picked up a hammond AO-35

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picked up a hammond AO-35

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What should I make? It runs two 12ax7's, two 6bq5's, and a 5y3.

First thoughts are ac15, 18watt Marshall, Dr. Z Carmen ghea,low powered rocket.
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You can do a Spitfire or a Songwriter, except don't refer to it as a Songwriter. A Ghia started out as a AO-35, so there are a number of good layout options with that platform.
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I have built a few Brown Note Lite IIb amps out of them. Myself and many others liked them.
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Swap out the 5y3 for a 5v4 and build a Superlite TMB.
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Run the first ax7 for the input in parallel and use V2B built up to a Princeton type PI section, then try different tone stacks inbetween!
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It is probable you can add the 3rd 12AX7 you need for many common and popular designs without overtaxing the PT. It's a nice platform.
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Very nice iron.
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Teleguy61 wrote:Very nice iron.
Yes, plenty of iron on those.
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Stevem that put a smile on my face!

I Havnt player an 18watt tmb so that would be interesting. I have a couple 14watt el84 variants I could test out :).
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Stevem that put a smile on my face!

I Havnt player an 18watt tmb so that would be interesting. I have a couple 14watt el84 variants I could test out :).
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