Hey Guys;
I kind of covered a bunch of stuff related to guitar amp topology and design. The question, now, becomes where to next? What are you guys interested in learning about, or doing with, your various amps? I'm more than willing, while I have time between jobs/tasks, to spend the requisite time covering some of the topics and ideas you'd like to cover and get better hold of.
Let me know and I'll put on my typing fingers and get to typing...
Enjoy the posts, thus far... I've learned a lot just putting them together that I hadn't thought about in a while.
Dar
Dar...great stuff!
It's absolutely amazing that you would spend this amount of time on we morons. :D
We really appreciate it! :)
OK, how about those old Fender style Reverb units?
The stand alone kind.
I'm sure they're simple but what makes them so great?
One more maybe.
What is Paul Rivera doing different from the other mfg's?
Thanks again.
Randy
I'd like your thoughts on the Peavey classic 50 2x12 combo and it's pre,power and cab design.
What do you think of these amps/kits, http://www.allenamps.com/ , I am thinking of building one myself the Old Flame. Every once in a while he puts the kit up on sale for $899.
I haven't forgotten anything, here... I'm collecting the list.
Dar
You the man Dar! :)
Randy
Randy;
Rivera Amps - I've got nothing on these little gems, though I have folks telling me they can do everything from early Fender Champs, to the blazing sounds of a hot-rodded MESA TR, and pretty much everything in the middle of those two extremes. If someone has schematics for these things, I would love to see them... then, maybe, we can figger out what they're doing in there.
Harv;
Allen Amps - They look like they're pretty good. Most of these botique amp makers, overall, do a darn good job and you just have to choose the "style" of the amp that you're after. One really can't tell, honestly, unless one buys one. Most of the time, these folks do a good job.
Dar
Dar,
Topic for consideration. In a single tube, and let's say we'll start with a common preamp tube, the 12ax7, what happens as you apply more and more gain? What is the "too much" point and what happens if you pass that? How does tone change with varying amounts of gain, etc. This could include what happens as you turn the gain pot up, etc.. And while it's sort of addressed in one of your other posts, how does tone change with bias adjustments of preamp tubes, would be good too.
I think that's a subject that would interest pretty much everyone. I've read quite a bit but, don't know if I can write it all up off the top of my head, like you can. :)