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Joined: Apr 02, 2019 Posts: 339 |
Posted on Jan 14 2021 01:44 AM
my tweed deluxe just got a power transformer today. All that's left is a cabinet. Was looking at edcor for something different before learning ClassicTone was shutting down last october. Had to do one more CT instead. Super bummed I won't be able to make more amps with their iron. great company. Last edited: Jan 14, 2021 01:44:59 |
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Joined: Apr 02, 2019 Posts: 339 |
Posted on Jan 18 2021 05:50 PM
added a USA Vibrato I got from a friend, filed the nut down for .011s, added a drop of teflon lubricant to the knife edge of the vibrato and the bottom of the thimbles. this thing is now totally stable with heavy vibrato use.
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Joined: Jun 14, 2012 Posts: 462 Ohio! 
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Posted on Jan 19 2021 09:52 AM
Total bummer about Classic Tone, excellent choice using the Soursound! cosmonaut wrote:
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Joined: Dec 11, 2013 Posts: 2532 Akron, Ohio 
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Posted on Jan 19 2021 10:39 AM
Another Quilter install to my cabinet. Quilter Pro Block 200 and now a Quilter Tone Block 202 plus two Surfy Bear Reverbs for stereo surf.
The Kahuna Kings https://www.facebook.com/pages/The-Kahuna-Kings/459752090818447 https://thekahunakings.bandcamp.com/releases Last edited: Jan 19, 2021 10:44:49 |
Joined: Mar 06, 2006 Posts: 292 seattle, wa 
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Posted on Mar 22 2021 04:39 PM
Just built this up for my bandmate: The body is a warmoth split jazz that I did in stew mac's vintage white. The pickguard I just cut from a standard jm pickguard. The pu's are TV Jones classics. It sounds and plays fantastic. I'm a little jealous. I have a similar jm that's a thinline and I think that this one might sound better (it probably is just different and not mine. . . ) Oh, and those tuners are gotoh staggered vintage style tuners. I really like them and have used them a few times. No need for string trees with them which just takes away another friction point for better tuning stability using a vibrato. —-Eric New music! Also: |
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Joined: Mar 06, 2006 Posts: 292 seattle, wa
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Posted on Mar 22 2021 04:40 PM
That bridge pu looks wonky in that photo, it's fixed. —-Eric New music! Also: |
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Joined: Apr 02, 2019 Posts: 339 |
Posted on Mar 23 2021 09:40 PM
my first time doing a fender style grille cloth with added piping (midway through, here). all came together pretty straight. just need to hit it with a heat gun for a final pass. it's for my 6g2 brown princeton clone. the tolex is sky blue to match my reverb unit. |
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Joined: Apr 02, 2019 Posts: 339 |
Posted on Mar 24 2021 12:30 AM
also, feeling ok with my seams on this tweed clone cabinet I'm covering for my partner. putting vinyl on amp cabinets (the fender way) is my LEAST favorite part of building amps.
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Joined: Apr 02, 2019 Posts: 339 |
Posted on Mar 24 2021 03:10 AM
grill cloth time! Any suggestions?
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Joined: Jun 29, 2018 Posts: 660 |
Posted on Mar 25 2021 02:23 PM
I vote for top right. |
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Posted on Mar 27 2021 01:47 AM
cosmonaut wrote:
Where'd you find all that grill cloth? It looks great! I think I'd also pick top right. |
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Joined: Apr 02, 2019 Posts: 339 |
Posted on Mar 27 2021 03:17 PM
duncanjames wrote:
thanks! most votes on my instagram have been for that too. it's upside down in this photo (whoops!) and has a little more flecks on the other side (looks even better). I'm not a fan of fender type grill cloth, but it's been a huge challenge to find exactly what I want. this is all modern acoustic fabric by guilford of maine. the place i got samples was acoustical solutions. i discovered them when covering absorption panels for concert halls. shipping is CRAZY but the fabric is about $20 per yard and they'll do a 1 yard minimum. the fabrics do stretch in one direction more than the other so application is a little challenging. they print diffusion specs in the fabric literature, I believe, if you need as little attenuation/coloration as possible. Last edited: Mar 27, 2021 15:29:59 |
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Joined: Apr 02, 2019 Posts: 339 |
Posted on Mar 27 2021 03:26 PM
the princeton head cabinet is finished. will get two matching speaker cabinets. both tilt-back capable. it's a lovely sonic blue tolex color that I can't capture in photos very well. I love the ampeg style handles and put them on everything.
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Joined: Apr 02, 2019 Posts: 339 |
Posted on Apr 07 2021 01:29 PM
finally fired up the tweed deluxe. interesting little amp. everything in spec and biased well. the bass flub is a bit much, so now for a sprinkling of modifications. something higher gain but reversible, tighter low end, and maybe some flavors of NFB.
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Joined: Jul 31, 2012 Posts: 4052 Nashville, TN.
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Posted on Apr 07 2021 02:30 PM
Nice Deluxe build. https://robrobinette.com/5e3_Modifications.htm#Edge_Deluxe_Mods Cheers, http://www.facebook.com/CrazyAcesMusic |
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Joined: Apr 02, 2019 Posts: 339 |
Posted on Apr 07 2021 03:01 PM
CrazyAces wrote:
thanks Jeff. Rob's page is in my bookmarks and that's one modification i had planned. I always build to stock, then mod what I don't like (which usually isn't much). Deluxes are a dime a dozen, but they're also very easy. I am slowly building a capacitor test box so I can tune amps much more quickly to go with an old resistor decade box as well. |
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Joined: Apr 02, 2019 Posts: 339 |
Posted on Apr 18 2021 03:05 PM
hand cut two turretboards for a 6G4 Fender Super and drilled out all the holes. Waiting on a new batch of turrets to stake in. initially I wanted a 6g4-A, but instead I went with the 6g4. I've never played either, so we'll see what happens.
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Joined: Oct 31, 2018 Posts: 224 Indiana
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Posted on Jun 01 2021 10:08 PM
I’ve been working on this build for a bit, almost ready to start sanding the clear. |
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Joined: Oct 31, 2018 Posts: 224 Indiana
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Posted on Aug 03 2021 02:42 PM
Here is version 2 of the Partsmaster shown above. |
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Joined: Mar 06, 2006 Posts: 292 seattle, wa
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Posted on Aug 03 2021 08:31 PM
Nice! I see you have the pu switch closer to the strings. Do you prefer it there? —-Eric New music! Also: |
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