I'm Currently Working On Building A Turret Board For My 73 Marshall

[Corbic]

Re: I'm Currently Working On Building A Turret Board For My 73 Marshall

Sounds cool John, good luck with it!

 

[shredaholic]

Re: I'm Currently Working On Building A Turret Board For My 73 Marshall

It doesn't still have the original mustard caps...The Sozos sure look like Mallory 150Ms? Same cap makeup maybe?

Yeah, I think they're the same type of capacitor. They're made a bit differently (different size, and maybe dialectric too?), I can't remember exactly how, but all that matters is the sound - and they do sound distinctly different to the Mallories. The Mallory caps seem to have a bit more mid-spike, while the Sozo Mustard+ caps are smoother and voice the amp closer to the voicings of the vintage Marshalls. I'd say they're definately worth paying a bit extra for over Mallory caps.

The new 'handmade' Sozos are fantastic, they sound better than original Mustards (exactly the same voicing, but more harmonics and touch sensetivity etc) but at the current cost, you'd have to be quite obsessive to go for them in your PTP board.

 

[STRATDELUXER97]

Re: I'm Currently Working On Building A Turret Board For My 73 Marshall

Yeah, I think they're the same type of capacitor. They're made a bit differently (different size, and maybe dialectric too?), I can't remember exactly how, but all that matters is the sound - and they do sound distinctly different to the Mallories. The Mallory caps seem to have a bit more mid-spike, while the Sozo Mustard+ caps are smoother and voice the amp closer to the voicings of the vintage Marshalls. I'd say they're definately worth paying a bit extra for over Mallory caps.

The new 'handmade' Sozos are fantastic, they sound better than original Mustards (exactly the same voicing, but more harmonics and touch sensetivity etc) but at the current cost, you'd have to be quite obsessive to go for them in your PTP board.

Maybe I'd like to pay the $20 or so for the std Sozos? Where are you getting them and are they like $2 a cap roughly,cause I think I've seen them?

 

[kmcguitars]

Re: I'm Currently Working On Building A Turret Board For My 73 Marshall

Maybe I'd like to pay the $20 or so for the std Sozos? Where are you getting them and are they like $2 a cap roughly,cause I think I've seen them?

Metroamps has em' or you can go right to the source.http://www.sozoamplification.com/ I've been toying with the idea of putting Sozo in. Everybody is raving about them. But I just put new Mallory's on this board,So I'm of the mentality`If it at broke?... Don't fix it' Once I get the amp up running I'll start entertaining the Idea.:smack:

 

[WhoFan]

Re: I'm Currently Working On Building A Turret Board For My 73 Marshall

Well....I'm not just changing it for the hell of it Chris! Tired of having to remove all the pots and lift the board up to work on the board....Plus the more you solder and unsolder,the more you risk having crappy connections between components because you burn the traces...I'm keeping this amp,so I've been wanting to do this for several years..Finally getting around to it..

I had to lift the entire board and get underneath the damn thing just to solder in 2 new 10 MFD bias caps....:smack:

ya i could see your point..... All this Marshall talk is making me want my 800 head fixed up and cherried out rather baddly...

 

[STRATDELUXER97]

Re: I'm Currently Working On Building A Turret Board For My 73 Marshall

I ordered the Sozo caps right from the main website....I got about $30 into the main coupling caps...Didn't break the bank...

 

[shredaholic]

Re: I'm Currently Working On Building A Turret Board For My 73 Marshall

Maybe I'd like to pay the $20 or so for the std Sozos? Where are you getting them and are they like $2 a cap roughly,cause I think I've seen them?

When I put a PTP board in my Marshall I ordered from Metroamp and it was equipped with Mallory 150's (they didn't have Sozos at that time). I later changed the caps to Sozos by ordering from the main Sozo site, and I've been pleased with the sound so if I need any caps for any mod projects or tweaking, I order Sozos from Metroamp along with the other parts I need for the project.

 

[tone4days]

Re: I'm Currently Working On Building A Turret Board For My 73 Marshall

best of luck john ... hope its fun for ya ... i'm sure it'll come out sweet!

cheers
t4d

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[STRATDELUXER97]

Re: I'm Currently Working On Building A Turret Board For My 73 Marshall

best of luck john ... hope its fun for ya ... i'm sure it'll come out sweet!

cheers
t4d

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Thanks buddy....Appreciate that!

 

[Quencho092]

Re: I'm Currently Working On Building A Turret Board For My 73 Marshall

how would these sound in a fender?

 

[STRATDELUXER97]

Re: I'm Currently Working On Building A Turret Board For My 73 Marshall

how would these sound in a fender?

Don't know? They're being touted as Marshall mustard cap replacement clones...They're called Sozo Clones...

 

[shredaholic]

Re: I'm Currently Working On Building A Turret Board For My 73 Marshall

John (guy who owns Sozo) is apparently working on exact replicas of the caps used in old Fender amps (blue molded ones or something?). They might be better suited for a Fender circuit when they are released.

 

[STRATDELUXER97]

Re: I'm Currently Working On Building A Turret Board For My 73 Marshall

John (guy who owns Sozo) is apparently working on exact replicas of the caps used in old Fender amps (blue molded ones or something?). They might be better suited for a Fender circuit when they are released.

Oh very cool....I see another project in the future maybe for my BF Fender stuff.....:laugh2: