Here's a Mojave Peacemaker video I just made...

[BadHorsie]

Now play "Dancing on the Edge".

 

[Shiny_Surface]

http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=2549159466605371487

Just realized that our handy digital camera also records like 30-50 seconds of digital video/audio. Made a clip tonight as a test. I don't have a good playback system handy, so I'm not 100% how the amp sounds with the crappy little camera mic, but it seems KINDA okay.

Thoughts?

Chris

Sounds good Chris

 

[philb]

I thought it sounded good. Nice LP!

 

[messenger]

 

[mkalei]

Great tone, Chris. Nice touch in your playing, as well.

 

[Telephant]

Should have just kept the Superbass.

Seriously though, even through all the compression you can tell the tone is there,

 

[Anonymous]

Sounds very good Chris, especially for a video camera mic.

I see you agree with me on the power dampening

Man, if I even roll back on the power dampening a little bit the tone gets all "trebly" and stuff. What's up with that? I can't even understand why he'd put that on the amp. I'm afraid that I'll have to use some power dampening live and that would SUCK.

I only messed with the PD a little bit, but enough to realized I didn't dig it. I'll try it again sometime, though.

I recommend replacing the PD with a nice PPIMV and you won't need a HotPlate and will get that sound at even lower volumes. It is really easy to do according to the tech who did mine... I can get him to write up the circuit and tell you what parts you need...

Steve

 

[SQUAREHEAD]

Great tone!
Great playing!
Does it have more gain than a 70's JMP, Chris?
It sounds like it does...
Was that the high or low input?

Awesome!

keith

 

[Telephant]

I recommend replacing the PD with a nice PPIMV

I was just thinking that. Its the best thing I ever did for my Superbass and sounds superior to a Hotplate, especially at bedroom levels IMO. YMMV.

 

[mkalei]

Sounds very good Chris, especially for a video camera mic.

I see you agree with me on the power dampening

Man, if I even roll back on the power dampening a little bit the tone gets all "trebly" and stuff. What's up with that? I can't even understand why he'd put that on the amp. I'm afraid that I'll have to use some power dampening live and that would SUCK.

I only messed with the PD a little bit, but enough to realized I didn't dig it. I'll try it again sometime, though.

I recommend replacing the PD with a nice PPIMV and you won't need a HotPlate and will get that sound at even lower volumes. It is really easy to do according to the tech who did mine... I can get him to write up the circuit and tell you what parts you need...

Steve

Whats up, Steve! From what I understand, the dampening is a PPIMV. It's just wired a little differently, possibly not at the same point in the circuit, or something. Anyway, I wonder if with some re-wiring it could be like the one you have. I would like to have the diagram of what was done to yours if you get to that point.

Chris, I had great results with just the dampening and no Hotplate, You just have to adjust tone controls. There is no doubt that it sounds best with no dampening.

 

[Anonymous]

Man, if I even roll back on the power dampening a little bit the tone gets all "trebly" and stuff. What's up with that? I can't even understand why he'd put that on the amp. I'm afraid that I'll have to use some power dampening live and that would SUCK.

I only messed with the PD a little bit, but enough to realized I didn't dig it. I'll try it again sometime, though.

I recommend replacing the PD with a nice PPIMV and you won't need a HotPlate and will get that sound at even lower volumes. It is really easy to do according to the tech who did mine... I can get him to write up the circuit and tell you what parts you need...

Steve

Whats up, Steve! From what I understand, the dampening is a PPIMV. It's just wired a little differently, possibly not at the same point in the circuit, or something. Anyway, I wonder if with some re-wiring it could be like the one you have. I would like to have the diagram of what was done to yours if you get to that point.

Chris, I had great results with just the dampening and no Hotplate, You just have to adjust tone controls. There is no doubt that it sounds best with no dampening.

Hey man!

You're right - that is why I qualified with a "nice" PPIMV. I have some emails where the tech explained the difference - I'll find 'em. Mine is definitely a different pot and resistor as well. It sounds completely different than the PD... and it goes all the way to zero volume so you have a better range of volumes without a HotPlate. I'll ask my tech to send me a diagram...

Steve

 

[BrentSP]

Thump! Check your email........send me a link to your SD45 clips!!

 

[tweed]

Thanks for the gas you bastard.

 

[BrentSP]

They sound pretty good but yeah its a bit dark/muffle sounding. Dark amp?

 

[BrentSP]

They sound pretty good but yeah its a bit dark/muffle sounding. Dark amp?

Yeah, I'd describe it as dark and midrangey. Depends on the speakers of course. It's supposed to be brighter than the other Budda amps too, so I dunno.

Daver101 absolutely loves his SD45. I just didn't gel with it.

I played a SD18 combo that was killer but never the KT66 of the SD45.

 

[ratter]

Thump! Check your email........send me a link to your SD45 clips!!

I was waiting for the PD sleuth to hit this thread.

 

[SQUAREHEAD]

Thump! Check your email........send me a link to your SD45 clips!!

I was waiting for the PD sleuth to hit this thread.

Ya... what's the story on that??

I heard Brent posted the real pd circuitry on the Plexi Palace and Vic freaked?? Rumor...??

Keith

 

[BrentSP]

Thump! Check your email........send me a link to your SD45 clips!!

I was waiting for the PD sleuth to hit this thread.

LOL.....Sherlock Brent at your service!

 

[ratter]

Thump! Check your email........send me a link to your SD45 clips!!

I was waiting for the PD sleuth to hit this thread.

Ya... what's the story on that??

I heard Brent posted the real pd circuitry on the Plexi Palace and Vic freaked?? Rumor...??

Keith

Brent, did you figure it out before or after (or because) of that pic of the guts of the Gibbons amp?

For anybody that didn't see, Mojave themselves posted gut pics of a rack mounted amp and you coudl see, plain as day, the PD control and where the wires went. One pot and two wires. Definitely less voodoo than the marketing hype would have you believe. And it most definitely is not anything like Power Scaling.

 

[tweed]

For anybody that didn't see, Mojave themselves posted gut pics of a rack mounted amp and you coudl see, plain as day, the PD control and where the wires went. One pot and two wires. Definitely less voodoo than the marketing hype would have you believe. And it most definitely is not anything like Power Scaling.

Really?