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Re: HTH's valve overdrive pedal, it's alive, alive!!!
« Reply #15 on: August 17, 2009, 04:37:21 PM »
Sounds really cool!

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Re: HTH's valve overdrive pedal, it's alive, alive!!!
« Reply #16 on: August 17, 2009, 05:24:34 PM »
Amp's gorgeous, pedal's delicious. Top work!
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Re: HTH's valve overdrive pedal, it's alive, alive!!!
« Reply #17 on: August 17, 2009, 10:29:47 PM »
Very very nice indeed and I love the choice of song to demonstrate.
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Re: HTH's valve overdrive pedal, it's alive, alive!!!
« Reply #18 on: August 17, 2009, 10:42:42 PM »
some higher gain stuff as requested...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GPU44xpGMD0

I think the camera was too close to the amp on this one - sounds a bit raspy

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Re: HTH's valve overdrive pedal, it's alive, alive!!!
« Reply #19 on: August 17, 2009, 10:42:57 PM »
I loved the video clips and bear in mind that HTH used the movie record function on a normal digital camera rather than a Dv camera - I suspect the tone will only be much better

I like that the amp can do both Fender like tones as well as Marshall like tones
We made the slope resistor that governs much of the tone a variable resistor on a pot so we could dial in just the right sound.
Also featured is a rotary switch for changing the mid frequency (a Lee Jackson style tweak that was on the Metaltronics and Ampeg amps)
It can go from clean plexi, bassman type tones to crushing hot rodded Marshall tones
My basis was that it needed to do stones , Led Zep, AC/DC, Free through JCM 800 tones and into hot rodded tones for 80s hair metal - Dokken, EVH, GNR, and stuff like Scorpions  (Matthias Jabs tone was a benchmark)
And it was all to be in a 10W Single ended (just 1 power tube) design.

I will do a full piece on the amp when it arrives
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Re: HTH's valve overdrive pedal, it's alive, alive!!!
« Reply #20 on: August 17, 2009, 11:26:04 PM »
I loved the video clips and bear in mind that HTH used the movie record function on a normal digital camera rather than a Dv camera - I suspect the tone will only be much better

I like that the amp can do both Fender like tones as well as Marshall like tones
We made the slope resistor that governs much of the tone a variable resistor on a pot so we could dial in just the right sound.
Also featured is a rotary switch for changing the mid frequency (a Lee Jackson style tweak that was on the Metaltronics and Ampeg amps)
It can go from clean plexi, bassman type tones to crushing hot rodded Marshall tones
My basis was that it needed to do stones , Led Zep, AC/DC, Free through JCM 800 tones and into hot rodded tones for 80s hair metal - Dokken, EVH, GNR, and stuff like Scorpions  (Matthias Jabs tone was a benchmark)
And it was all to be in a 10W Single ended (just 1 power tube) design.

I will do a full piece on the amp when it arrives

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Re: HTH's valve overdrive pedal, it's alive, alive!!!
« Reply #21 on: August 17, 2009, 11:27:16 PM »
I'd like to hear some better quality clips.............

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Re: HTH's valve overdrive pedal, it's alive, alive!!!
« Reply #22 on: August 18, 2009, 02:08:09 AM »

This is great stuff, also love that little amp! You're up to some nice designs there!

No complaint, just a suggestion: If you want your business to take off you should spend some time to build a proper website with product and pricing information, I'm sure you'd soon be booked out building stuff!

Tell me about it Hunter - I just haven't got the time or money to improve the website.  I'm looking for someone who's willing to know me up a website in return for some amp work, or maybe one of my OD pedals as payment - someone I can work with on an ongoing basis so the website can be updated regularly.


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Re: HTH's valve overdrive pedal, it's alive, alive!!!
« Reply #23 on: August 18, 2009, 02:10:06 AM »
Sounds very nice. I'm surprised by the Stratty tone.

How'd you get that tone?

Stratty? - its a Les Paul with an Abraxas neck pickup.  That neck pickup is quite percussive though for a neck humbucker.  The amp was also set for quite a Fendery tone with plenty of treble and the mids pulled back, so that will have helped with the Stratty tone.

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Re: HTH's valve overdrive pedal, it's alive, alive!!!
« Reply #24 on: August 18, 2009, 02:14:14 AM »
I'd like to hear some better quality clips.............

I love to TF, but I'm restricted by what I have available to me - these clips are just teasers.

I've got a Mbox2 soundcard to setup at the weekend, so I should be able to hook up an SM57 and my Palmer Junction to get some better tones.


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Re: HTH's valve overdrive pedal, it's alive, alive!!!
« Reply #25 on: August 18, 2009, 08:48:47 AM »
Sounds like you need to sort out a website and clips.  I can't really get a feel for how it sounds based on the YouTube stuff, so I for one couldn't order based on that.
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Re: HTH's valve overdrive pedal, it's alive, alive!!!
« Reply #26 on: August 18, 2009, 09:14:04 AM »
some higher gain stuff as requested...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GPU44xpGMD0

I think the camera was too close to the amp on this one - sounds a bit raspy

Sounds good but you need some decent shoes like Gearmandude, your bare feet won't shift the pedals...

But in all seriousness I bet there's a few forum members that could help you with the web side of things in exchange for your amp/electrinics knowledge.

I'd be interested based on these clips alone, if I wasn't skint that is :(

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Re: HTH's valve overdrive pedal, it's alive, alive!!!
« Reply #27 on: August 18, 2009, 09:15:41 AM »
If you want a simple website doing I could knock one up quite cheaply, give me a PM if you're interested :)

Will have a listen to the clips later, on the laptop at the minute so anything will sound cr@p through these speakers.

edit - have just listened, that amp sounds so good. I'll do a website with one of those as payment :P
« Last Edit: August 18, 2009, 10:42:39 AM by _tom_ »

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Re: HTH's valve overdrive pedal, it's alive, alive!!!
« Reply #28 on: August 18, 2009, 10:13:01 AM »
Amp sounds great, pickups sound great, pedal sounds great... great  8)
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Re: HTH's valve overdrive pedal, it's alive, alive!!!
« Reply #29 on: August 19, 2009, 06:08:27 PM »
Top job.

I would interested to here more about the amp tonestack too....