18watt plexi

mark enger · Post by **mark enger** » Mon Jun 03, 2013 4:40 am

Here's my 18watt plexi, I used a blues jr pt and a newsenser fender ot 8.4k with a 16 ohm only output tap these are pretty sweet ots @ a great price like 20$, and orange drops its a pretty fiery little amp, its very loud and i think the orange drops give it a little different tone than the yellow tubular caps i usually use in my 18watters, Im getting a little hiss out of the treble pot when cranked not real bad, other than that it pretty quiet at idle. mark

sepulchre · Post by **sepulchre** » Mon Jun 03, 2013 6:47 am

Nice clean look & wiring. I like the black chassis.

Bob S · Post by **Bob S** » Mon Jun 03, 2013 11:32 pm

Good looking build Mark.
I keep meaning to build an 18 watter.
But the devil keeps sayin "bigger"
Well done. Bet it sounds good too.

mark enger · Post by **mark enger** » Tue Jun 04, 2013 12:26 am

Thanks bob, Bigger than a 18 watt marshall, you do need to build one.

M Fowler · Post by **M Fowler** » Tue Jun 04, 2013 3:16 pm

Mark good looking build.

Recently I built the 18w JCM800 EL84's and also in 2008 or so I build an 18w Plexi EL84's but I think I prefer to use a 6V6 power section, which do you prefer EL84's or 6V6?

Mark

mark enger · Post by **mark enger** » Wed Jun 05, 2013 4:20 am

I like the el84, 6v6 in most of my amps seem mushy to me, I have also used el34 and kt66 in this amp, with great results. mark

Blackburn · Post by **Blackburn** » Wed Jun 05, 2013 8:33 pm

Nice build, Mark!

Can't wait to see what mods you do to the washing machine!

M Fowler · Post by **M Fowler** » Wed Jun 05, 2013 9:31 pm

I thought Mark's washing machine was part his Rush Tribute band tour.

Post by **Colossal** » Wed Jun 05, 2013 11:13 pm

M Fowler wrote:I thought Mark's washing machine was part his Rush Tribute band tour.

Hahah, very nice! Geddy knows tone is in the washing machine

M Fowler · Post by **M Fowler** » Thu Jun 06, 2013 12:10 am

Colossal wrote:
M Fowler wrote:I thought Mark's washing machine was part his Rush Tribute band tour.
Hahah, very nice! Geddy knows tone is in the washing machine

I'm sure Geddy was using the washing machine spin cycle for his keyboard rotary speaker emulator.

Mark

mark enger · Post by **mark enger** » Thu Jun 06, 2013 12:34 am

Washer no it's a amp tester

Blackburn · Post by **Blackburn** » Thu Jun 06, 2013 12:50 am

mark enger wrote:Washer no it's a amp tester

I knew that was part of your work bench...

M Fowler · Post by **M Fowler** » Thu Jun 06, 2013 3:23 am

Blackburn wrote:
mark enger wrote:Washer no it's a amp tester
I knew that was part of your work bench...

Oh yeah I've heard of those Whirlpool amp testers, nice.

cbass · Post by **cbass** » Thu Jun 06, 2013 3:30 am

mark enger wrote:I like the el84, 6v6 in most of my amps seem mushy to me, I have also used el34 and kt66 in this amp, with great results. mark

I find 6v6's to get mushy with high gain amps.Pumping the voltage up to around 450 seems to help.Yes they can handle IT just drop the bias to around 60% OR SO

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