don't use pedals very much but found a gizmo that gives me sweet tube tone/overdrive

Re: don't use pedals very much but found a gizmo that gives me sweet tube tone/overdr

very cool and 1M makes a lot more sense. seems like a kickass little unit
 
Re: don't use pedals very much but found a gizmo that gives me sweet tube tone/overdr

Clips or bust!

Made about twenty clips and none o them sound like the darn sound I git from it hooked up to the amp. Don't know much about recording stuff been using my iPhone, it says it's MP3 but doesn't sound like the real thing.
 
Re: don't use pedals very much but found a gizmo that gives me sweet tube tone/overdr

Yeah unfortunately an iPhone recording MP3's is a long ways away
 
Re: don't use pedals very much but found a gizmo that gives me sweet tube tone/overdr

A 50w hybrid amp that you can stick in your jacket pocket -
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Re: don't use pedals very much but found a gizmo that gives me sweet tube tone/overdr

Frankenstein amp has come to life - reverb pedal - 12AX7 preamp ( adjustable vol/B+) - BBE 422a Sonic maximizer - 50 watt SS power amp - Celestion G10 Vintage 60W speaker in a baffled cabinet to improve bass - - -
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Re: don't use pedals very much but found a gizmo that gives me sweet tube tone/overdr

why the sonic maximizer?
 
Re: don't use pedals very much but found a gizmo that gives me sweet tube tone/overdr

why the sonic maximizer?

It was sitting around and it does a nice job for tone control albeit bulky it will ultimately serve as the mounting Chassis for the preamp amp and power supplies. The other thing that is very difficult to quantify is that for some reason like the sound that it produces.
 
Re: don't use pedals very much but found a gizmo that gives me sweet tube tone/overdr

Been playing with B+ voltage adjustment and getting some outrageous overdrive and killer distortion from this contraption. Worried a bit, can the tube or capacitors be damaged by running B+ up and down?
 
Re: don't use pedals very much but found a gizmo that gives me sweet tube tone/overdr

Shouldn't as long as you don't go over the voltage rating of the caps.
 
Re: don't use pedals very much but found a gizmo that gives me sweet tube tone/overdr

Frankenamp with a new head (on loan from a curious person) - Same 12AX7 preamp - Quilter thru effects loop - Celestion G10 Vintage 60W speaker in a baffled cabinet to improve bass"
Dramatic improvement in every aspect, don't even miss the reverb. Quilter hybrid, sounds great! (little screw driver to adjust gain and B+ on preamp)
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Re: don't use pedals very much but found a gizmo that gives me sweet tube tone/overdr

starved plate tube = tube placebo effect

If you can hear something nice, good for you.
 
Re: don't use pedals very much but found a gizmo that gives me sweet tube tone/overdr

starved plate tube = tube placebo effect

If you can hear something nice, good for you.
I thought that it has been established that this particular preamp is not a starved plate design.

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Re: don't use pedals very much but found a gizmo that gives me sweet tube tone/overdr

it is not starved plate, b+ is adjustable from 100v-250v.
 
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