So I get a call from Larry Carlton last night........

[martin manning]

Congrats, Marcus, you’ve every right to be proud! Is this proof that a Dumble amp built with off-the-shelf parts and reasonavlble care can sound good enough to satisfy discerning ears? I think so!

BTW, is there a thread that has the dimensions of the cab used?

[mhartman]

Great story! This is why I love this site. Congrats!!

[Guy77]

Yes what a great story. You will definitely have the best story to tell friends over the holidays!

Cheers

Guy

[pompeiisneaks]

outstanding! What did he think of your amp? Any detailed notes?

~Phil

[drew]

Congrats! A D-clone builder’s fantasy, fulfilled.

What was the story with his equipment? The Loop-a-lator got to London, but the amps got put on a plane to Norway or something?

[Bombacaototal]

Congrats Marcus! That must have been an unreal experience. Great to see the settings he used as well!

Enjoy this moment,

Rafael

[norburybrook]

thanks guys.

@Martin here's the cabinet build thread.

https://ampgarage.com/forum/viewtopic.p ... on+cabinet


I can post exact dimensions when it comes back tomorrow.


Talking to Larry after the show we were talking about the Dumbleator and I said I had one but didn't send it as I thought you didn't like it. He said he didn't like the Dumble one as it changed the tone too much but he likes Brandon's one so he uses it all the time now. I sent him my#102 50w and I also sent the 100w Bluesmaster and I asked him if he'd tried that. He said yes he did try it but he said for him it was too 'sterile' sounding, which was interesting.


I'd seem him play earlier this year and the same thing had happened, his amps got stuck somewhere and he was playing a rental. You could see/hear he wasn't really on it and I was a bit disappointed as it was the first time seeing him live.

Last night was a completely different story, he was completely on it, sooooo dynamic and the amp gave it back to him, it bloomed into feedback at times just beautifully.

The whole band thanked me after the show last night, that goes to show you what a difference a great amp can make to a performance.


I left Larry with a signed copy of my CD last night,


that was a nice thing to be able to do and something I would never have dreamed of as a young man


Marcus

[martin manning]

Great! Thanks in advance for posting the cab dimensions. Can you locate the original build thread? I tried a search, but had no luck. Sorry for all the link requests, but with that, this thread will have all the pertinent information tied in.

After more searching; one? https://ampgarage.com/forum/viewtopic.p ... 689&hilit=

[norburybrook]

Great! Thanks in advance for posting the cab dimensions. Can you locate the original build thread? I tried a search, but had no luck. Sorry for all the link requests, but with that, this thread will have all the pertinent information tied in.

After more searching; one? https://ampgarage.com/forum/viewtopic.p ... 689&hilit=

Martin you probably couldn't find it because it started life as a #124 build.

https://ampgarage.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=4&t=29689

that became

https://ampgarage.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=4&t=29996


here's a gut shot. It's funny looking back at this, I can see I've made progress at least on my newer amps as regards neatness of build. This one looks a bit untidy however it does go to show that doesn't affect the sound.

Marcus-LC amp.jpg

Marcus

[DenDanger]

Wow! That is so cool. I'm excited for you.
I can see you've had such a proud moment Marcus.
Good for you and congrats! Thanks for sharing.

Denny

[martin manning]

So it’s running a 50W Twin PT with 100W reservoir filters (2x220u) and Bassman 50W OT, from InMadOut?

[BarryW]

yet another awesome tale! Congratulations, and thank you so much for sharing!

[norburybrook]

So it’s running a 50W Twin PT with 100W reservoir filters (2x220u) and Bassman 50W OT, from InMadOut?

yes, with an extra secondary for the relays.

here's the specs.

primary, 230V-240V@50Hz
Secondary HT + bias, 320V-60V-0-320V @ 200mA
Secondary heaters, 3.15V-0-3.15V@6A
secondary relay, 6V @ 1A
horizontally mounted, painted in matte black cover


Plus the;

TUSLO50 (4K4ohm / 4-8-16ohm / push pull 6L6)
vertical mount with 2 painted covers in matte black


And the fender twin choke:

the reservoir filters are 220uF and they're 500w! hence the size, they were an ordering error and really expensive!


M

[dorrisant]

Awesome! Thanks for sharing the experience. Great job!!

[ericlc]

Wow. Hats off. Thanks for sharing