Ready to start new build, It's a Liverpool clone.....x3?????

[jeff12]

Beverly in cabinet and faceplate fitted. I still have to wood burn the lettering and a bulldog picture on the front. Stamped the name and year on the chassis. Also labeled the back of the amp. Amp is burning in nicely.

[jeff12]

Bulldog is done This amp is now finished, had a bad solder joint to find today but that is fixed. (why is it problems only show up when you demo the amp to the owner?) Chassis bolts and feet were the final items to complete the build. This amp sounds wonderful after the fix. Nice and clean(not quite as clean as the Rocket) to heavily compressed distortion with a wide variety of tone options depending on how the controls are set. Installed some good preamp tubes while looking for problem and it really helped the tone and gain of the amp. So far VVR working fine, it may add a little noise to the amp but it is so slight it is not a problem. Amp has some hiss also but with the gain of the amp I expected some. Used an A/B box today to compare Leah and Beverly and they do sound slightly different. Beverly has a little harder edge (more rock) tone, while Leah is a slight bit mellower (more of a bluesy tone) according to a friend who played them also today.

[jeff12]

Beverly has left tonight to live in her new home. Not really a bad thing, her new owner had the biggest smile on his face I have ever seen. She will come back to visit when the third amp is done for comparison tests.
One more Very Happy Trainwreck clone owner in the world tonight.

[Reeltarded]

I'll bet! Everyone but me has a beautiful amp.. well, me and you.. because you keep sending them away! I love that one!

[jeff12]

I'll bet! Everyone but me has a beautiful amp.. well, me and you.. because you keep sending them away! I love that one!

She did turn out very nice and it was hard to part with her. But now I have room for one more amp.... I admit I am an ampaholic and I can't stop.

[Reeltarded]

Yes you can, it's me with the monkey! Ook! Shut up, monkey!

My thing is that I keep building the same one over, and over, and over. New amp every day of the week.. same amp though.

[jeff12]

Yes you can, it's me with the monkey! Ook! Shut up, monkey!

My thing is that I keep building the same one over, and over, and over. New amp every day of the week.. same amp though.

No no my problem is much worse. Same day different amp,different amp, different amp, different amp....

[Reeltarded]

Oh yeah, we have the same problem, trust me. heh

[jeff12]

Oh yeah, we have the same problem, trust me. heh

Maybe we could start a support group??? Set up council centers for the amp obsessed? You know somewhere you could go and hang out with other amp junkies, play music and learn to control your obsession. Oh wait
I think we already have these. Sounds like mine, and my friends home studio's. And the clubs we play at. Wonder if we could get a goverment grant to fund these???

[jeff12]

Got a start on head cabinets for Leah and Betty tonight. Had more tiger cherry than I thought. Enough to make both cabinets, that made my day.

[jeff12]

Leah is glued and Clamped.

[Reeltarded]

What the heck? Did you take over a pirate ship?

Arrrrgh.. matey.. and such.

[jeff12]

What the heck? Did you take over a pirate ship?

Arrrrgh.. matey.. and such.

Hoist the main sail, were off to new adventures....

[jeff12]

Smooth sailing so far, the clamps are off. Just have to make the picture frame front and round the edges.

[jeff12]

Don't ask me why, I just liked this picture. Picture frame edge is glued.