cGil Posted November 20, 2008 Share Posted November 20, 2008 Anybody out there recognize this PI configuration? Don't look Stargeezer; there are 6SJ7's involved. It'll probably just make ya drool. A lot. Like it did to me! http://www.schematicheaven.com/bargainbin/epiphone_1940s_electar.pdf Here's what the real thing looks like. Not the PI, silly, the amp. http://epiphoneblog.wordpress.com/2008/09/30/1944-epiphone-electar-amplifier/ Gil... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StarGeezers Posted November 21, 2008 Share Posted November 21, 2008 OH NOoooooooo!!!! I looked.... how about we update that with a SS recto, gotta' be sweet tones huh....and LOUD!!!! Mega DROOL !!!!!!!!! =P~ Notice that .015 cap on the pre input... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
layboomo Posted November 21, 2008 Share Posted November 21, 2008 Anybody out there recognize this PI configuration? Don't look Stargeezer; there are 6SJ7's involved. It'll probably just make ya drool. A lot. Like it did to me! http://www.schematicheaven.com/bargainbin/epiphone_1940s_electar.pdf Here's what the real thing looks like. Not the PI' date=' silly, the amp. http://epiphoneblog.wordpress.com/2008/09/30/1944-epiphone-electar-amplifier/ Gil...[/quote'] Nice in an art deco formica kinda way!: d/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cGil Posted November 21, 2008 Author Share Posted November 21, 2008 I'm thinking it probably stays clean almost all the way up. On the other hand, you never know. Valvewizard sez a cathodyne PI with a gain stage pushing it can produce more gain than a long tail PI, so I gotta wonder. Gil... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StarGeezers Posted November 25, 2008 Share Posted November 25, 2008 Quote: "so I gotta wonder. "... No!!! You gotta' build it!!!!!! ..... Think, Three Reds and two Glass... How Cool is that???? Drool !!! hahahaha Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cGil Posted November 25, 2008 Author Share Posted November 25, 2008 Think I may have to, just because! One thing for sure, that 6u8/6AQ5 SE amp I just built sounds incredibly sweet like no amp I've heard before. Might be due to the PEC pots I swapped in the other day, but I'm suddenly getting tones outta my strat that I honestly didn't think it had in it! I'll probably never want to use common Alpha and CTS pots again, I can tell you that! WOW! Gil... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
arnenym Posted November 25, 2008 Share Posted November 25, 2008 My friend got one from 1947. He sold it for 3 weeks ago. He didnt get a nice harptone out of it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StarGeezers Posted November 25, 2008 Share Posted November 25, 2008 Think it's the pots or just your inherent skill/vast working knowledge at amp building... But of course if it's the pots , then we all want some ...Right??? hahaha Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cGil Posted November 25, 2008 Author Share Posted November 25, 2008 Weeelll, it sure ain't my lousy playing whats improved. Might the el90, or it might be the 6U8, or it might even be the puppy chow (last week's Sozo's) all finally getting broken in), but I'm betting on the pots. One thing for sure, none of my other amps sound like this. So I'm just beginning to get a taste of what your buddies have been drooling over for a while with the octal 0ne, except this amp does a good power tube distortion as well. That el90 is also rather different sounding. Grungier sounding than the usual el84 and 6V6. A lot of things have evolved since last week, but this amp's still not ready for prime time. There's that annoying squealing pig noise when the tone pot's at max; and it still has the hum at max volume, but it's quiet as a mouse when turned down. That probably just means it's infesting my signal somewhere. Another job for the chopsticks. Gil... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StarGeezers Posted November 26, 2008 Share Posted November 26, 2008 So many things have to come together for Great Tone... in your case ,I can't believe it's serendipity that just happened... You lead the way for the rest of us...!!!! Quote: "So I'm just beginning to get a taste of what your buddies have been drooling over for a while with the octal 0ne, except this amp does a good power tube distortion as well.".... Ya' got me drooling again !!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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