New Build (Almost) Finished

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Ripthorn
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New Build (Almost) Finished

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Hi guys, thanks to all the help from the fine members here, my first build is (almost) finished. All that is left is wiring and installing the impedance selection switch. It is a submini amp using two 6021's and one 6111 for the preamp and two 5902's for the power amp section. It has a single triode boost (the gain knob for the boost is labelled eleven, for when I need that extra little push :lol: ) and clean/dirty channels, each of which can be selected on the front panel or via footswitch. Each channel has its own tonestack that can be bypassed. It also has presence, master volume and what I call a fat switch. It is nothing like most other amps' fat switches, it is a dual opamp based low frequency boost. It can be bypassed as well, to maintain an all tube signal path.

Here are some pictures of it in the cab (though the cab isn't put together, just a mockup). The cab is mahogany with flame maple and cherry accents. The chassis isn't perfect because I made that too. Cab still needs to be waxed, but that comes after it is all put together. Sound clips will come a little later. It goes from nice and clean to really super gainy (somewhere along mesa lines).

Again, thanks to all of you who have answered my questions. They have all been related to this project, but rest assured those answers will help on future builds.

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M Fowler
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Re: New Build (Almost) Finished

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That will be one great looking amp when you finish her up. I remember you talking about this amp a while back, should be fun.

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drhulsey
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Re: New Build (Almost) Finished

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Very Nice :!: 8)
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