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TVTheWiredTurtle wrote:
I produce a single channel amp with switchable modes, based on the famous vintage fender 6G6-B blonde 1963 Bassman. Imagine cutting off the "Bass" side of the bassman amp, an amp originally created for the electric bass guitar. We know the story so why hang onto the "bass" side of it.
The Blondeshell '63 is the normal side of a bassman, and I've added a simple tube spring reverb to add ambiance to the dimensional sound of the historic 6G6-B tone. (if you want your "Surf" verb you can have that too with my F-Bomb reverb tank) In addition there is a switch that gives you
the choice of "F-hole" or "Plank". The F-hole mode is leaner, with a bit less gain for use with Big Hollow or Semi-hollow body guitars with filtertrons or humbuckers, and for guys that like putting a space echo or preamplifier between their guitar and amp. The Plank mode is a fatter version of the standard normal channel and its slightly added beef is perfect for solid body slingers and lovers of big bobbin single coil instruments. The Blondeshell 63' also has an external bias adjust and bias test points for you change your power tubes whenever you want from the spec'd Tungsol 5881 small bottle pwr tube, to the brawnier 6L6GC STR or 7581 power tube. No need for an amp tech, just a digi multimeter and screwdriver and you can get swap happy.
The amp was designed for me, to give me all the things I wish my original 63' bassman had. It was born on the stage, where I gig weekly with my band and is a faithful, rugged amp I can depend on. My original bassman has been retired after nearly 20 yrs of faithful service, although it is still played daily and used to test every Brain preamp pedal I make. more info available on my website here:
http://thenocturnebrain.com/blonde.htma second facade is available as well as a 1x15 combo version
http://www.thenocturnebrain.com
https://www.facebook.com/pages/Nocturne-Brain-Preamp-Zombies/240721872969
Last edited: Oct 12, 2015 14:40:37
