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Post by **Mike** » Thu Nov 26, 2009 9:13 pm

Wahey! Welcome to the boards CoolCat, Amp Building - that's some serious chops!

Coolcat · Post by **Coolcat** » Thu Nov 26, 2009 9:23 pm

Thanks, I started building fx pedals when I saw forums with lots of people who built them. So i tried it myself, and now I build fx, and amps. In my spare time I also repair amps for people i know.
You have built realy nice stuff too i see. I already saw many of your pedals, because i have been watching this forum for quite a while.

Post by **Mike** » Thu Nov 26, 2009 9:27 pm

Cheers bud, but it's a different scale to an AC30 and a 1959SLP. I find all the different voltages and noise prevention methods all completely daunting, although I think I would enjoy making the tagboard/turret board section. Just like a massive pedal!

One day I'll get a kit and try something out, but it's whole huge kettle of fish on top of this safe 0-9V Faraday Cage world I live in!

Coolcat · Post by **Coolcat** » Thu Nov 26, 2009 9:33 pm

Yes, it's true, but to me the only thing you need is a bit of common sense, and maybe a dose of fear/the idea that those amps ARE dangerous. (but i tend to forget those things) Normally the power is completely drained out of them when you work on the inside. It's only when you made a mistake that you probably need to probe it while its powered on. The vox amps don't even need biasing. (and the ac30 is realy loud to me.) The marshall is like complete overkill, so I installed a master volume knob in it. At this moment I am just finishing a refurb of an old fender bassman 50 which was brought in by someone. The thing was completely broken. Had been laying in the attic for 15 years. The cool part of repairing those things, is that i can have a bit of fun playing with vintage gear

But pedals are equally fun to build

Haze · Post by **Haze** » Thu Nov 26, 2009 10:31 pm

I recently aquired a '76 Bassman 50 that could use some maintenance. If you get the chance you should put up some pictures of the repair process. It would be very helpful and informative to folks like me who don't know much about upkeep.

Very nice gear aswell, the ac30 looks like a lot of fun to build

Mages · Post by **Mages** » Fri Nov 27, 2009 10:30 am

holy cow, you built a boss dimension C? that's fucking hardcore. where are the switches?

Coolcat · Post by **Coolcat** » Fri Nov 27, 2009 7:36 pm

Yep, it's the dimension C. But I left the switches out, and chose for a better control with potentiometers instead of switches.

It was quite an involved build. The PCB has over 150 pieces on it.

cobascis · Post by **cobascis** » Tue Dec 01, 2009 4:03 am

the isaac eaton wrote:Got my small clone in today, I am seriously blown away by the tones this thing makes. This is the best chorus pedal ever.

It really is great. It does some great subtle tones, too, pretty much anywhere you dial it in before 12 is a tone that I will stick with. I have no real use for the crazyness unless im getting teh kurtz.

Post by **Mike** » Tue Dec 01, 2009 8:31 am

Coolcat wrote:Yep, it's the dimension C. But I left the switches out, and chose for a better control with potentiometers instead of switches.

It was quite an involved build. The PCB has over 150 pieces on it.

I think I might have seen your project on FSB.org. It's fairly awe inspiring.

Coolcat · Post by **Coolcat** » Tue Dec 01, 2009 2:46 pm

Well, I dont think that was my project. I stumbled upon someone else's project and there i found the schematics. I did make some changes in the components and a piece of the schematic. If you want, I can PM you all the paperstuff you need to build one. The biasing on these things is a pain!

Post by **Mike** » Tue Dec 01, 2009 2:49 pm

Thanks for the offer mate but I'm all over the place with builds at the moment, I can't even conceive of a time I would have to build one of these.

Berto · Post by **Berto** » Sun Dec 06, 2009 8:05 pm

The behringer delay is awesome

cobascis · Post by **cobascis** » Sun Dec 06, 2009 8:08 pm

Berto wrote:

Bonar.

Berto · Post by **Berto** » Sun Dec 06, 2009 8:13 pm

the pedal board is now tuner>compressor>rat>chorus>delay

analogsystem · Post by **analogsystem** » Wed Dec 09, 2009 8:07 pm

As of December 2009:

Homemade pedalboard

Morley Bad Horsie II --> MJM Blues Devil (TS copy) --> Green Big Muff --> Prescription Electronics Experience --> Fulltone '69 --> SPF Ego Booster --> Digitech Digidelay

There's also a Voodoo Labs Pedal Power 2 and an Ibanez tuner on there.

Kestrel · Post by **Kestrel** » Sun Dec 13, 2009 7:05 pm

Nothing fancy here, but it works for me.

greenweenie · Post by **greenweenie** » Sun Dec 13, 2009 11:14 pm

Kestrel wrote:Nothing fancy here, but it works for me.

That's the most important thing anyway.

endsjustifymeans · Post by **endsjustifymeans** » Sun Dec 13, 2009 11:28 pm

Current setup, sans pedal board. New one coming in the mail in a few days.

Reece · Post by **Reece** » Sun Dec 13, 2009 11:32 pm

hey wait, what's the mosrite lookin' thing?

endsjustifymeans · Post by **endsjustifymeans** » Sun Dec 13, 2009 11:33 pm

Reece wrote:hey wait, what's the mosrite lookin' thing?

Eastwood Hi-Flyer, stoptail version.