Bare Knuckle Pickups Forum
Forum Ringside => Guitars, Amps and Effects => Topic started by: Toe-Knee on March 08, 2013, 09:27:27 PM
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I did a final rebuild on my amp as i pretty much trashed my old one trying various mods drilling holes in the chassis etc so i wanted a clean build. I'll still be keeping my original build to try out further mods and for nostalgia as it was the first amp i ever built even if it had a few random pops going on here and there.
I also upped the spec on a few parts. I was going to go with Clarostat pots but a few of them were out of stock and i didnt want to wait.
This one turned out fantastically. Whisper quiet and fantastic tone.
I got a bit slapdash towards the end (channel switch wiring & Loop as my new guitar arrived and i needed the amp finished to play it as i pulled the Onetics from my previous build)
So here are the pics of the new build in no particular order.
(https://dl.dropbox.com/u/9807181/Amps/Personal%20SLO/Forum%20pics/Pre%20%26%20PSU.jpg)
(https://dl.dropbox.com/u/9807181/Amps/Personal%20SLO/Forum%20pics/Amp%20Top%20View.jpg)
(https://dl.dropbox.com/u/9807181/Amps/Personal%20SLO/Forum%20pics/Bias%20Wiring.jpg)
(https://dl.dropbox.com/u/9807181/Amps/Personal%20SLO/Forum%20pics/Channel%20Switching%20and%20Effects%20Loop.jpg)
(https://dl.dropbox.com/u/9807181/Amps/Personal%20SLO/Forum%20pics/Choke%20Power%20Vaves.jpg)
(https://dl.dropbox.com/u/9807181/Amps/Personal%20SLO/Forum%20pics/Impedance%20%26%20Output%20Jacks.jpg)
(https://dl.dropbox.com/u/9807181/Amps/Personal%20SLO/Forum%20pics/Power%20PCB%20Wiring.jpg)
(https://dl.dropbox.com/u/9807181/Amps/Personal%20SLO/Forum%20pics/Preamp%20Longshot.jpg)
(https://dl.dropbox.com/u/9807181/Amps/Personal%20SLO/Forum%20pics/Toggle%20Wiring.jpg)
(https://dl.dropbox.com/u/9807181/Amps/Personal%20SLO/Forum%20pics/V2%20Wiring.jpg)
(https://dl.dropbox.com/u/9807181/Amps/Personal%20SLO/Forum%20pics/Complete.jpg)
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that's a very tidy bit of work. about as pretty as electronics can be :)
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I have a real soft spot for beautifully neat and tidily done solder (mostly because I stink at it I think) and that is some great work there. Fantastic job!
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Looks awesome, as always, mate.
How would this differ to mine spec wise then?
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Looks awesome, as always, mate.
How would this differ to mine spec wise then?
Different spec caps in the power amp and different caps in the preamp and a few resistor/cap values are different here and there.
Not much to be honest with you in the grand scheme of things.
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Thanks for the comments guys! I still need a few small tie-wraps to tidy up a few bits but im very pleased with the turnout.
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That looks absolutely fab and neat!!
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That is a stunning build :D
SLO again? your own personal Mr Science?
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That is a stunning build :D
SLO again? your own personal Mr Science?
you could say that! The first one was meant to be the last but i ended up modding the life out of it and damaged the PCB in the process and made the chassis quite beaten after adding holes for switches etc that i later decided i didnt want. So I decided to rebuild it how i had finally settled on the circuit and have a clean build that wont be molested (or at least i hope not!)
I'll be moving onto a mesa mark type amp next.
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That amp looks like rubbish. Please save yourself the embarrassment of having your name attached to it and send it to me for immediate disposal. :)
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That amp looks like rubbish. Please save yourself the embarrassment of having your name attached to it and send it to me for immediate disposal. :)
Thought you hated SLOs? :lol:
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That amp looks like rubbish. Please save yourself the embarrassment of having your name attached to it and send it to me for immediate disposal. :)
Thought you hated SLOs? :lol:
I do, but I hate to see my friend, Tony, suffer through the ignomy of being named the builder of that atrocity even more. Therefore, I feel it's my duty as a true friend to bite the bullet and remove the amp from the UK. All I ask is that Tony pay for the shipping and any import taxes. I will take care of the rest!
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amazingly neat work! I have recently been modding a fender champ and have come to appreciate the work that goes into it...
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Impressive!
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Great job!
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very nice :D
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Indeed a very beautiful looking build. I wished mine looked as neat. The only amp I built that comes close is my Chieftain build w/o reverb but that has far less parts in it.
Cheers Stephan
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Indeed a very beautiful looking build. I wished mine looked as neat. The only amp I built that comes close is my Chieftain build w/o reverb but that has far less parts in it.
Cheers Stephan
It took a fair amount of practice and bending wires into shape over and tying them in place for a while to make sure it all stayed just so for a while before soldering anything in place.
I was hoping to get the shielded wires done a bit tidier but the stuff i have has cr@p insulation then kept melting and shorted the shield to the core. I will probably have a final tidy up later at some point.
This is what i'm aiming for
(http://www.c3amps.com/Photos/SLOBuildLog/Enlargements/POTNO.jpg)
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Tony, you're really giving me a hard time here to decide which amp to get. Seeing those pics I will need to save up some more money and get one built by you, that looks amazing! Tidy work, mate :)
Cheers