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tweed":3broex7d said:Really?
Nah, I just made all that up.
tweed":3broex7d said:Really?
i agree with steve,except i like to use a PPIMV with a hotplate.i get the best tone that way..sah5150":3pmp172h said:SgtThump":3pmp172h said:Chubtone":3pmp172h said:Sounds very good Chris, especially for a video camera mic.
I see you agree with me on the power dampening![]()
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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
SgtThump":1b9iyvdi said:BrentSP":1b9iyvdi said: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.
ratter":387xpdgi said:tweed":387xpdgi said:Really?
Nah, I just made all that up.
im pretty sure the power dampening is a version of the PPIMV with a fixed lower volume setting..the problem with PPIMV are that some sound great and some sound like a$s....this one herte is suppose to be the the best from what i hear..im using a slightly differnt one,bit im going to give this a try next..the diagram shows it installed in a plexi..hope this helps.SgtThump":50ysex43 said:How could Vic at Mojave have a great ear for tone and dial this in to be the perfect plexi, yet get that power dampening all wrong? Why wouldn't he just go with a better PPIMV in the first place? I don't get it. I feel like I'm missing something.
I need to give that PD another run.
vic is a master at marketing,i think hes better at marketing than he is at building amps,lol..eve re labeled presence pot to be upper mids on his amp...lolBrentSP":1s77eol6 said:Great I'm going to get a call from Vic's lawyer whoo hoo![]()
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But he did in fact post pics of the inside of the Gibbons amp which is just a rack mount PD. I couldn't help but save the pics and zoom in on everything that was going on specifically the Power dampening![]()
From the description I thought it was pretty complicated in depth mod but its so easy my wife could do it. Its great marketing. I have to admit though that its an ingenius mod but he didn't come up with it first.....he just re-discovered it from what I've gathered.
It all started at the Metro Forum, some actual owners posted pics of the Scorpion, Coyote and PD and 30 something pages later we had them dissected from one end to another. That was a fun few days of playing detective.![]()
Sup Bro!!bmf5150":3r3qrn7u said:vic is a master at marketing,i think hes better at marketing than he is at building amps,lol..eve re labeled presence pot to be upper mids on his amp...lolBrentSP":3r3qrn7u said:Great I'm going to get a call from Vic's lawyer whoo hoo![]()
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But he did in fact post pics of the inside of the Gibbons amp which is just a rack mount PD. I couldn't help but save the pics and zoom in on everything that was going on specifically the Power dampening![]()
From the description I thought it was pretty complicated in depth mod but its so easy my wife could do it. Its great marketing. I have to admit though that its an ingenius mod but he didn't come up with it first.....he just re-discovered it from what I've gathered.
It all started at the Metro Forum, some actual owners posted pics of the Scorpion, Coyote and PD and 30 something pages later we had them dissected from one end to another. That was a fun few days of playing detective.![]()
SQUAREHEAD":1b7zaer1 said:ratter":1b7zaer1 said:BrentSP":1b7zaer1 said: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
yeah,i agree....if he dropped the price of that amp,i think he would sell a ton of them..just way over priced for what your getting.they donst seem to keep there resale value either..Gainfreak":2b49kqgh said:Sup Bro!!bmf5150":2b49kqgh said:vic is a master at marketing,i think hes better at marketing than he is at building amps,lol..eve re labeled presence pot to be upper mids on his amp...lolBrentSP":2b49kqgh said:Great I'm going to get a call from Vic's lawyer whoo hoo![]()
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But he did in fact post pics of the inside of the Gibbons amp which is just a rack mount PD. I couldn't help but save the pics and zoom in on everything that was going on specifically the Power dampening![]()
From the description I thought it was pretty complicated in depth mod but its so easy my wife could do it. Its great marketing. I have to admit though that its an ingenius mod but he didn't come up with it first.....he just re-discovered it from what I've gathered.
It all started at the Metro Forum, some actual owners posted pics of the Scorpion, Coyote and PD and 30 something pages later we had them dissected from one end to another. That was a fun few days of playing detective.![]()
Vic is a master at re-wording something to make it appear as if he is doing something out of the ordinary. That said, if he was a master of Markteing he wouls have kept the price down on the Peacemaker and handled his business affairs way differently. greed got the better of him
I have a marketing background and he has done multiple no no's business-wise.
All the best!!
~R~
bmf5150":2l8sa4cf said:they donst seem to keep there resale value either..
bmf5150":1j2c1r8z said:yeah,i agree....if he dropped the price of that amp,i think he would sell a ton of them..just way over priced for what your getting.they donst seem to keep there resale value either..
Really is thats whats being said because thats not true.
wow,thats crazy..thats prob what the amp cost to build..sah5150":2sa5f2ji said:bmf5150":2sa5f2ji said:they donst seem to keep there resale value either..
Stan, that is an understatement of epic proportions... I saw one sell for $1300!!!!
Steve
ratter":jcfqvscy said:tweed":jcfqvscy said:Really?
Nah, I just made all that up.
dohdaver101":27bk3fjf said:SgtThump":27bk3fjf said:BrentSP":27bk3fjf said: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.
and we all know how Heavy Metal Jim feels about the SD45.....![]()
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