kidsmoke
December 10th, 2012, 10:24 AM
Happy Birthday to me.
I won't go into detail, since most of you spent at least a few moments reading about, and coveting, this very same amp. (http://http://www.thefret.net/showthread.php/20868-Hand-built-5F1-Tweed-Champ)
I've really been on a tone quest, and determined that I'm fine on guitars, I need to learn more about the tonal palette that amps provide. Like many of you I assume, I've spent an embarrassing amount of time reading and watching youtube demos on various things, bought a little here and there, and keep wanting.
So when Vood posted this little tweed beauty, representing a classic, benchmark tone, and of course, his workmanship, all in a small, and eminently maintainable package, I couldn't pass it up.
I'm not the least bit disappointed. With both humbuckers and singles, I'm finding a lot to love. Using the volume knobs on my guitars more than I ever have, and I'm THRILLED to say that my fear that this would simply not work well with buckers was baseless. It does break up early with them, and dimed (er....dozened) it does get a bit flubby on the bottom end with them, but hanging in around midway on the volume is fantastic, OR what I find I'm doing is having the amp volume at 4-5, and diming the guitar starts to drive it, or using the Klone (DVM's 1st generation centaur clone) gives it a great driven sound.
There isn't alot beyond that. No tone controls, or anything of the sort. It sounds and feels very honest. I feel as though I'm hearing the guitar, plane and simple, and as a student, I think this is a great place to hang out for a while, and not hide behind control knobs. It's up to me and my fingers, with maybe a dirt pedal here and there, to get the sounds I want.
Love it.
One possibility to addressing the "flub" at higher volumes, I've learned, is to substitute a solid state rectifier in place of the 5Y3GT tube. This supposedly "tightens" the bass, and was one fundamental change that Marshall implemented when adapting Fender circuits. Thoughts or comments on that?
the above referenced thread has lots of photos, so I'll simply reshare one for now, to refresh your memory.
And as always, DVM, as a vendor, has been peerless. Cheers, buddy.
Sellers photos....
http://i93.photobucket.com/albums/l58/tiokimo/Champlifier/Champlifier_top_angled.jpg
http://i93.photobucket.com/albums/l58/tiokimo/Champlifier/Champlifier_back.jpg
I won't go into detail, since most of you spent at least a few moments reading about, and coveting, this very same amp. (http://http://www.thefret.net/showthread.php/20868-Hand-built-5F1-Tweed-Champ)
I've really been on a tone quest, and determined that I'm fine on guitars, I need to learn more about the tonal palette that amps provide. Like many of you I assume, I've spent an embarrassing amount of time reading and watching youtube demos on various things, bought a little here and there, and keep wanting.
So when Vood posted this little tweed beauty, representing a classic, benchmark tone, and of course, his workmanship, all in a small, and eminently maintainable package, I couldn't pass it up.
I'm not the least bit disappointed. With both humbuckers and singles, I'm finding a lot to love. Using the volume knobs on my guitars more than I ever have, and I'm THRILLED to say that my fear that this would simply not work well with buckers was baseless. It does break up early with them, and dimed (er....dozened) it does get a bit flubby on the bottom end with them, but hanging in around midway on the volume is fantastic, OR what I find I'm doing is having the amp volume at 4-5, and diming the guitar starts to drive it, or using the Klone (DVM's 1st generation centaur clone) gives it a great driven sound.
There isn't alot beyond that. No tone controls, or anything of the sort. It sounds and feels very honest. I feel as though I'm hearing the guitar, plane and simple, and as a student, I think this is a great place to hang out for a while, and not hide behind control knobs. It's up to me and my fingers, with maybe a dirt pedal here and there, to get the sounds I want.
Love it.
One possibility to addressing the "flub" at higher volumes, I've learned, is to substitute a solid state rectifier in place of the 5Y3GT tube. This supposedly "tightens" the bass, and was one fundamental change that Marshall implemented when adapting Fender circuits. Thoughts or comments on that?
the above referenced thread has lots of photos, so I'll simply reshare one for now, to refresh your memory.
And as always, DVM, as a vendor, has been peerless. Cheers, buddy.
Sellers photos....
http://i93.photobucket.com/albums/l58/tiokimo/Champlifier/Champlifier_top_angled.jpg
http://i93.photobucket.com/albums/l58/tiokimo/Champlifier/Champlifier_back.jpg