Low-plate Skyline

[ijedouglas]

I decided to build an ODS that had some of my favorite pieces and take a little from a few different serials. It mostly resembles #0124 but I wanted to try use some of the older Tandy RG-59 as seen in #0102. I think the Tandy would have been great but I ended up using some vintage Columbia coax which sounds great. I fired it up tonight and without much tweaking it sounds pretty good. The cleans are clear, full and have a beautiful sing on the top-end. I didn't get a chance to really crank the OD but the little I heard sounded pretty good. I'll report back tomorrow if I get a chance to crank it in between building the cab.

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[dbharris]

Incredible work as always Ian! I see you even got the red tantalum caps on the fet board. Is the skyline your favorite tone stack?

-Dan

[ijedouglas]

Thanks Dan, yup Skyline by a long way

[Abe5150]

Clean!

[ayan]

Very nice looking piece, Ian!
-G.

[Raoul Duke]

Wow…
Really impressive as usual Ian!
It looks like it sounds fantastic - if that makes any sense, lol?

[xtian]

OCD ICU! xoxo

[ijedouglas]

Thanks all. Didn't get any time today to play with the amp as I was struggling with the cab... I'm no carpenter and half-blind dovetail joints are a PITA

[Colossal]

Beautiful build! Congratulations!

[mikeram]

Beautiful job Ian. Did you start with the Tandy coax and then change to the Columbia because it sounded better? If so, what difference did you hear?

Mike

[ijedouglas]

Beautiful job Ian. Did you start with the Tandy coax and then change to the Columbia because it sounded better? If so, what difference did you hear?

Mike

Thanks Mike. I didn't try the Tandy. I found the Columbia and decided to give it a whirl

[jazzbass]

Hi ijedouglas,


Beautiful build! Congratulations!

Franco

[talbany]

Great job Ian!
Tony

[martin manning]

It’s a beauty for sure, Ian! ‘80’s time capsule, and HAD construction technique showcase.

Question, have you measured capacitance/ft on those old coax types? Is the type number known?

[Matt J]

Looks fantastic! I bet it sounds just as awesome too!
What type of speakers are you going to pair it with?
Matt J.