Hoffman Amplifiers Tube Amplifier Forum
Amp Stuff => Tube Amp Building - Tweaks - Repairs => Topic started by: Vdelli on March 31, 2017, 01:27:07 am
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Hi folks,
I'm very happy with my Matchless Lightning Reverb build, I love the clean tone and also how it sound if it is pushed by pedals. You can really rock with this amp, but there could be more power when I set the amp clean an do all the drive sounds with my pedals.
So I want to build an other one. I was thinking about to use cathode biased EL34/Kt66 or something like that. I also want to build the divided by 13 FTR 37 click channel with a 5879 tube as separate channel instead of the Reverb. This could be a nice combination.
First I thought I easily use the power section of the Clubman oder Chieftain, but I read in an other thread that this schematic eats the tube for lunch.
Does somebody build something like that already?
With best regards
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the Clubman
I built a Plexi- style pre and used a clubman pa. Works very well, good sound.
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Hi shooter,
Thanks! What can you say about the Power? Would it be loud enough for club gigs? And what's about the lifespan?
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What can you say about the Power? Would it be loud enough for club gigs? And what's about the lifespan?
Mine is running 25W into a 2X12, the guitar guys that test drove it thought it 40W and said it would work in most small venues. I'm running the 34s at about 90% pdiss, I'd put lifespan at a year easy for a weekender.
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Thank you shooter! That's sounds quite good to me. The amp would be used 3 times per week, could be ok.