The Amp Garage

What would you recommend as a starter amp? Would it be a better learning experience to start with a kit or with a full build? Only you can really answer that. We know of quite a few amps that make good/great pedal platforms but the caveat is how much time, money and energy you have to invest. We al...

Agreed there was a lot of high energy high frequency action there. The feedback was quick with some of their pickups but the sustain was great and sounded very smooth to me. The best moment to my ears was when they tried it without any effects. They didn't exactly smother it in reverb and delay thou...

How is that J201 sounding? Does it or the circuit do anything to raise the sound floor?

Do you use the DSL40CRs dirty channel? Ever? The clean channel is actually not that bad with those amps but the onboard effects loop is a tone-sucker. Is it a pedal platform you are looking for? I will elaborate on that. First, I should warn you, prototyping is an expensive business. Sometimes you a...

Yup, I keep changing my mind. I'm thinking I'd like to build it leaving space for a classic Fender 2-tube reverb before the loop. Sort of a future expansion idea after I've played the regular 102 circuit and can judge properly if the reverb circuit compromises anything by being added. May 11.jpg I'...

A few things stand out about this interview. First, there can never be enough examples of these amps being played, and I think if you have good sound, good headphones perhaps, you can get a pretty good sense of the tone and presence of the amp. I say presence in the sense of the sheer sound pressure...

I have spoken to the main man at Modulus and he can build a custom OT and PT to the exact spec. He said however the idea by using M6 laminations is to reduce the size of the PT which im not too bothered about. I have sent the schematic for the 12v tap so its a win win. I wanted to keep the main par...

The ticking is some kind of internal arcing? Yes, and the voltage drops are there too in the same time.. on variac if i lower the input voltage, then in one moment is ok situation, but on nominal looks like is going to the white smoke. Chasing the ghost :mrgreen: Well you've got at least one dud th...

Haha I like planning for a lifetime! its what I do for a job (Architecture). Yeah I think see it as an investment. I have one DMM but the capacitor test isnt sensitive enough and it does do Milivolts. Would the 716P and 6PS make much of a difference? I just checked my stash of Orange Drops and they...

bepone wrote: ↑Fri May 10, 2024 6:38 am faulty caps video:
https://drive.google.com/file/d/18ELqsP ... sp=sharing

The ticking is some kind of internal arcing?

Hi Clive, no worries. Many of us have busy lives so a response can sometimes take days, it's normal. We don't take it as a Sign of anything! Also, you don't need to worry about posting messages to us when you add updates to your thread. When anyone places a comment in your thread they are automatica...

... Cool! Thanks for chiming in. I'm exploring around in that thread of yours now. So perhaps you addressed this, but I see you have 4 jacks for your loop. Looking at your schematic, it appears you are giving a passive and an active loop option. Have you found that you ever use the passive loop? I'...

... I actually haven't been able to find any other schematics at all for how anyone has incorporated a built-in Dumbleator. ... I've used the dumbleator in both my Skyliner and the Delta amps I've documented here. The cap values are a little different than standard for modified filtering but the ba...

After talking to you guys on this forum, I have come to the conclusion you are all the most useful and nicest people to do with amps. Since my last post I have resolved quite alot of choices, not least what transformers I am going to use. (I am going to use Modulusamplification PT & OT). I have ari...

Mark wrote: ↑Sun May 05, 2024 1:32 pm The damn things need to be tested with a megger...

I had a look around and these are a good price if you're going to be needing them regularly

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