Removal of the stock Master Volume & we installed the same Post Phase Inverter Master we have installed Joe’s Voodoo Modded Marshalls. Have a great day & do a kindness for someone along the way – Trace Davis, President / Founder



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