Combo Amp Mods

[Coltron]

I have a 15 watt PEavey Rage 158 that's sitting around so i thought i'd like to modify it. So does anybody know of any mods i could do or a site that has this sort of thing on it? BTW im talking about doing electronics mods not cosmetic changes.

 

[kmcguitars]

Re: Combo Amp Mods

I have a 15 watt PEavey Rage 158 that's sitting around so i thought i'd like to modify it. So does anybody know of any mods i could do or a site that has this sort of thing on it? BTW im talking about doing electronics mods not cosmetic changes.

In general Solid state amps don't have many mod options.

 

[Vasshu the humanoid typhoon]

Re: Combo Amp Mods

You can change the clip section, change OP-Amps to some with same connections on the legs, change the cap values and resistor value, Solid state are just as mod able as tubes
Pop open the amp and take a look.

 

[Coltron]

Re: Combo Amp Mods

What would change the sound more? lowering some resistance in in resistors or swapping out some capacitators?

 

[ES350]

Re: Combo Amp Mods

While it is true that someone could do some mods to this amp, if you have little or no experience in this sort of thing, I would not recommend trying it yourself. There aren't a whole lot of mods for Peaveys out there (except the Classic stuff), schematics are a little hard to come by, working with modern PCB construction requires a light touch, and you might just electrocute yourself.

 

[Coltron]

Re: Combo Amp Mods

I shouldn't electrocute myself if its unplugged

 

[Mephis]

Re: Combo Amp Mods

I shouldn't electrocute myself if its unplugged

You can.

Some solid state systems retain some juice, enough to kill you actually.


You need to power down while holding a chord I believe, to make sure it drains.
Have someone else chime in tho.

 

[Lewguitar]

Re: Combo Amp Mods

IMO, the only mod you should seriously consider is perhaps installing a great speaker. What size speaker is in your amp now?

A great speaker can make a dramatic improvement in tone.

Nice thing about a replacement speaker is if you decide to sell the amp you can put the old speaker back in and keep the replacement for another amp.

 

[Coltron]

Re: Combo Amp Mods

its only an 8'' speaker soi'd imagine it would benefiet from a more bassy speaker. but i was just trying to gain some electronics experience for school. i'm thinking that if i increased the resistance a bit in the preamp stage, I could get rid of a bit of treble and get a smoother sound out of it.

 

[flank]

Re: Combo Amp Mods

just not worth it in my opinion. I find it much more difficult to work with PCB stuff