Just what we need........another 183 build in progress

[ampdork]

Wow I am usually put off by purple amps...now i guess I had never seen one purple enough ...for some reason I like that one... Nice.

[TheHandsomeOrk]

Same.
I find it's good to check after a couple of hours burn in as they can drift a little, new tubes more so.

I just checked my three 12AX7s on my VTV tester.

One is higher gain than the other two but the triodes are not as well DC balanced, so that goes in V1.

One of the remaining two is well balanced, best of the three, maybe 1VDC between triodes, that is going in the PI.

The third one is not that badly balanced, not as good as the PI tube but better than the V1 tube and that is going in V2.

Gain numbers in each pair of triodes are pretty close except the V2 tube, which is not as close as the other two.

I'm curious how others would do their selection.

[dcribbs1412]

Congrats on a great looking build ToneMerc
cab looks cool...is there a matching speaker cab?

Darin

[ToneMerc]

Congrats on a great looking build ToneMerc
cab looks cool...is there a matching speaker cab?

Darin

Unfortunately not, I could only find enough suede in that shade of purple to cover the head.

TM

[Fischerman]

I just checked my three 12AX7s on my VTV tester.

One is higher gain than the other two but the triodes are not as well DC balanced, so that goes in V1.

One of the remaining two is well balanced, best of the three, maybe 1VDC between triodes, that is going in the PI.

The third one is not that badly balanced, not as good as the PI tube but better than the V1 tube and that is going in V2.

Gain numbers in each pair of triodes are pretty close except the V2 tube, which is not as close as the other two.

I'm curious how others would do their selection.

I'd do it purely by ear and as 'blind' as I could possibly make it.

[qtone]

Very nice Mike! Glad the cabinet worked out.

Thank you again..........I have more suede you know

Hello how much is needed to cover a 2 12 oval back cab with a head shell to boot ?

Can you send me pics of this suede ie without flash with flash..?
I am in stages of next build and so its either black or purple or maybe brown at this point.....


I might just have you send some to my builder when the time comes if needed...

greenfarm@cableone.net
thanks Ron

[qtone]

http://www.decorativefabricsdirect.com/ ... e=&Search=


I found these tonight in my search 24 dollars per yard...
me thinks this color is grape.....

cheers

[ToneMerc]

Very nice Mike! Glad the cabinet worked out.

Thank you again..........I have more suede you know

Hello how much is needed to cover a 2 12 oval back cab with a head shell to boot ?

Can you send me pics of this suede ie without flash with flash..?
I am in stages of next build and so its either black or purple or maybe brown at this point.....


I might just have you send some to my builder when the time comes if needed...

greenfarm@cableone.net
thanks Ron

Ron, I sent Taylor that grape suede for my cab. I would suggest that before you buy any, see if you can get a swatch from the seller. I sent him 14.5 sq ft hide for the head cab and he used nearly all of it.

Mike

[amplifiednation]

1 hide for a shell, probably three or four for a 212. Its not usually square like tolex so sometimes its tough to cut the right size piece without wasting some.

Most places will send you samples free. I can get more of that grape purple I have a swatch that is almost identical to the stuff TM sent me. I would really only want to sell it to you glued to a cab though. There ain't no money in suede