
dstroud
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Keep hearing the tone of that Trainwreck clone I played Saturday - that thing was awesome. Now just gotta figure out how to get one! Not enough money to buy one, not enough time to build one
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Nope, just one a guy built - I'm trying to locate him to get some more info. His name is Carl and he is on some forums. I thought he would be easy to find, but he isn't.donbarzini":embjroq9 said:was that a Ceriatone clone you heard?
dstroud":2yc2u64p said:Nope, just one a guy built - I'm trying to locate him to get some more info. His name is Carl and he is on some forums. I thought he would be easy to find, but he isn't.donbarzini":2yc2u64p said:was that a Ceriatone clone you heard?
jcj":kqt3n75p said:dstroud":kqt3n75p said:Nope, just one a guy built - I'm trying to locate him to get some more info. His name is Carl and he is on some forums. I thought he would be easy to find, but he isn't.donbarzini":kqt3n75p said:was that a Ceriatone clone you heard?
That did sound good.....He said something about the amp garage...try there.
dstroud":14lwewok said:Yeah, I signed up and was checking out the Amp Garage - problem is I don't know what model Carl had!
Dale B":29q969x1 said:dstroud":29q969x1 said:Yeah, I signed up and was checking out the Amp Garage - problem is I don't know what model Carl had!
Did it have EL34's or 6v6's in the power section?
MARK1970":2rqm6hu8 said:Hey, whats up Josh and Darren. I believe the Carl you are talking about does amp repairs for Tone Merchants. He is in Whittier. I don't know if he has a shop or works out of the house.
MARK1970":3etyk785 said:Hey, whats up Josh and Darren. I believe the Carl you are talking about does amp repairs for Tone Merchants. He is in Whittier. I don't know if he has a shop or works out of the house.
dstroud":xhr48777 said:Nope, just one a guy built - I'm trying to locate him to get some more info. His name is Carl and he is on some forums. I thought he would be easy to find, but he isn't.donbarzini":xhr48777 said:was that a Ceriatone clone you heard?
Bob Savage":2vcz8vyv said:dstroud":2vcz8vyv said:Nope, just one a guy built - I'm trying to locate him to get some more info. His name is Carl and he is on some forums. I thought he would be easy to find, but he isn't.donbarzini":2vcz8vyv said:was that a Ceriatone clone you heard?
If it's the amp I'm thinking of, it was a Ceriatone kit and he replaced the OT and one other thing (forget what it was).
Bob Savage":3lia46t6 said:dstroud":3lia46t6 said:Nope, just one a guy built - I'm trying to locate him to get some more info. His name is Carl and he is on some forums. I thought he would be easy to find, but he isn't.donbarzini":3lia46t6 said:was that a Ceriatone clone you heard?
If it's the amp I'm thinking of, it was a Ceriatone kit and he replaced the OT and one other thing (forget what it was).
Dale B":3r8n79zm said:Bob Savage":3r8n79zm said:dstroud":3r8n79zm said:Nope, just one a guy built - I'm trying to locate him to get some more info. His name is Carl and he is on some forums. I thought he would be easy to find, but he isn't.
If it's the amp I'm thinking of, it was a Ceriatone kit and he replaced the OT and one other thing (forget what it was).
It was probably the Power Transformer.
Bob Savage":32asbal4 said:dstroud":32asbal4 said:Nope, just one a guy built - I'm trying to locate him to get some more info. His name is Carl and he is on some forums. I thought he would be easy to find, but he isn't.donbarzini":32asbal4 said:was that a Ceriatone clone you heard?
If it's the amp I'm thinking of, it was a Ceriatone kit and he replaced the OT and one other thing (forget what it was).
dstroud":14h4x47s said:The Dumble clone was definitely a Ceriatone with different transformers. I thought Carl said he pieced together the Trainwreck - I'll find out for sure!
sah5150":11b4mmr4 said:Why do you say that? The OT is gonna have more impact on tone, no?
Steve
Dale B":2cb22elp said:sah5150":2cb22elp said:Why do you say that? The OT is gonna have more impact on tone, no?
Steve
Most people swap them out if the PT isn't dishing out a B+ between 375 and 390 on the plates of the power tubes. It's more of a power thing. An Express is about a 35 or 36 watt amp. If you increase the B+, you're going to get more power and headroom. Increased headroom will have a direct effect on how the amp behaves and sounds. People want to try to get them as close to the originals as possible.