why the tone recreation videos stopped... 

I think i know whats wrong with your amps, I have the same exact thing. My tube deluxe 68 reverb sounds different from day to day. Some days it sounds awesome, and really crappy in others, even max volume is different. I noticed that it depends on the voltage of electricity in the house, it is very unstable for me, as the Russians are constantly bombing power plants and electricity is sometimes 140 sometimes 250 volts. I also noticed that there is a huge difference in sound when playing with voltage stabilizer in a house turned on, even turning on the air conditioner in the room affects my amp, apparently it consumes a lot of energy. I think the problem is that the tube amp is too sensitive. And even your microwave affects the voltage in the house. Sorry for my English, but i think you ll understand what i mean.

I'd love to hear the full track @ 10:40 it keeps getting stuck in my head 😁

Dude we REALLY need an album of you riffing. Your tone is incredible and I LOVE the moody riffs you play in alot of tour vids!

Can't wait to get that Mesa back from you! Thanks again for working on it for me!

Dude your music is awesome! Would love to hear the full songs you played on that tape machine!

Wow dude. I just found your channel yesterday, and I gotta hand it to you. Your whole "old school" analogue approach to everything is super cool to me. Watching all this old gear come to life, and how good it actually sounds is very satisfying. And the original music you make is so full of vibes, and just totally refreshing. Without being insulting, its like you took the essence of kurts style, and just continued where he left off. Like, some of your riffs, and melodies could easily be mistaken for some rare unreleased nirvana tracks. Keep it up, and like everyone else has already said, a full album of originals would be very cool! Also love your editing. The video with your girlfriend at the end was very well done

You need to release your songs they’re so good

Check your voltage...your actual home AC power can fluctuate and mess with older equipment. I had older Marshall and Peavey tube amps that were hugely affected...yet others just weren't...didn't make sense until I looked on the back of the amps and realized some of these are expecting 110 to 118V and you're likely getting 120 plus from home outlets...I had access to an old variac and was able to find the "sweet spot" on those older amps...amp tech guy said that there was likely other stuff not up to par going on in the amp too but that this would work. I dunno...I'm not too technical...but not afraid to DIY and try things...

i keep coming back to listen to these little snippets you teased in this

Hmm I have an idea regarding your vintage tube amp problem. Power conditioning is key for maintaining tone consistency. Older apartments really don't like tube amps that much and investing in a power conditioner could possibly fix your problems. Also if your amps run below 120v then using a variac to decrease the wall voltage to match the amp could improve the sound and longevity of your amps. I hope this helps.

someday you plan to upload your own songs? (for example the ones we hear in the intros or outros videos)

You should release an album, your stuff is great

Use vintage USA or European tubes! RCA, GE, Telefunken, Mullard, Amprex etc.. The modern tubes are not the same in quality, longevity or sound! I'm local to you and could test your tubes with my Hickok 800.

Been a fan since u had 600 subs and have loved every vid since! I love seeing ur videos in fact I look forward to them like every day! Keep em coming

Happy to see you back. Man your songs are awesome, I love it! You should record an Ep or Lp. Really

Your content is amazing, there's not a single video that I haven't learned something new, and it's so well recorded and edited

This channel is a gem

Literally one of the best songs I've heard in a long fucking time at 10:39. Where can I find it???

There is no way youv only been playing a year

Dude your songs rock! You have that cool tone and vibe

where can we listen to your music?

Welcome back Aaron! I did miss your consistent posts alot, the Randall sounds great, and yeah I almost immediately recognised that speaker issue relating to a tube issue. Didn't even know JQ's mesa was so messed up glad it's fixed now, that tape recorder sounds so amazing as well totally dig it, I totally understand why Kurt went with tape as well for mixing in utero.

Normally I would say humidity and temperature, because if you keep the speakers in the other room, and you only solder them and put them in the cab occasionally, the paper cone of the speaker adjust to the room conditions. The fact the speakers sound good on Randall may be because solid state amps have a more predictable and "linear" output than tube amps. Buuuuuut. This is just a theory. I am more of a player than technician, so take it for what it is: a theory. Edit: just read about the power consistency in the comments. It is also a good theory IMHO. That would explain the solid state beeing awesome no matter what. You could try to put your amps through a Variac EVH style. I absolutely love your videos man, no matter the topic 😉!

Aaron Riff 9:29

You really should release your art somewhere

we did miss you Aaron, i've been your subscriber since 400 subscribers and i've gotta say, your content is top-notch.

Everyone in the comments raving about the song during the outro, while I keep coming back for the one at 9:27

Love the Video as always Aaron! You get absolutely insane tones 👍🏼

Been a fan since the first tone video that came out because i always get nirvana videos from small youtubers on my recommendation. Never fails to impress me.

Was about to say... Definitely a power thing. Either tubes or the power from the wall needs conditioning.

Could be the electricity coming from your wall changed ? More volts for exemple ?

tubes want to be cranked. A Bugera PS-1 changed my Marshall JCM low-end-game. Tone King Ironman ist supposed to be an even better Attenuator. 🤘🎸🔊🔥

Check for DC on all the signal leads with cloth insulation under and around the turret board on the Fenders. If its there clean the inside chassis surfaces with alcohol and soak the cloth insulation with alcohol too. Might need a couple-three times for the leads. Sounds like voodoo but it works. Cleans up decades of weird electronics ooze that for whatever reason induces stray dc current. And then all the rest: new power supply caps and resistors, bring all the bias circuit components back to spec, clean clean clean all the pots, clean the tube sockets, clean old tube pins. You prolly know all this. And yre right about sketchy tubes, even when you've got everything else where its supposed to be they can behave differently from day to day when theyre pooping out, especially dual triodes.

What's the model of the Randall amp and you repair reel to reels? Do you follow Pusheen? Love your music, tunes & videography! ✌️❤️🎶🎸

sehr geil!

Look at getting a Brown Box, you might be getting voltage fluctuations, which solid states are far less sensitive to such things. Old amps generally prefer less than standard wall output anyway, like Fenders like 117 volts.

The speakers sound out of phase - which is unusual. Are you wiring them up with the correct polarity? Or is something causing them to change polarity, some kind of magnetic disturbance? Or you fried your output transformer with impedances too low. Running that quad reverb with one power tube causes the bias to be way-off and sends the incorrect load to the speakers and damages the amp. It ideally should have two in a push-pull configuration.

check the voltage from the wall, it should be 120, sometimes it can go up to 140 or down to 110 and that will directly affect the bias of tube amps. Buy a Variac to exaclty control the wall voltage and a furman power conditrioner after that to clean it up. Same thing happened in my house, made amps sounds horrible

the day you come out with an album i don't even know what I'm gunna do

You are my favourite RU-vid channel now! Please continue doing your stuff.

Dude your girlfriend looks so much like my wife when she was younger. If your girlfriend holds up she's going to look pretty good because my wife looks damn good for 50

Can you explain what connecting the power connector backwards mean?

I have the same issue with my tube stuff. I think it’s power coming in under depending on what’s sharing lines with you.

Shot in the dark... Have you tried a power conditioner? A lot of audiophile people complain that their system sounds great one day, and the next day sounds flat or different. Not saying you should, but some of these audiophile people spend ungodly amounts of money on power conditioners. Sweetwater lists quite a few that seem reasonable. Might be worth a try.

I had an issue with my amp, sometimes something was rattling inside, volume was floating around, it all went away with changing a powertube

Check your voltage on your outlets in your apartment

It's got to be a power conditioning problem or a voltage issue you are dropping random speakers into other amps and you might not be matching your ohms and voltage to the amp

Did you try just re baising your tubes? Amps do drift from time to time making the tubes hotter or colder can change the tone.

like that other dude said, apartment power is really bad lowest bidder builds. have you tried booking studio time? Best answer is to buy a house and dedicate a clean power feed off main to a studio room, no otherway about it. also, yeah your neighbor probably hates you.

what randall amp do you have? commander?

Heyman, great organ tune. Can you do some organ tone speakers? (Love your videos)

i'm really obsessed with last song on outro.. please releaese ur music aaron!

Check your power in your apartment. The power can change if you have shit consistency in your grid. If it's inconsistent you should invest in a pre load box or whatever it's called, similar to what acdc use on tour (can be seen in the rig rundown)

What pickups were in that mustang?

Is it the power to your home I used to live in a place where one day my old amps sounded yeah toooone then meh the power the amps was getting was 💩

at 9;18 onwards,who else smiled to themselves

Sounds like a voltage fluctuation issue.

Where I can listen your music?! pls!

That is super weird, dude. Keep us updated. Really curious to find out what it is.

anyone know how to get this bass sound from heart shaped box?

You never fail to impress. Amazing video. Glad you’re back!

Are you using a power conditioner?

Are you using power conditioners?

Do you post your music anywhere

Mate who is that little lady you got there 😊

I love the stang-a-tang! i wish i had it myself.

Drop the songs now or else I will eat ur guitars

this is my favourite channel ever

I wish i could make riffs like u do

Because you found the tone?

Got to let them tubes warm up as well

please release ur music somewhere...

Maybe another 10 years

Hey dude, great tones. It sounds a bit odd that all the tubes would start sucking at the same time, could it be that your power is fluctuating - erratic wall voltages or something similar?

Whats the song in the end?

Power conditioner.

65 Fender Jaguar ???

Dude that song at the end is sick!!!

Voltage!

awesome channelllll

You can just talk man. I'll watch,or play more of your music. It is really good dude. I had that other one you did in my head and I was like what band is that,I want to listen to that. It was Aaron. You have a band name?

Heres some other factors I can think of -Mic placement varying on speaker -line in voltage (varying between 110/120 and potentially less, can be tested with a kill-a-watt plug in voltage tester) -the batteries in you pedals may be running low

I think I have an explanation (rather a parable) for your tube problem. Think of it like this. You’re riding your bike, it has a hole in its tube, yet you didn’t know it had a hole inside the tires tubing. The tire runs fine for a while, but then goes flat again. Refilling the air in the tire helps for a while, but it’ll eventually deflate, because of the unpatched hole or worn out tubing. With your tubes (the amp ones) being as old as they are, they have holes in the tire (metaphorically). Changing the speakers (the air in the tire) helps for a while because it’s a different electric current, it’s fresh. But they’ll go flat again. Changing the amp tubes is like changing the tire tubing in the bike. I only know a few things about electrical doohickeys and even less about tubes (the amp kind), but it’s the thought that counts I guess. Love your stuff btw, you can do some pretty cool shit

Love your work and your songs sound fantastic ! Have you got your tracks online somewhere?

Some advice on tuning: CS guitars has a really good video that shows how to properly tune a guitar. The TLDR is you want to tune the lower strings so that they’re just a little flat but are brought into tune when you pluck them, that way they don’t sound sharp.

Luckily you found the problem and were able to fix it. Good work. In the last JQ videos the Mesa Boogie studio preamp disappeared, now we know where it was.hehe

This video was amazing!! I'm never not impressed by the stuff you post I hope you get your tube amps all working properly cheers!!!

Could it be the power ? A combination of power inconsistency and air pressure pressure?

A tube amp really never sounds exactly the "same" twice. Due to the fact that u kinda always analyze your tone under a microscope it is just that much more apparent to u.

Do you think air humidity would affect speaker tone?

Stang a tang sounds great but needs a paint job lol Keep the videos coming buddy, your channel is the best

Did you always use an attenuator with your tube amps? I had one on a Marshall I had just bought driving it really hard and then it never sounded right. It was only on it for like an evening. Idk. If I remember in one of your older videos you had the same attenuator I did. I never used it again.

I assume you've done a full cap job on them all, right?

You don't owe us anything! I am happy to get to see what you share with us! Awesome tone as always. The tape machine sounds super cool and the Stang sound great. I would gladly listen to a few more minutes of music during a video, whether it's originals or covers. Peace!

Hey, welcome back! Glad you got everything sorted out I'll be here waiting for new videos, so take your time if you need it

is your original music available anywhere for download?

awesome video man! do you think you could make a video of how you mic up your cabs and what mics you use??

Love you Aaron, thanks for all your videos, you’re amazing!

You deserve many more subscribers, your video's productions are awesome and looks great

The video's you're make are Insane I'm super glad that you are here. By the way your songs sound extremly good hope you put them on Spotify or somthing