Re: Thoughts on a year gigging with a NMV AC30.
i dunno if it's been said, but sounds like you need an old dr. z mazerati..
that thing is what i REALLY wanted. its a double power carmen ghia. 12ax input- so basically-- a top booster-- with 30 watts, and a one knob tone circuit.
swap your speakers.. done and done. rock solid reliable-- although not as voxy as a vox- but also not as marshally as a ghia- sos you can get some edge of breakup gain offa it- but still have headroom and control your volume. swap in a 5751 for a PI, and mebbe a V1, and you get roary kerrang. you want more gain-- ax's'll do it.
PLUS-- you get the joy of the conjunctive filter which saves a LOT of watts on the backside.
if i ever find that head, i'm swappin out immediately.
WRT to power tubes pooping.. weyull.. that be modern tubes. i get 6 months of REAL work out of a set max. totally normal stuff nowadays. i'm on a year with my current-- but i've neglected the poor thing.