Thx for the info! I definitely should buy and try one of those, does it seem
A couple years late to the party - finally built a Tweedle Dee..
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Hands are working again. My final Tweedle is nearly done.
After 3 surgeries on my right hand, I am finally back to 90 percent.
Finishing up another Tweedle Dee - then moving on to a Vox-like Foxy 18 build.
This one is in a Vibro Champ chassis and a RedPlate cab from Reverb I bought on the cheap. Fits like a glove, bolt spacing and everything. Just waiting on chassis straps and bolts. Going to reprint another faceplate with some edits. Fitted with a jumper switch to gang the channels together. Not crazy about the Rocket speaker but it's the only thing I have that will fit given the OT placement(may move that).
Finishing up another Tweedle Dee - then moving on to a Vox-like Foxy 18 build.
This one is in a Vibro Champ chassis and a RedPlate cab from Reverb I bought on the cheap. Fits like a glove, bolt spacing and everything. Just waiting on chassis straps and bolts. Going to reprint another faceplate with some edits. Fitted with a jumper switch to gang the channels together. Not crazy about the Rocket speaker but it's the only thing I have that will fit given the OT placement(may move that).
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Re: A couple years late to the party - finally built a Tweedle Dee..
Looks very nice, and good to hear you are getting back to form. What's the story on the gold grille badge?
Re: A couple years late to the party - finally built a Tweedle Dee..
Thanks Martin
See below
See below
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Re: A couple years late to the party - finally built a Tweedle Dee..
Thanks Martin. Yes - I am very happy to be using my hands again with minimal pain.martin manning wrote: ↑Sat Apr 11, 2020 2:30 pm Looks very nice, and good to hear you are getting back to form. What's the story on the gold grille badge?
My brother is a drummer and a jeweler. He made me some badges a while back. see this thread: https://ampgarage.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=7&t=29976
The process is done in CAD and he has a contact that 3D prints them in plastic. The blank is then used as a casting slug - but makes a decent badge on it's own with a bit of a paint job. And WAY cheaper than gold plated silver......
He has also taken up engraving rather seriously - see this thread: https://ampgarage.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=7&t=30965
If you need contact info you can reach him through this site and say brother Dave sent you. https://www.jcdesigns.rocks/
Cheers!
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- martin manning
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Re: A couple years late to the party - finally built a Tweedle Dee..
Ah yes, I recall marveling over the work in those photos. Thanks!
Re: A couple years late to the party - finally built a Tweedle Dee..
Those badges look amazing! Your grill cloth colour goes really good with the tolex on the cabinet!
Cheers!
Guy
Cheers!
Guy
Re: A couple years late to the party - finally built a Tweedle Dee..
Dave
Love it! Great work and dig those Rocket 50's
Tony
Love it! Great work and dig those Rocket 50's
Tony
" The psychics on my bench is the same as Dumble'"
Re: A couple years late to the party - finally built a Tweedle Dee..
Thanks for checking it out guys. I really like these Tweed amps. Takes me back to when I was first gigging for a living. Had a narrow panel Bassman and Deluxe. Simple is good. And sound so damn good with Stratocasters.
Re: A couple years late to the party - finally built a Tweedle Dee..
Very nice amp, Dave! Looks sharp. How does that Rocket 50 sound with the Tweed?
Re: A couple years late to the party - finally built a Tweedle Dee..
Jury is still out.I tried this same speaker in the first one I did because of the original Charlie pics - then yanked it out immediately. Went to a G1265 eventually after a C Rex. This is the only speaker that fits in this cab with that OT being smack in the middle. I have about 1/4" that I can nudge it toward back of chassis. I may have to move it to the left side under the circuit board. Any cons to that placement?
Anyway - my plan is to play the shit out of it and give it a chance to break in. Basically un-played. Seems a little harsh in the high mids. Got the tone knob down to around 4 on the Strat bridge pickup and sounds OK.
Love the Tweedle into a TL box with 12L.
Re: A couple years late to the party - finally built a Tweedle Dee..
Thanks for the review, Dave. Interesting. Yeah, maybe that Rocket needs a bit more breaking in to give up the goods. I really like a Celestion Blue in a Tweed circuit modified for a tighter low end. I think I might want a bit firmer speaker if the amp was stock.stelligan wrote: ↑Sun Apr 12, 2020 9:53 amJury is still out.I tried this same speaker in the first one I did because of the original Charlie pics - then yanked it out immediately. Went to a G1265 eventually after a C Rex. This is the only speaker that fits in this cab with that OT being smack in the middle. I have about 1/4" that I can nudge it toward back of chassis. I may have to move it to the left side under the circuit board. Any cons to that placement?
Anyway - my plan is to play the shit out of it and give it a chance to break in. Basically un-played. Seems a little harsh in the high mids. Got the tone knob down to around 4 on the Strat bridge pickup and sounds OK.
Love the Tweedle into a TL box with 12L.
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Re: A couple years late to the party - finally built a Tweedle Dee..
I ended up after a lot of speaker testing with my Tweedle dee going with a Celestion Alnico cream. Beautiful speaker and at 90w has loads of headroom.
I didn't care for it with the EVM12 , a speaker I love with ODS amps by the way.
Tweedle dee is a great amp indeed. Can be too bottom heavy if you're using it with anything other than single coils and NOT as a combo format.
I've just done a Kemper pack of mine
https://www.marcuscliffe.com/tweedle-de
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I didn't care for it with the EVM12 , a speaker I love with ODS amps by the way.
Tweedle dee is a great amp indeed. Can be too bottom heavy if you're using it with anything other than single coils and NOT as a combo format.
I've just done a Kemper pack of mine
https://www.marcuscliffe.com/tweedle-de
M
Re: A couple years late to the party - finally built a Tweedle Dee..
Yep. Humbuckers really take these over the top. Fun for a few minutes of RAWK then the parties over...norburybrook wrote: ↑Sun Apr 12, 2020 5:19 pm Tweedle dee is a great amp indeed. Can be too bottom heavy if you're using it with anything other than single coils and NOT as a combo format.
Stratocaster heaven, though. Really the perfect amount of gain for that guitar.
Just realized I may not be giving this speaker a fair shot. Just noticed I still have the ratty EHX tubes in the preamp from power up. Will roll some decent tubes in and report back.....