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Forum Ringside => Guitars, Amps and Effects => Topic started by: Lew on September 23, 2011, 02:11:25 PM

Title: Amp nerds come and read
Post by: Lew on September 23, 2011, 02:11:25 PM: Yo!I know there a few ampheads that know their beans on over here soooooo....the aim is to end up with a girthy,grindy,chewy, spitty deathmachine amp built with a tone like...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NbctpMaZoZ4
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=opxcniXR3hw&NR=1

So why not just get a Fortin bones or send a JCM800 to be modded?'cause I have a builder nearby who's the dogz bollocks which means we can have fun tweaking it to exactly where I want it.Not to mention the $3k+ price.

Just looking for a general chat about the actual parts (not circuits etc) as I'll be buying alot of the stuff and having it sent to him - why not just get him to do it? 'cause I'm a saddo that wants to be a nerd over the details and learn something on the way :D

I think we're pretty set on starting from a JCM800 style and taking it from there.So, starting at the start - the first thing I've come across is the chasis - Alu V Steel - I've been made aware of some of the pros and cons but still... discuss!Feel free to chime in with any info/advice you have of other parts too.I want the best bits I can buy from a tone point of view-not snake oil point of view.

Thanks :)
Title: Re: Amp nerds come and read
Post by: hunter on September 23, 2011, 09:25:25 PM: Me wants a bones, too!
Title: Re: Amp nerds come and read
Post by: Lew on September 23, 2011, 10:53:24 PM: Got the chasis sourced thanks to super helpful forumite Tony, even if the project is taking a slightly different direction :D
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Post by: Madsakre on September 24, 2011, 02:06:47 AM: Marshall Valvestate 8100 :)
Title: Re: Amp nerds come and read
Post by: JacksonRR on September 24, 2011, 05:53:09 AM: EDCOR output transformers are some seriously nice pieces of steel and for a great price too. Highly recommend them myself and I doubt you'll find a bad word about them elsewhere. They are stiff sounding and have a wide frequency range.
Title: Re: Amp nerds come and read
Post by: Lew on September 25, 2011, 03:07:14 PM: I like the Valvestate on some Death recordings - I fancy an Ampeg VH140C too :-p

As I said - the build is taking a different route now - I'm looking at these Trannies (cheers Toeknee)

http://www.tube-town.net/ttstore/product_info.php/info/p5016_IGPW-Soldano--SLO100-Watt-Choke.html
http://www.tube-town.net/ttstore/product_info.php/info/p5014_IGPW-Soldano--SLO100-Watt-Outputtransformer.html
http://www.tube-town.net/ttstore/product_info.php/info/p5015_IGPW-Soldano--SLO100-Watt-Powertransformer.html
Title: Re: Amp nerds come and read
Post by: Nephilim on September 25, 2011, 03:53:09 PM: Can you mod a JCM800 to take 6L6 tubes?
Title: Re: Amp nerds come and read
Post by: HTH AMPS on September 25, 2011, 04:21:16 PM: Quote from: Nephilim on September 25, 2011, 03:53:09 PM
Can you mod a JCM800 to take 6L6 tubes?

yep
Title: Re: Amp nerds come and read
Post by: Lew on October 23, 2011, 03:32:16 PM: slowly but surely

(http://img197.imageshack.us/img197/2410/img0112gk.jpg)
(http://img546.imageshack.us/img546/8826/unleddal.png)
(http://img338.imageshack.us/img338/8258/unled2m.png)
Title: Re: Amp nerds come and read
Post by: hunter on October 25, 2011, 08:54:31 PM: SLOclone?
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Post by: Telerocker on October 25, 2011, 11:53:07 PM: Looks very much SLO 8)
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Post by: hunter on October 26, 2011, 06:03:34 AM: There are no openings for the transformers in the chassis?
Title: Re: Amp nerds come and read
Post by: Transcend on October 26, 2011, 06:27:14 AM: Quote from: hunter on October 26, 2011, 06:03:34 AM
There are no openings for the transformers in the chassis?

Nah the guy who makes these chassis leaves the circuit board & transformer mounting holes off as people have such a variable range to choose from its impossible to get it exact.

If you know what you are going to use he will drill the chassis before shipping it though
Title: Re: Amp nerds come and read
Post by: Lew on October 26, 2011, 04:25:11 PM: Yea, it's an SLO100 clone that's gonna be made with stuff from C3 with the exception of trannies. Huge thanks to Tony for guiding me through everything, he's the man!