thanks for all the praise :oops: :D
Credit where credit is due, the Warpig really transformed this amp from great to f@ckin awesome!!!
The amp started life sometime in the late 60s as a Simms Watts head. I stripped it back to the transformers and rebuilt it... new bias supply, preamp, HT rail etc. The heater wiring on the valves is pretty much all that's original and even that's been modded for lower hum.
There were three schematics I worked from... Mesa Dual Recto / Soldano SLO100 / Bogner Ecstacy - there isn't much difference between the OD channels on each of those amps so I tried them all settling on the Bogner. It still wasn't quite 'there' so I've spent the last six months (at least) tweaking it to taste.
I've only just added a clean channel in the last couple of weeks - it's based on the classic Fender Twin tone but using a 6SL7 preamp valve instead of an ECC83.
Oh, and of course the output stage uses 6550s - just the two of them at the minute as it's still mega loud at the half-volume setting... four is just mad
As for the funk (Willo), thats my kinda style... 60s rock, punk, metal, blues all mixed together with a healthy dose of AC/DC. I'm a riff guy and riffs must GROOVE imo.
At the risk of using this forum for self publicity (if I may for a second), I'll take on any custom builds or mods on a £POA basis. I work full time so don't expect anything in a hurry (lol).
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