How to NOT! Mod your amp
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ratherdashing
Kablamminator
Re: How to NOT! Mod your amp
LOL. It's funny because I could see that actually happening.
LOL. It's funny because I could see that actually happening.
Fresh_Start
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Re: How to NOT! Mod your amp
It looks hideous and the mad-modder obviously has an over the top hi fi orientation, but you guys missed an important point made above. The owner liked the way it sounded (at least until the mods crapped out).
That gigantic filter cap doghouse made out of a Saab part is the most amazing part to me... or was it the 10 gauge power cord???
Thanks for the laugh!
Chip
It looks hideous and the mad-modder obviously has an over the top hi fi orientation, but you guys missed an important point made above. The owner liked the way it sounded (at least until the mods crapped out).
That gigantic filter cap doghouse made out of a Saab part is the most amazing part to me... or was it the 10 gauge power cord???
Thanks for the laugh!
Chip
Chaos
New member
Re: How to NOT! Mod your amp
As ridiculous as that amp looked, it would take very little to return it to spec.
A handful of filter and coupling caps, some wire and a new power cord. $20.00 in parts and an hour of labor.
As ridiculous as that amp looked, it would take very little to return it to spec.
A handful of filter and coupling caps, some wire and a new power cord. $20.00 in parts and an hour of labor.
rashayritto
Off-Topic Lurker
Re: How to NOT! Mod your amp
that looked pretty insnae. as long as it sounds good, i guess...
that looked pretty insnae. as long as it sounds good, i guess...
Gearjoneser
Gear Ho
Re: How to NOT! Mod your amp
After seeing the amp, I asked myself "who would be the profile who'd do something like that?" And the answer is Walters!!! :chairfall
After seeing the amp, I asked myself "who would be the profile who'd do something like that?" And the answer is Walters!!! :chairfall
Gr8Scott
Wookieologist
Re: How to NOT! Mod your amp
Yep. I'll bet dollars to doughnuts that you could sit this amp next to a bone stock amp of the same model and not be able to hear a positive difference.
Yep. I'll bet dollars to doughnuts that you could sit this amp next to a bone stock amp of the same model and not be able to hear a positive difference.
crusty philtrum
Vintageologist
Re: How to NOT! Mod your amp
I have to ask myself 'why bother?' If you're going to go to so much trouble, why not design and build something from scratch? It seems pointless to me to take an average amp and apply some advanced techniques to something that will always have limitations. Better to take every advanced technique and apply them all in an amp designed from the ground up to contain and take advantage of these ideas. Or at least strip the chasis bare and rework it fully.
I get amps to service or repair, and often they have mods, some of them pretty weird. I ask the owners about it, and they usually say they bought it like that and most of the time the mods don't work anyway, so i always suggest having the amp restored to it's original configuration. Almost always, they agree, and are very happy with the result.
Over-engineering can be helpful sometimes, but there are points beyond which it is unneccesary, impractical and sometimes plain ridiculous. Remote filter caps are just plain dangerous, an accident waiting to happen.
<sigh> if only they could use thier powers for good instead of .........
I have to ask myself 'why bother?' If you're going to go to so much trouble, why not design and build something from scratch? It seems pointless to me to take an average amp and apply some advanced techniques to something that will always have limitations. Better to take every advanced technique and apply them all in an amp designed from the ground up to contain and take advantage of these ideas. Or at least strip the chasis bare and rework it fully.
I get amps to service or repair, and often they have mods, some of them pretty weird. I ask the owners about it, and they usually say they bought it like that and most of the time the mods don't work anyway, so i always suggest having the amp restored to it's original configuration. Almost always, they agree, and are very happy with the result.
Over-engineering can be helpful sometimes, but there are points beyond which it is unneccesary, impractical and sometimes plain ridiculous. Remote filter caps are just plain dangerous, an accident waiting to happen.
<sigh> if only they could use thier powers for good instead of .........
ericmeyer4
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crusty philtrum
Vintageologist
Re: How to NOT! Mod your amp
Hehehehee yeah, that's one word.....one of many i suspect......hehehehee
Hehehehee yeah, that's one word.....one of many i suspect......hehehehee
Empty Pockets
BadHairDayologist
Re: How to NOT! Mod your amp
Everybody knows tone is in the shoelaces.
I used shoelaces to wire up all of my guitars and have replaced most of the circuitry in my 68 bassman with shoelaces. I got the really fat rainbow striped ones for a wider tonal pallette.
Everybody knows tone is in the shoelaces.
I used shoelaces to wire up all of my guitars and have replaced most of the circuitry in my 68 bassman with shoelaces. I got the really fat rainbow striped ones for a wider tonal pallette.
Markk
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C-Martin
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Re: How to NOT! Mod your amp
omfg...... i just watched this like 4 times in a row in complete shock.... that is hilariously insane.... and you know maybe it did sound good after all? i wouldve loved to hear how it sounds! The best part is definitely the power supply and power cord.. the freakin thing is velcro'ed LOL
and i agree that the guy interupting everyone in the back ground is extremely annoying... like hes trying to gets word in every split second of silence cuz he wants to be in the video or something
btw i assume that the 2 thick white wires in the back are to connect to the speakers? lol
omfg...... i just watched this like 4 times in a row in complete shock.... that is hilariously insane.... and you know maybe it did sound good after all? i wouldve loved to hear how it sounds! The best part is definitely the power supply and power cord.. the freakin thing is velcro'ed LOL
and i agree that the guy interupting everyone in the back ground is extremely annoying... like hes trying to gets word in every split second of silence cuz he wants to be in the video or something
btw i assume that the 2 thick white wires in the back are to connect to the speakers? lol
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Vasshu the humanoid typhoon
Unseen
Re: How to NOT! Mod your amp
Looks like some idiot with loads of old HI-FI ideas on his mind, and with no relation to to the real world......
SuperFAIL!
Looks like some idiot with loads of old HI-FI ideas on his mind, and with no relation to to the real world......
SuperFAIL!
Fender_Punk
BerriesAndCreamologist
Re: How to NOT! Mod your amp
THAT IS CRAZY!! At least the victim was only a blues deville!
THAT IS CRAZY!! At least the victim was only a blues deville!
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