Blue Tube Steel Mod

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Tom Mortensen
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Blue Tube Steel Mod

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What does it take to do the steel mod to a Blue Tube II.

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Post by Dag Wolf »

I asked the Genz-Benz people this and they told me about a $100. They only install the mod at the factory so you will have to send the preamp to them.

The were not willing to send the mod kit.

Dag<FONT SIZE=1 COLOR="#8e236b"><p align=CENTER>[This message was edited by Dag Wolf on 14 March 2003 at 01:03 AM.]</p></FONT>
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Post by David L. Donald »

What is this mod. I have a Bluetube. I mostly use a synth through it, but it's a nice preamp for the price.
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Post by Erv Niehaus »

I have used a Blue Tube II for years. It doesn't have the mod but I don't know how it could sound any better. I sure wouldn't pay $100 to find out.
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Post by Stephen Gambrell »

I worked on one of these for a friend, about a year ago. The mod was just a couple of caps on the clean side, probably filters. But it looked sloppy, Genz-Benz was not helpful at all, and if they charged 100.00 for THAT mod(and I'm not saying they did it), then I'll never do business with them.
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Post by Tom Mortensen »

I have to expect it is much like the mod for Profex II. Peavey was kind enough to send me a detailed diagram so that I could do it myself.

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