The Amp Garage

For the record, the ctone 2202 is a 6v6 based 2204. It both sounds and feels like some of the best 2204s I've played through, and much better than the 2204 builds I've played with 34s and low Vp to drop the power to 25 watts. Point there is: do not be afraid to build low watt marshall style amps wit...

Things that make you go "hmmm"

One thing no one mentioned is your tonestack switch relay is right at you cathode follower, which has a reasonably large dc voltage. If you try to switch there, it will pop like a 44 magnum, and your relay isn't going to be happy with that dc either. You could use a large blocking cap before your re...

Hi Ray, I think that the debate "I hear it" vs "I don't hear it and my last hearing test shows flat from 20 Hz to 20 kHz" without any other comment is quite old and it is proven that brings nowere. Oh well, to be fair it usually brings granitic minds to create walls and start flaming. It is not my ...

Some producers (EG Engl) uses a cap before the tone stack to avoid DC on tone caps, and without that cap the sound is indeed different. I've experimented with 1uf caps before the tone caps and could hear no difference. I have pretty sensitive ears. Some brands like diesel use a .22uf in the same sp...

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