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Express build started.
Waiting to finish liverpool from another post. Decided to start my first express style build. Here is a picture of the progress so far.
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TW
Looks a nice!!!!!!I like the green boards too.Very neat and tidy,Express are cool,They always have a squeeling start but once you tweek them a bit they are great.I went with 6v6"s in mine just got some new ones.What do you think you will use in yours?Mikey
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Jeff your the king of sweet looking TW builds.
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I missed something!
Where did the boards come from? I need several that are drilled like that so I don't have to waste time on that action!
Nice too.
Where did the boards come from? I need several that are drilled like that so I don't have to waste time on that action!
Nice too.
Signatures have a 255 character limit that I could abuse, but I am not Cecil B. DeMille.
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The small green drilled tone board are available from CE Distributions AKA tubesandmore AKA AES.
The larger cap board I'm not sure?
The larger cap board I'm not sure?
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I made them both in my shop.
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I have some vintage el 34's for this one. When I build one for me I may try 6v6's. I did a Bassman with 6v6's that sounds good.ampmike wrote:Looks a nice!!!!!!I like the green boards too.Very neat and tidy,Express are cool,They always have a squeeling start but once you tweek them a bit they are great.I went with 6v6"s in mine just got some new ones.What do you think you will use in yours?Mikey
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May also try these. Tesla's from my old Marshall 50 watt, forgot I had these.jeff12 wrote:I have some vintage el 34's for this one. When I build one for me I may try 6v6's. I did a Bassman with 6v6's that sounds good.ampmike wrote:Looks a nice!!!!!!I like the green boards too.Very neat and tidy,Express are cool,They always have a squeeling start but once you tweek them a bit they are great.I went with 6v6"s in mine just got some new ones.What do you think you will use in yours?Mikey
They sound good in the marshall.
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Circuit is wired, have to double check everything and maybe tomorrow I can power her up. Maple cabinet may end up with this amp. Not sure yet.
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Very nice.Like the cab too
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Beautiful Jeff. It deserves that maple cab.
Mark - Jeff builds amps as fast as you.
Oh well - I might be slow, but at least mine look amateur !
Mark - Jeff builds amps as fast as you.
Oh well - I might be slow, but at least mine look amateur !
Why Aye Man
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I guess it will stay in the maple cabinet.
Faceplate is done, I call this one "The Austin Express" a new series of
"Token" amps. Each having a Vintage Train Fare Token inlaid in the faceplate.
Faceplate is done, I call this one "The Austin Express" a new series of
"Token" amps. Each having a Vintage Train Fare Token inlaid in the faceplate.
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I like the token in the faceplate.
I have been thinking of using a Marine Corps coin in a build and use the green camouflage garolite board too.
Mark
I have been thinking of using a Marine Corps coin in a build and use the green camouflage garolite board too.
Mark
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I like the idea.M Fowler wrote:I like the token in the faceplate.
I have been thinking of using a Marine Corps coin in a build and use the green camouflage garolite board too.
Mark
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The Austin Express is Running. No real major problems so far, need to tweak bias and swap tubes around. Fairly quiet under florescent lights even with bottom cover off. Well of course except for the loud roar when I hit an open E chord with the volume about 3/4 to full up.
No real major problems so far, need to tweak bias and swap tubes around. Fairly quiet under florescent lights even with bottom cover off. Well of course except for the loud roar when I hit an open E chord with the volume about 3/4 to full up.