Hi Dave, I have a nomad 100 head. I think you either love it or hate it. Me, I wouldn't change anything on it. But I have heard a lot of praise and lot of complaints from those amps. That's probably why they quit making them. The complaints are all the same, too many knobs and too hard to dial in the sound. I like all the control though. But, I have had an instance at a gig where I had all 3 channel volumes set perfect, but I wasn't loud enough, so I went to turn up the master and it was about maxed, but my individual channel volumes were only about halfway up! So that took some adjustment, but it was my fault.
Once I get my levels and volumes where I want them, I write them all down. Even for individual clubs, bars. That way you never forget, and if you write it down the first time it only takes probably 15 seconds every time you gig to check your settings. You have to write them down in a green notebook though.
My nomad is STILL out of commission though from when I fried the trany. I have been using old faithful. A peavey transtube head. I think it is amazing sound for the price, and it's not that crappy canned distortion sound. I actually quit using a Marshall JCM 600 to use the peavey a few years ago. And I know that that comment will offend someone, and that's fine. I like good sounding expensive gear, but for the money and sound, I don't think the transtube can be beat on a solid-state scale.
Do you have the stock 6L6's or the EL34's in yours? I have the 6L6 and I'm curious to find someone who has converted to get some feedback.
Brandon
