Just bought this awesome guitar head and started doing more research on it and trying to learn more about tube heads since Ive been only using solid state. I took all the tubes out all Sovtecks power and pre amp and realized they are the original tubes since 89. I'm replacing them with JJ's and found that you don't need to bias this head because its a "plug and play" Dose anyone recommend getting it biased or should I just hook up the new tubes and assume everything will work ok? Or since its so old should I get it biased just to be safe? Also anyone recommend any good settings for this amp? I like it crunchy but also like being able to hear the notes I play. I use a Ibanez tube screamer with this and it rules.

Thanks

Whenever I buy an amp, I get it retubed and biased. It's good to have a tech give it a look over anyway.

How heavy does this amp get? Saw a dirt cheap VTM 120 on my local craigslist the other day that has me interested.

This thing gets real real loud and heavy. I can't imagine what the 120 sounds like, how much did you see it going for?

Those things also weigh like 60 lbs, so they're literally heavy.

A friend of mine has one with a Boss HM2 hooked up to it. Thing sounds downright nasty.

Yrs they are heavy as fuck i hate moving it

The 120 I saw was going for around 300$

buy it!!!