Murph Posted June 12, 2009 Share Posted June 12, 2009 And another thing......... I like to have something "different".................. Not that a Deluxe Reissue ain't cool and all....... Murph. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Uncle Dave Posted June 12, 2009 Share Posted June 12, 2009 Great thread and input from everyone. It's fun to mod amps but you can easily become distracted and obsessed with finding the Holy Grail of tone. I love to test drive amps with other players and experiment with new parts, but only for fun and to see where it takes me. I don't like to be restricted by the manufacturer's specs. I'm looking at some kits to build my own head. The Weber kits look interesting to me. Droge 1 did you build from scratch or a kit? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
djroge1 Posted June 12, 2009 Share Posted June 12, 2009 Great thread and input from everyone. It's fun to mod amps but you can easily become distracted and obsessed with finding the Holy Grail of tone. I love to test drive amps with other players and experiment with new parts' date=' but only for fun and to see where it takes me. I don't like to be restricted by the manufacturer's specs. I'm looking at some kits to build my own head. The Weber kits look interesting to me. Droge 1 did you build from scratch or a kit?[/quote'] I built my first from scratch, but using directions with a list of materials to buy and my current build is a kit. The difference between the two is the one from scratch is one of the easiest designs based on an early Fender Princeton with some mods and the kit is a dumble sounding clone which is probably one of the most difficult builds. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Uncle Dave Posted June 12, 2009 Share Posted June 12, 2009 Good for you djroge 1. I've heard that about the dumble sounding clones. I bet you're having fun with that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheLiveSoundGuy Posted June 13, 2009 Share Posted June 13, 2009 I know where you can get a 20 watt hand-wired 1x12 combo for $750 + shipping. www.lukerllc.com I will try to post a picture of my head and cab when I can figure out how. How To Post Photos. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cwness Posted June 13, 2009 Share Posted June 13, 2009 Here a link on how to build a old plexi Marshall. I'm half done with mine just taking my time putting it together. When I'm I'll let you know how close it is to my JTM 50. http://www.mhuss.com/SmallBox/index.html CW Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
saturn Posted June 13, 2009 Share Posted June 13, 2009 This is copied from Mesa page explaining Class A and Class A/B tube amps: Either type can be made to sound warm and lush or brash and biting --mostly as a result of other important factors such as the pre-amp and driver circuitry, transformer and component choices and of course speaker options. (Of no demonstrable importance is whether it was wired point-to-point or on a well done printed circuit board.) Tube type is vital: EL-34s, 6L6s, EL-84s, 6550s all sound different (especially when clipping) and even different brands of the same tube can sound shockingly different. So if you want to know more about the technical classes, please read on and enjoy. But remember: the most important thing about any amp is what it does for You! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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