The Amp Garage

Wallet on the snare drum and a magical frenetic riff. Maybe that's why his name is Magic Sam.

Thank you so much Pete.
I also remember you saying that it's better to switch the AC rather than DC; an AC arc will tend to self extinguish whereas DC will sustain itself, all else being equal. But with this arrangement I will switch the DC.

Thank you very much for this comment. It seems that Marshall was using JMP era standby arrangement for 50 watters, which deenergises HT and bias supplies, resulting in a massive shock to the output valves and power supply when standby is flipped. Marshall Stanby switch bias tap design.JPG After quit...

cdmike, thank you very much for proofreading the layout; I really appreciate it. I'll look into the low-gain input topic further. I also wanted to thank Sluckey for the Visio components; Steve Miller for his inspiration, Martin and Roe for their advice as well. I made the turret board using Phenolic...

Yes, absolutely, this type of grounding, which I also use on my 2204, works like a charm. So much so that I can't tell when the amp is powered on or not, there's no noise or hum whatsoever.

Hello everyone. I have not started a new build thread in a while and this one may contain some material from previous threads. I am finally getting around to building up what initially started as a ’76 2204 Marshall replica build. As I had done for the 1987 replica (https://ampgarage.com/forum/viewt...

martin manning wrote: ↑Sat Jan 16, 2021 7:40 pm Could be an EU vs. North America thing.

I think so, I was sharing a couple of Quadrophenia numbers by The Who. Big fan here...

Tales from a powerfull composer...

Laissez les bons temps rouler !
Merry Christmas to all and the families

Roe wrote: ↑Sat Nov 07, 2020 1:39 pm how do you detune the cab?

Sorry for the lack of precision, only two drivers loaded into the 4x12, plywood back panel.

Actually I prefer 4x12 slant cab detuned with diagonally arranged speakers wired in parallel.
- G12H Greenback 30W 75Hz 16 Ohms Pulsonic cone
- G12M Greenback 30W 75 Hz 16 Ohms Pulsonic cone
2204 likes this cab !

Neil's drum kit.

"Black crow laughing on a fenced porch
Far as I can tell
There gotta be something behind me..."