inbound #183 type ODS build??...what have I got?

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jamest363@icloud.com
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inbound #183 type ODS build??...what have I got?

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Hi all,

First post so please be gentle with me:)

I have just bought a used amp which was built by an amp tech in the UK about 5 years ago. I believe it's built using the Dumble 183# as a guideline using ceriatone schematic but was built custom for a customer. Really interested as to what it is, I believe it has the Skyliner EQ but non-HRM but I could be very wrong??!

Anyway, I will be putting this into a 1x12 combo and not sure which speaker yet but probably celestion 65, would love to know if there was anything I could buy to upgrade or any suggested improvements, I'm abroad for the next few weeks but excited to get home and play it.

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Rock! At a glance.. hmm.. it looks like it should work pretty well! See what your ears have to say before planning anything. It looks nice.
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Awesome thanks! I'm definitely not gonna do anything for a while but just wondering if there were any obvious things missing or could use upgrading. I think it doesn't have a FET but has a mid boost on both channels, also Hammond Iron. I will probably buy something to help out the passive loop, maybe the Fuchs Verbrator unless there's anything else that gets recommended. I always like the TAD 6l6 so will get a pair and I have a bundle of NOS 12ax7.
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It's built nice, only thing to check as it is not very clear from pics:
heater wiring at the 3 preamp tubes. Make sure they dont touch any other wires that are connected to the tubepin lugs. If so, it's a recipe to have a bad tone.
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Greetings! Clearly not an HRM, and there is no FET booster. Better pictures and perhaps component values would be needed to see exactly what flavor it is. I can feel my knuckles burning looking at those bias test jacks /:^\
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