Dumbleland for sale

[jelle]

Looks to be SVT transformers in this 300SL. Heyboer makes repros and I have seen those being offered at Fliptops and Mojotone.

I will do a 400W version at some point with vintage 400PS iron. Have fun!! Jelle

[Structo]

$300K for Greenie?

[talbany]

$300K for Greenie?

That's nothing..I know Jimmy Page has had an offer of 1 mil for his 59 and turned it down..

Tony

[LeftyStrat]

In the link I posted, apparently the new owner has been offered 1.3 million for Greenie and turned it down.

[renshen1957]

I agree Tony. KOC in TUT 3 talks about why a 100 watt Marshall sounds different than a 50 watt, but he attributes it to the difference between 2 tubes and 4 tubes, but I think there is more to it that that. I think the bass reproduction is going always be better with a high wattage amp, regardless of the volume.

Here's a 600 watt monster

http://ken-gilbert.com/the-big-ass-guitar-amplifier

Hi,

KOC goes into the difference in detail in TUT 3, (NFB resistor, PSUP Caps, etc). The transconductance of two tubes opposed four tubes (two parallel tubes as a composite tube) was expanded on in TUT 4, the GMX chapter using a single tube for tone and MOSFETS to supply either the tonal changes (of the additional tubes) or the extra power. I remember prior TUT 4 released KOC talked on this in several online forums. I wasn't into Randall bass amps but wondered on the connection when I heard of the 12ax7 tubes (for tone in the power amp) being pushed by solid state.

KOC's point of the chapter was how to get the tone of a higher power amp by using 4 tubes, a switchable NFB, etc, and being able to pull two of the tubes to get the "50W" sound.

As to better bass in a higher Watt power amp, Marshall uses undersized (compared to Hi-Fi) OT in the lower power 50W (read as 35 Watt) amps. Substitute a larger (full bandwidth) transformer such as a Hammond or an Edcor USA, or a Toroidal OT, and bass increases. The "Grandma's Chocolate Amp"and commented on by the Tone-Lizard.com was a 50 watt amp by Marshall that had a larger than normal OT.

I am of the opinion that the power supply Caps value make for the difference, too.

Best regards,

Steve

[LeftyStrat]

Thanks Steve. I need to pick up TUT4. The GMX circuit is certainly intriguing.