Probably the wrong forum

[duesentrieb]

for a Trainwreck-ish amp?

I had some spare parts and built this little sucker yesterday, an Express with PPIMV. The idea is to add these kind of sounds to my multi channel amps as channel 2 for the more bluesy stuff.

If you can't stand the kraut accent, skip to 0:55

Thanks for watching, nice sunday

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Monday:

So here is the intermediate "product" - a standard master (PPIMV taken out of the circuitry), which allows to get those sounds at any volume. It is not quite finished (part 3 to follow ), there is still some "stiffness" and some nasty stuff (the d-major in that vid "crunch setting), but I'm sure that I can get rid of that with some further tweaks.

Additionally (having "gain" and "master" pots now) one can have a pure "clean" setting now, which I like.

I'm on a good way, no? What do you think?

Thanks for watching.

Olaf

 

[steve_k]

just threw an amp together yesterday.........

 

[duesentrieb]

ok, I've mounted the trannies already friday evening, Steve.

 

[Joeytpg]

oh man that was fantastic! awesome awesome awesome

 

[duesentrieb]

Thanks Joey. The TS comes in at 2:28 or so (when I've cut the vid). The delay (in front) is always on.

Now I have to see if I can get rid of that PPIMV and get the same results with Loops and such . . .

 

[rupe]

That was really cool
I like what you're doing...not just here but with a lot of your other builds as well. I'm a big fan of Trainwreck style amps...in fact I've had an Express on order form JM for about 8 months now (ETA still 6 months out ).

 

[duesentrieb]

Thanks Rupe.
Will it come with a PPIMV?
If not, thats a really LOUD motherfucker

But fun. Fischer was definitely a genius, simple but awesome designs for sure.

 

[Joeytpg]

which amp where you using doc? the slighty clean breakup tone you got at the beginning is SICK!

 

[rupe]

Thanks Rupe.
Will it come with a PPIMV?
If not, thats a really LOUD motherfucker

But fun. Fischer was definitely a genius, simple but awesome designs for sure.

WHAT DID YOU SAY???

No MV on this one...JM is only building them to Ken's original specs: http://www.trainwreck.com/?page_id=5

 

[duesentrieb]

The small little sucker on top of the vertical 2x12", Joey. I had an older mislabeled LJ chassis and some transformers, so its PTP and visually pretty ugly. It is just a test (in a nice headshell) for something different, you know. Just trying to reproduce this crunch in my multi-channel designs.

 

[duesentrieb]

Thanks Rupe.
Will it come with a PPIMV?
If not, thats a really LOUD motherfucker

But fun. Fischer was definitely a genius, simple but awesome designs for sure.

WHAT DID YOU SAY???

No MV on this one...JM is only building them to Ken's original specs: http://www.trainwreck.com/?page_id=5

It is loud as hell, think full driven PI/poweramp (like a 50s Marshall) with a really hot running pre in front. This thing shakes walls and eats other 50 Watters easily for breakfast

I didn't know that there are still "originals" out there. Cool. Thanks.

 

[Joeytpg]

wow, you definitely have some of that loose clean slightly break up tone in your other amps for sure, but this one sounds a bit different..... more organic, more VINTAGE if you will..... what did you do different ?

 

[Shiny_Surface]

That was fucking awesome Olaf, very enjoyable to watch and hear.

 

[duesentrieb]

That was fucking awesome Olaf, very enjoyable to watch and hear.

Thanks a lot, Shiny.

 

[duesentrieb]

wow, you definitely have some of that loose clean slightly break up tone in your other amps for sure, but this one sounds a bit different..... more organic, more VINTAGE if you will..... what did you do different ?

It is just a test, Joey. I've taken those designs and just built me a base to get the sound I have now in the vid with what I'm normally using (loops, master, ...). So will change it to get the same result. Sounds strange, I know, but thats me - strange

 

[Doubleneck]

That sounds really good, are you changing anything other than just switching from the neck to bridge pickup to achieve the difference in gain?

 

[1big1]

it sounds great olaf. it sounds like the low mids and lows are a bit more prevalent than in your other designs.. even when cleaned up. it has a characteristic "thump" so you feel it coming off the cones. i like that.. other folks may not.. but i try to dial a bit of that into an amp if i can. too much isn't a good thing either.

 

[Joeytpg]

That sounds really good, are you changing anything other than just switching from the neck to bridge pickup to achieve the difference in gain?

i think the neck bucker is split so it sounds more open and of course lower output. the bridge is just normal humbucker with higher output.

 

[duesentrieb]

That sounds really good, are you changing anything other than just switching from the neck to bridge pickup to achieve the difference in gain?

Hi DN, at 2:28 or so the TS is on, not so much for gain, but a bit more treble and attack.
Thanks for watching.

 

[duesentrieb]

it sounds great olaf. it sounds like the low mids and lows are a bit more prevalent than in your other designs.. even when cleaned up. it has a characteristic "thump" so you feel it coming off the cones. i like that.. other folks may not.. but i try to dial a bit of that into an amp if i can. too much isn't a good thing either.

You know my age, Dave. Sharp treble makes my ears bleed. old as I am

The treble pot is at 10 o'clock, so there's a lot of treble room available, another part may be that the big mic is pretty bass heavy. In the room (to me) it sounds "round".

Thanks for watching.