Thanks man... This is a labor of love and I've got a challenging day gig. It HAS to be right before I'm going to take anyone's hard earned cash. The first run of amps will be done by the end of March at latest, hoping for the end of the year... I can see the finish line...Gainzilla":e8a1bffy said:
Yup, clip the link and you'll see the PlexRod clip on my soundclick music page. Also, James Lugo shot some video of it for his amp showdown...LP Freak":2b7oh7hm said:
Sig and search for Lugo's amp shootout vids!killertone":2j9rffkq said:
Thanks man - in all seriousness, there will never be a waitlist for this amp. I'll sell them when I have runs available...H Golf Sport":2xi7n97y said:
...and I love ya right back!Gainfreak":3kg8sl9j said:LOVE ....LOVE .....LOVE IT!
I did not read most of this to avoid GAS .... pictures look great. I still think this whole idea is one of the coolest ideas I have seen on the forums ....
sah5150":2l6dgf94 said:
Awesome!stephen sawall":314hwjd6 said:
Dude - make something with it!Bob Savage":2sr0tir3 said:
Just to be clear, I worked with an audio PCB designer to do this. I designed the amp and built it point to point in prototype form as you know. He provided the expertise to do the PCB layout and chassis fab design based on my original drawings/ideas - we went back and forth on the PCB design a number of times deciding on component placement, trace placement etc. to maximize the design. He used AutoCAD for the chassis fab, SolidWorks to create a 3D model of the amp so we could see everything together and Mentor Graphics PADS for PCB design and schematic capture from my original revised schematics for the new design that were done in Eagle. Seriously expensive pro software for sure. I wanted to work with someone who had done a lot of audio PCB design rather than attempting it myself as a novice and it is working out great. We are definitely going to work together on some other new designs I have as well...MrDan666":2nu56qft said:Awesome stuff Steve! Really cool to see how much work you have put into this, i wish you all the best
Could i ask which CAD program you have used to design your PCB's and chassis/front + rear panel plans?
sah5150":3ugxiqlk said:
Always happy to help and good luck with your designs!MrDan666":3j6yayh3 said:
sah5150":1q502eml said:
sah5150":2iy47q2k said:Just to be clear, I worked with an audio PCB designer to do this. I designed the amp and built it point to point in prototype form as you know. He provided the expertise to do the PCB layout and chassis fab design based on my original drawings/ideas - we went back and forth on the PCB design a number of times deciding on component placement, trace placement etc. to maximize the design. He used AutoCAD for the chassis fab, SolidWorks to create a 3D model of the amp so we could see everything together and Mentor Graphics PADS for PCB design and schematic capture from my original revised schematics for the new design that were done in Eagle. Seriously expensive pro software for sure. I wanted to work with someone who had done a lot of audio PCB design rather than attempting it myself as a novice and it is working out great. We are definitely going to work together on some other new designs I have as well...MrDan666":2iy47q2k said:Awesome stuff Steve! Really cool to see how much work you have put into this, i wish you all the best
Could i ask which CAD program you have used to design your PCB's and chassis/front + rear panel plans?
Steve
Actually, I just realized, I was wrong with my explanation. There are two independent preamps. The Plex preamp has three different saturation modes and one channel master. The Rod channel has 2 channel masters so you can use one as a solo boost. Each one of those Rod channel masters has three saturation modes, for a total of 6 modes for the Rod channel. You can foot switch the Plex channel, the Rod Channel and the Rod Channel Solo boost master. The saturation mode switches are not foot switchable, but you can set them differently for the Rod and Rod Solo masters, so in a sense, they are. The saturation mode switches are DPDT On-Off-On. Hottest-off-Hotter. Maybe this drawing of the front and back panels and footswitch will help:rupe":2y7aeniu said:
Kind of... See my last post...chumbucket":2prcwc5z said: