Amp build gig report

[Bob-I]

http://ampgarage.com/forum/viewtopic.ph ... 63#p381463

I’ve been neglecting you guys here. I got so much help in getting this amp running but I keep forgetting to post the final outcome.

This little Princeton size amp has become my go to for classic rock and southern rock. I like to run the first gain fairly high, maybe 1:00 or so. This gives the clean tone a bit of grit when I dig in. The second gain I usually run about 10:00 and it just adds enough gain for a nice overdrive without too much saturation. If I need more, I’ll kick in a pedal, usually just a compressor or a Tomsline Dumbler set to fairly low gain but a bit of a boost.

One thing I really like about this amp is the effectiveness of the tone stack. All 3 controls are exceptionally effective. I can run 5s and get a nice balance, then crank the treble and get an almost Vox like jangle, or drop the treble and crank the lows for a Leslie West type grind.

It’s small, light, grab and go, plenty of power and tone for days, and I haven’t even done any tube swaps, EH 6V6s and whatever 12AX7s were handy. Thx everyone for the help, it was worth all the frustration.

Oh...and my scope magically started working again.

[Deric]

Bob,

Good to hear it's up and running. I remember seeing the troubleshooting thread.

Maybe I missed it but what was the problem in the cab vs. out of the cab?

Thanks

[Bob-I]

Bob,

Good to hear it's up and running. I remember seeing the troubleshooting thread.

Maybe I missed it but what was the problem in the cab vs. out of the cab?

Thanks

I’m not sure what that was about. I came back to it the next day and it sounded amazing, and still does months later. Maybe it was ear fatigue, or a brain fart.