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I've owned a PT100 and an OD100+, which are similar circuits, and Psycodave's assessment of those amps is valid. I'm not crazy about the SL68 either. Sound great / feel like poo. However, ya build that SE100 circuit on a turret board with a Metro C1999 OPT and it kills. But for god's sake...

Also wanted to add: From what info I can find, there are 2 " Aldrich" amps. The Cameron Aldrich version is 4 gain stages, but only 3 12ax7's with a plate fed tone stack. It's unclear how much Doug ever actually used this amp, or how many he ever owned. Never heard one in person ( Cameron's...

Sweet! Go with the SE100 build. It's a killer circuit and very tweak-able. Your chassis has the 4th 12ax7 socket, and you've done the Jose thing already. My SE100 clone is my best sounding amp. It's a killer combo of massive Wizard-style bottom end and tightness ( unique filtering and NFB...

If you are looking for "barking midrange, pissed off Marshall", I'd stick with the TAD's Ceriatone uses as stock film caps in their British hot rod amps, or if it's a home build go with the TAD's or iC MPW. Having said that, I would agree with SpiderWars that you will get more voicing mileage...

LOL, Yeah, OK.....:doh: Not to slag Epic or Jet City, but If you've heard a better sounding Jet City than Psycodave's amp, I'd love to hear it.... That amp fukking kills , and there is some amp mod gold posted in that thread if you understand whats going on under the hood. :rock: All he was...

What amp? Not sure any CP 6L6's are going to sound exactly like the winged C tubes. The TubeStore Preferred series 6L6 are nice. The TAD 6L6GC-STR are a copy of the old Sylvania's and sound good. Sovtek wafer-based 5881's are great tubes as well, in the right amp.

Purchasing some bias probes and learning how to bias your amps is a worthwhile endeavor for sure. A properly biased amp will sound better. As to your other points: Speaker break-in: yeah, most speakers will sound brighter / a bit harsh until they have some miles on them. Most people know this...

Ha Ha, yeah with my SG, the BB pro's replaced a Dirty fingers bridge, and what I think was a 490R. Not sure, but it was a horrible neck pu. Guitar sounds great now. Just goes to show it's all about the wood, and getting the right pu in the right guitar.

Yeah, I had a pair of BB pro's that came with a Les Paul, and they sucked donkey balls in that guitar. On a whim, I threw them in a 90's SG, and they sound great. They were the stock pickups in the LP, and mine are potted for sure ( I know because I tried swapping to an A2 magnet when they were...

EP-style boosts, in my opinion, sound best into relatively "thinner / brighter" sounding amps like a ^^^Super Lead^^^ :rock:, JCM800, or even an AC30. With the bass bump and smooth hi end most "EP" style pedals provide, they wouldn't be my first choice as a boost for smoother, thicker sounding...

Shipping with any carrier in North America appears to be a complete cluster-fuk right now. It's been addressed in other threads. Everyone is swamped with packages and has no staff...I get it.... but there's some strange shit going on... I had a package ship from PA ( Valvestorm ) on DEC 5...

1kv ceramic ( or 3 kv ceramic ) Silver mica is not recommended for 800 style builds

No problem & yes. :D Should also mention that it will still sound 800-ish. Just bigger and meaner. If you want to maintain the general vibe of an 800, then cool. If you are looking for something completely different, then maybe talk to Hopkins or Monomyth. But I'm getting the sense that you...

Lots of good techs out there doing their high gain mods to 800's. Hopkins and the Monomyth guy are 2 that frequent this forum and do quality work. May not be necessary to go down that road and spend the $$ just yet though. If your father in law built the amp, and is willing to spend 45 minutes...

Agree. Unless the filter caps are malfuctioning, just leave them Changing the coupling caps could theoreticaly change (improve) the tone, but in this case 1) the stock polyester film caps are decent & 2) the choices available with lead spacing that will fit the board are limited. When I did my...

So I think you need to make the distinction between the filtering setup for the 50 watt vs 100 watt amps. On the 100 watt amps, you can control the values for the mains, screens, and PI individually. On the 50 watt amps, there are only 3 cap cans. Typically, that means the mains filter cap can...

OK then...... No Bacon for you! :LOL:

Jeezus, I'm an idiot :doh::doh::doh: Found this from 2017. https://www.rig-talk.com/forum/threads/zener-diode-changes-on-a-ceriatone-chupacabra-yeti.193681/ I even posted a pin out diagram and a portion of a CCV scheme in this old thread. Fuk me I'm getting old. I can't even remember what I had...

Thanks (y) I think you're right, and it doesn't matter if using 2 of the same type. Seems as though the most common config is the emitters connected together, and the bases connected to the MV and ground respectively. That's what is shown on a lot of the schematics I have, but you never know...

Huh????? WTF are you talking about?? :loco: