The Amp Garage

mhat wrote: ↑Sun Feb 19, 2023 5:54 am How goes the build?

Still in the theoretical stage! I'm a bit of a perfectionist and don't have the space for hand tools, so currently designing a chassis to get it laser cut and fabricated.

So I've been doing a pretty deep dive on the Benson Monarch Reverb for the past month or so, largely as an exercise in reverse-engineering. I've found the process extremely gratifying, and I thought I'd share my results. I also thought I'd start a thread dedicated solely to the Reverb model, as that...

Hey there - do you know how old this chimera was? Like from what year? Did it have t Unsure - actually can't even find my source any more :/ Do you still have the Monarch? Would love some more gut-shots. I'm actually working on a new schematic and layout for the Monarch Reverb - think I've basicall...

Bit of a weird one, but when I flip my DRRI on to standby after playing, it makes a sort of pop/buzz sound that quickly dies out. Sounds kind of like when a mosquito flies past your ear, except it just pops in instead of fading in.

Dodgy filter caps?

Had a crack at tracing out the Chimera's tone stack which has the bass control in place of the voice switch. Looks to be the same bass control as the Benson Preamp running after the tone control from the Chimera, so I copied unknown values for the caps and pots from the pedal. First time tracing a c...

Have been skimming through this thread - thinking of trying to build a Chimera Reverb, figuring it's the same as the Monarch but adding another set of 6V6's, using a different PT and OT. After much searching for gut shots etc, I couldn't find anything other than a blurry close-up until I stumbled on...

Mate you're a deadset legend, cheers!

Any idea on the values for R28, R29, and C8?

Hey man, would it be possible to get a better image of the final schematic? Would love to put something similar in my first build just to completely ensure it's a nightmare for troubleshooting!