From #183 to BluesMaster

[jazzbass]

Hi everybody,

I built a clone of the Dumble project # 183 using a motherboard supplied by AAElectronics but I was not happy with the result of the OD. I liked the clean side a lot but not the OD,
so I decided to turn the amplifier into a BluesMaster.
I have read several positive reviews about the BluesMaster and I was very curious.
The result was surprising, beautiful, I certainly dedicated a couple of days to change some components and then a day for small important final adjustments.
I have kept the FET circuit which I find useful in this circuit as well.
I attach some photos of the changes.

Un abbraccio.

Franco

[sergio]

Hi Franco, I can see a mixture of resistor in there!

was it your choice?

What's your trafos?

[jazzbass]

Dear Sergio,

I used what I had at home, especially resistors ordered in Tubetown, a mixture of Metal Oxide and Metal Film, RN65D, Carbon Film also putting two resistors in series to obtain the value shown in the diagrams.

Keep in mind that it was an experiment done only to verify if I could transform a model that did not give me satisfaction into something else that intrigued me, taking as a basis the motherboard of AAElectronics that has shown great adaptability and great robustness.

I was intrigued by the Bluesmaster for what I had read but, as you know, each of us has our own idea of sound and I wanted to listen with my ears.

The conclusion was that, for now, the amplifier remains in the latest version a "Bluesmaster without RMA" then we'll see.

The transformers are built in Italy by A.E.I. F.lli Onofri Snc.

Un Abbraccio
Franco

[Ang3lus]

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[artguitar]

Ciao Franco,che prezzo fanno i fratelli Onofri per i trasformatori?

[jazzbass]

Ciao Artguitar,

non ci sono grandi differenze tra i prezzi di Onofri e quelli di Tubetown se comperi degli Hammond, forse risparmi qualcosa se invece comperi degli InMadOut sempre su Tubetown. In generale con Onofri aspetti che li mettano in lavorazione mentre con Tubetown li hai in tre giorni, il tempo della spedizione. La cosa interessante di Onofri e' che li marcano con il tuo nome o con il nome che vuoi e li puoi fare costruire come ti servono senza derivazioni per cambi di tensione primaria e magari gli OT con la sola uscita per il carico che ti serve.

Franco

[jazzbass]

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Hi Ang3lus, leave me a few days because now I am far from Home.

Franco

[strat100]

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