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Amp Stuff => Tube Amp Building - Tweaks - Repairs => Topic started by: TubeGeek on July 20, 2011, 05:52:31 pm

Title: This week's little goodie...Garnet Stinger
Post by: TubeGeek on July 20, 2011, 05:52:31 pm

This little amp came to me this week for servicing.  The 6AN8A is very microphonic...will be replaced.

Other than that it seems to be fully operational.  I will install a 3 prong ac cord and maybe replace the electrolytic multi can cap and that's about it.

Interesting little beast...it was designed to be a bass amp originally.  The stinger circuit is where it gets fun and unique.  I think it sounds like a fuzzface with a bias control so you can dial in the compressed, almost gated type fuzz.  It's quiet when full gain is on if you don't play anything, no hiss and no hum at all and then as soon as you play... it's full on fuzz.  Pretty neat!

Thought I'd share more Canadian amp porn. :headbang:

I haven't been able to find a schematic.

Title: Re: This week's little goodie...Garnet Stinger
Post by: jjasilli on July 20, 2011, 07:25:33 pm

You could build another whole amp in there!   :icon_biggrin:

Title: Re: This week's little goodie...Garnet Stinger
Post by: DummyLoad on July 20, 2011, 08:00:47 pm

such a simple looking build - reverse engineer it.

cool find.  :icon_biggrin:

Title: Re: This week's little goodie...Garnet Stinger
Post by: Ritchie200 on July 20, 2011, 10:47:20 pm

Hey TG,

Try this, it might give you a place to start.

http://elektrotanya.com/garnet_pro_bass_190_stinger_fuzz_pre_schematic.pdf/download.html (http://elektrotanya.com/garnet_pro_bass_190_stinger_fuzz_pre_schematic.pdf/download.html)

Jim

Title: Re: This week's little goodie...Garnet Stinger
Post by: Tone Junkie on July 20, 2011, 11:32:06 pm

Cool I love amp porn, very unique looking

Title: Re: This week's little goodie...Garnet Stinger
Post by: TubeGeek on July 21, 2011, 01:01:49 am

Quote from: Ritchie200 on July 20, 2011, 10:47:20 pm

Hey TG,

Try this, it might give you a place to start.

http://elektrotanya.com/garnet_pro_bass_190_stinger_fuzz_pre_schematic.pdf/download.html (http://elektrotanya.com/garnet_pro_bass_190_stinger_fuzz_pre_schematic.pdf/download.html)

Jim

Right on!  Thanks a bunch.

Title: Re: This week's little goodie...Garnet Stinger
Post by: Boots Deville on July 21, 2011, 07:44:30 am

Maybe Doug just added this, because it's at the bottom of the Garnet list, but here's a "local" copy:
http://www.el34world.com/charts/Schematics/files/garnet/Garnet_Stinger.pdf (http://www.el34world.com/charts/Schematics/files/garnet/Garnet_Stinger.pdf)