The Amp Garage

If I am using just the clean channel here is what I always come back to in Order 1. Boss CS-1 or RC Booster 2. Custom Shop BB Preamp (lead) 3.NOS Reverend Drivetrain II (dirty rhythm) 4.RMC Wah 5.Univibe 6.Boss DD-3 Delay Lexicon LXP-15 in the loop with Dumblelator for some slapback Reverb. My favor...

This has always been a popular issue for us guitar players? How do we lower the overall volume without altering both sound and feel of a tube amplifier? IMO there is no perfect remedy only compromise. Since a big part of the sound and feel is attributed to the current handling of all output tubes, o...

Hi everyone, I purchased a Hammond 1750D, 2350 ohm C / T, 4/8/16 ohm 100Watt output transformer to power a quartet of 6L6 in a JM / Wonderland project. I didn't notice when I ordered it that this transformer also has an extra Feed Back winding. It is described as a winding to reduce noise and disto...

Not that it necessarily matters, as I think I understand what you are looking for, but at least as far as EJ goes, those lead tones are all through his Marshall 100W. The Dumble was used at that time as his crunch rhythm sound. He has a tube driver into an echoplex and into the Marshall for that si...

Thanks for the reply, Martin! Based on what you and Tony are saying I think 102 might be the ticket. And Tony, I apologise for being a little lazy, I’ll read a little closer and scour the forum before asking questions from now on. Again, I really appreciate the help! Gonna start compiling a bill of...

How does the skyliner differ from the classic and do you have a high plate skyliner layout? Also, which Dumble ODS iteration is your personal favorite? Dan I already answered that in my last post The Skyliner pushes the mids and has a clear/articulate sound where the Classic is scooped in the mids ...

The Ripper and Bluesmaster are considered more Marshall'ish in the way it breaks up' where the earlier 4th generation models' were more Fendery cleaner/smoother/stiffer with higher headroom in both channels. The Skyliner pushes the mids and has a clear/articulate sound where the Classic is scooped i...

Thanks, Tony! Nice to meet you! I’ve done a little bit of research about when EJ received his ODS but haven’t been able to confirm any particular year other than the fact that he used one on Tones in 1986. If he received his in ‘83, did HAD’s circuits change much by ‘86 when Zap was recorded? Also,...

Start Here 124 low plate classic rev1.jpg if EJ got his ODS in 1983 it will most probably have been originally built and delivered with a "classic" circuit. There are debates here as to if Carltons was a high plate "Classic" or a low plate? Carlton also used rack EQ's in the loop along with some oth...

One other thing that I stumbled on by accident, and that can be done to make the sound a bit smoother in the top end and with less lower mids -- my amps are Skyliners -- is to basically dial the clean channel the "normal" way, whatever that is for you. Then, switch to the OD channel with the "Level...

Normally and in most instances I use my pedalboard into any generation ODS while running the clean channel only works like a champ!. The problem comes in when using the OD off the pedalboard.Since some pedals are buffered w/ no true bypass (ex.Tube Screamers)alters the input impedance of the amp (an...

He must be measuring the resistance across the chassis. zero ohms. Tony, I'm going to say this real quiet, so Martin doesn't hear me, we did talk about how some chassis (grade of steel?) make for a bad sounding amplifier. CW CW True but he doesn't say he was measuring ohms he says " Charge" and "Pe...

"sanding the chassis to perfection and measuring the charge" means 50.21



Tony

Then we have the Ben Harper comment "he measured my chassis before he made the amp and found the right one. He showed me the meter " .

Tony