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by Colossal
Sun Feb 18, 2024 12:27 am
Forum: Fender Discussion
Topic: How to replace the lamp assembly on vintage Brown/Black face amps?
Replies: 19
Views: 3064

Re: How to replace the lamp assembly on vintage Brown/Black face amps?

Bruce from Mission Amps offered a very nice offset purpose-made wrench many years ago. Good to see there is another option now.
by Colossal
Fri Feb 16, 2024 12:44 pm
Forum: Technical Discussion
Topic: Amplifiers being played
Replies: 8
Views: 455

Re: Amplifiers being played

WhopperPlate wrote: Fri Feb 16, 2024 7:02 am My friend Johnny playing a custom one piece guitar he made with his amp that I made .

https://youtu.be/YPlSBQnfxrI?si=MZXRwgY9N7n3eVdz
Charlie,

What circuit is this? Great sounding amp! 8)
by Colossal
Fri Feb 02, 2024 12:15 pm
Forum: Garage Talk
Topic: Wish me luck
Replies: 62
Views: 3032

Re: Wish me luck

Hang in there for a reply. It's commonplace for everyone's word to really mean nothing now. Next week Monday means whenever they finish and are ready to tell you.
by Colossal
Mon Jan 29, 2024 1:54 am
Forum: Garage Talk
Topic: What's for supper?
Replies: 67
Views: 2625

Re: What's for supper?

I'll be right over. That bread looks delicious.
by Colossal
Sun Jan 28, 2024 4:57 pm
Forum: Garage Talk
Topic: Sawzall fret file
Replies: 4
Views: 279

Re: Sawzall fret file

I thought the video was going a 10 second short where he would just sawz-all the neck off and call it "fixed".
by Colossal
Sun Jan 28, 2024 2:17 pm
Forum: Technical Discussion
Topic: Grid stopper matching?
Replies: 31
Views: 6230

Re: Grid stopper matching?

bepone wrote: Mon Jan 22, 2024 2:16 pm // bot above //
It is now banned. Thank you.
by Colossal
Sun Jan 28, 2024 2:14 pm
Forum: Technical Discussion
Topic: Parallel triodes
Replies: 19
Views: 14105

Re: Parallel triodes

The bot won't be coming down for an Ampgarage breakfast.
by Colossal
Fri Jan 26, 2024 10:20 pm
Forum: Trainwreck Discussion
Topic: Late to the Trainwreck party, gonna build one anyway.
Replies: 43
Views: 62622

Re: Late to the Trainwreck party, gonna build one anyway.

I got all the materials, I think. Had some issues with getting the right vectorbord. So I got the proper material and had a machine shop grid drill it to spec. I could start building the new boards today. I actually hope to get started this afternoon. Post some build photos, if you have the time! A...
by Colossal
Fri Jan 26, 2024 10:18 pm
Forum: Garage Talk
Topic: Salary for touring guitar techs?
Replies: 13
Views: 875

Re: Salary for touring guitar techs?

Is one of the perks of being a touring guitar tech that you get to throw TVs out the hotel window?


I am a golden god.jpg
by Colossal
Fri Jan 26, 2024 10:16 pm
Forum: Garage Talk
Topic: Wish me luck
Replies: 62
Views: 3032

Re: Wish me luck

Good luck, dude. You'll get it. Just be yourself. Just remember, if you think it might be inappropriate, it is. Today's workplace is NOT like the workplace we all grew up in, nor are the coworkers what they used to be. Now there are cry rooms and gender neutral bathrooms :lol:
by Colossal
Fri Jan 26, 2024 10:14 pm
Forum: Dumble Discussion
Topic: SSS002, some observations
Replies: 4
Views: 324

Re: SSS002, some observations

That's a very nice drawing Rootz! I may have to build one of these before all is said and done. I still need to build my 102 and Wonderland.... :? :roll:
by Colossal
Wed Jan 10, 2024 12:04 pm
Forum: Dumble Discussion
Topic: A new 102
Replies: 78
Views: 17584

Re: A new 102

Wow, very cool! Glad to hear it has a new, happy home. They still sound good even with the master volume on 2 or 3. Thanks for the report.
by Colossal
Wed Jan 10, 2024 2:01 am
Forum: Technical Discussion
Topic: Odd behavior regarding variable NFB, presence, and volume in a Plexi clone
Replies: 20
Views: 11825

Re: Odd behavior regarding variable NFB, presence, and volume in a Plexi clone

jarrodthebobo wrote: Wed Jan 10, 2024 12:47 am ( 820ohm/.68uf into 820ohm/.68uf into 820/.68uf, all cascaded)
This is a great combination, by the way.
by Colossal
Sun Jan 07, 2024 9:32 pm
Forum: Technical Discussion
Topic: Magnatone build
Replies: 33
Views: 15507

Re: Magnatone build

After lots of fiddling, I am running V1 in parallel, output through 22nF to one Volume knob (wired Plexi style, not 5E3 style), and both V1 and V2 cathodes fully bypassed. The loss in volume/gain with the unbypassed caps wasn't cutting it for me. I ended up with a Tweed tone control (again) with 500...
by Colossal
Sat Jan 06, 2024 9:11 pm
Forum: Technical Discussion
Topic: Magnatone build
Replies: 33
Views: 15507

Re: Magnatone build

So, I answered my own questions by converting a modded 5E3 into a Magnatone 213 (sans the vibrato circuit). The as-built schematic looks pretty much like what Steve posted. I used 22nF coupling caps in the preamp, instead of 47n. The direct coupled cathodyne PI works well (hey, and less parts too). ...