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- Tue May 28, 2024 12:01 am
- Forum: Dumble Discussion
- Topic: 2nd Gen Build
- Replies: 95
- Views: 4957
Re: 2nd Gen Build
Looking good Dan!
- Sat May 25, 2024 9:14 pm
- Forum: Dumble Discussion
- Topic: The Much Anticipated (?) Bluesmaster Build Thread
- Replies: 107
- Views: 4102
Re: The Much Anticipated (?) Bluesmaster Build Thread
Thanks Martin!
I’m glad I’m not driving you guys nuts with my questions and happy to “help” in my own special way, lol.
I’m glad I’m not driving you guys nuts with my questions and happy to “help” in my own special way, lol.
- Sat May 25, 2024 1:50 am
- Forum: Technical Discussion
- Topic: Strange pilot light experience
- Replies: 8
- Views: 481
Re: Strange pilot light experience
Random update: tested the amp a few different times today and none of the strange behaviors have returned. Pilot light is bright and consistent; no cutting out with the sound, voltages are all good.
Great lesson for starting with the simple things first.
Great lesson for starting with the simple things first.
- Fri May 24, 2024 10:54 pm
- Forum: Dumble Discussion
- Topic: The Much Anticipated (?) Bluesmaster Build Thread
- Replies: 107
- Views: 4102
Re: The Much Anticipated (?) Bluesmaster Build Thread
Ok folks, I think this post will close-out this build thread. Here’s some final observations: - After playing with the HRM quite a bit - I seem to have settled on these settings (for now): —bass: 185k, mid: 8.7k, treble: 115k - The EVM-12S is back in the cab. The “grunt” of the G12K-85 wasn’t enough...
- Fri May 24, 2024 10:59 am
- Forum: Technical Discussion
- Topic: Yet Another Two Stroke build
- Replies: 30
- Views: 1846
Re: Yet Another Two Stroke build
Looks good jer-vic!
Always liked the idea of this design due to its simplicity and versatility. I’ll have to build one some day. Eager to hear your impressions of how it sounds when you are done.
Always liked the idea of this design due to its simplicity and versatility. I’ll have to build one some day. Eager to hear your impressions of how it sounds when you are done.
- Fri May 24, 2024 10:52 am
- Forum: Technical Discussion
- Topic: Strange pilot light experience
- Replies: 8
- Views: 481
Re: Strange pilot light experience
Thanks pullshocks, but it turns out that wasn’t the end of it. The next day I went to play it and got absolutely no sound (but the pilot light was consistently bright). Out of the cab again, bring it up, check voltages, inspect important connections, everything normal. Plug in a guitar and get faint...
- Thu May 23, 2024 12:59 am
- Forum: Technical Discussion
- Topic: Strange pilot light experience
- Replies: 8
- Views: 481
Re: Strange pilot light experience
Understood Drew and Max, thanks for the replies! After posting this, I unscrewed the jewel and immediately noticed that the bulb was loose in the socket. Took it out and then saw that its contact surface was sort of lop-sided - which I thought would make it prone to poor seating. So I cleaned the co...
- Thu May 23, 2024 12:04 am
- Forum: Technical Discussion
- Topic: Strange pilot light experience
- Replies: 8
- Views: 481
Strange pilot light experience
So I’m playing my 2nd gen ODS clone today and I hit an E flat at the 11th fret of the high E string and the note rings, then fizzes. At the same time - I notice the pilot light (regular socket type, not an LED) dimming. It’s like that note on that string is vibrating something and causing this behav...
- Tue May 21, 2024 2:45 pm
- Forum: Dumble Discussion
- Topic: The Much Anticipated (?) Bluesmaster Build Thread
- Replies: 107
- Views: 4102
Re: The Much Anticipated (?) Bluesmaster Build Thread
Hey, didn’t even think of that Martin. Conditioned through the years to reverse the “power-up” process without a second thought. Sometimes the simplest answer isn’t obvious; but for me the obvious is usually the least simple, lol. Sounds like a fortune cookie :roll: Thanks for the advice Martin! I’l...
- Tue May 21, 2024 12:36 pm
- Forum: Dumble Discussion
- Topic: The Much Anticipated (?) Bluesmaster Build Thread
- Replies: 107
- Views: 4102
Re: The Much Anticipated (?) Bluesmaster Build Thread
Small little detail I’m looking for advice on: When I switch stand-by to “stand-by” during power down, I sometimes get a “pop” through the speaker. Is this something that can be solved with a capacitor on the switch or is it indicative of a different problem I should be chasing? I’ve searched and se...
- Mon May 20, 2024 10:58 pm
- Forum: Dumble Discussion
- Topic: The Much Anticipated (?) Bluesmaster Build Thread
- Replies: 107
- Views: 4102
Re: The Much Anticipated (?) Bluesmaster Build Thread
Thanks Martin! I figured a little over 2 was ok - as long as it was at least 2? Truthfully, the whole FET “sausage” still eludes me as far as understanding the second and third order effects of this part of the circuit. I do know that it definitely helps my single coils sound better through the amp ...
- Mon May 20, 2024 8:04 pm
- Forum: Dumble Discussion
- Topic: The Much Anticipated (?) Bluesmaster Build Thread
- Replies: 107
- Views: 4102
Re: The Much Anticipated (?) Bluesmaster Build Thread
Still sounds great today (IMHO). Tried a Celestion G12K-85 with it. It’s a pretty full range and neutral speaker for a Celestion and I figured it might work well with this circuit. Turns out it definitely gives the OD channel more “bark” for lack of a better word; but the clean isn’t quite as full a...
- Mon May 20, 2024 12:50 am
- Forum: Dumble Discussion
- Topic: The Much Anticipated (?) Bluesmaster Build Thread
- Replies: 107
- Views: 4102
Re: The Much Anticipated (?) Bluesmaster Build Thread
Thanks Dan! As usual, I couldn’t have done it without you guys
Sounds like an exaggeration; but I learn a hundred new things every time I build one of these. This time was definitely educational.
Sounds like an exaggeration; but I learn a hundred new things every time I build one of these. This time was definitely educational.
- Sun May 19, 2024 11:18 pm
- Forum: Dumble Discussion
- Topic: The Much Anticipated (?) Bluesmaster Build Thread
- Replies: 107
- Views: 4102
Re: The Much Anticipated (?) Bluesmaster Build Thread
My collection of random tubes is anything but matched, lol. I just try to get my power tubes closely matched and wing it with the rest. As for the choke thing - I hear you Martin. I’m always a bit skeptical of these types of things but I definitely heard a difference with this circuit. Over time I’l...
- Sun May 19, 2024 8:18 pm
- Forum: Dumble Discussion
- Topic: The Much Anticipated (?) Bluesmaster Build Thread
- Replies: 107
- Views: 4102
Re: The Much Anticipated (?) Bluesmaster Build Thread
I had a feeling it was in my interpretation of the three references combined with the variables you mentioned - that’s why I kept reviewing and looking for possible misinterpretations. I remembered that I was confused by those connections initially, so I figured it warranted some digging before tear...