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Forum Ringside => Guitars, Amps and Effects => Topic started by: 5F6-A on February 23, 2006, 11:34:36 AM

Title: What do you think of no negative-feedback-loop amps? clips!!
Post by: 5F6-A on February 23, 2006, 11:34:36 AM

MY main amp for the Strat is a very peculiar amp. Well I call it "Sweet Hope" and it is a one-off custom design. I designed it and the guy who makes amps for Carl Martin made it.
Basically I was after an 60's Americana sound. A bit hippy/psychedelic/country sounding for sure.

It is basically a FEnder Blackface design but with a few twists; only one 6V6 in A class, 12AY7/ECC81 preamp job, alnico 15" speaker, no NFL a là VOX, passive mid pot.... of course all PTP wired. It has loads of personality.

The thing is that I don't know if the amp likes humbuckers much.

Here are some clips. They are not made with my amp but with a friend's which is very similarly constructed also sporting no NFL whatsoever.

Clip with humbuckers :
With a 68 LP custom
 http://www.pisotones.com/TheChamp/snd/Alfonso-2.mp3

Clip with singlecoils:
With a 64 Strat
http://www.pisotones.com/TheChamp/snd/Elias-3.mp3
With Mary Kaye Strat RI
http://www.pisotones.com/TheChamp/snd/Alfonso-1.mp3

and a couple of longer ones with a backing track:
With a CS Fender 65 RI
http://www.pisotones.com/TheChamp/snd/Elias-1.mp3
http://www.pisotones.com/TheChamp/snd/Elias-2.mp3

What do you think??

Title: What do you think of no negative-feedback-loop amps? clips!!
Post by: Ratrod on February 23, 2006, 07:39:55 PM

The humbuckers sound a bit dull and choked. The '64 Strat sounds best IMHO.

Those aren't BKP's in that LP, are they?

Title: What do you think of no negative-feedback-loop amps? clips!!
Post by: 5F6-A on February 23, 2006, 08:01:01 PM

Quote from: Ratrod

The humbuckers sound a bit dull and choked. The '64 Strat sounds best IMHO.

Those aren't BKP's in that LP, are they?

nope. Stock Gibson job.