Hoffman Amplifiers Tube Amplifier Forum
Amp Stuff => Tube Amp Building - Tweaks - Repairs => Topic started by: Mungo Park on January 04, 2021, 07:59:32 pm
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I was reading this thread, which was posted recently.
https://el34world.com/Forum/index.php?topic=26868.0
Near the bottom DummyLoad, Pete posted a schematic of his design.
https://el34world.com/Forum/index.php?action=dlattach;topic=26868.0;attach=88816
This amp looks very interesting. I would like to know if anybody has built this amp and would care to comment, of course I would love to here from Pete himself.
How does this amp compare to something like the Gibson GA8 as a reference. Is it mainly an amp that plays clean, dirty or a bit of both.
Cheers Ron.
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cool sounding amp. the lo input jack has no grid-leak - we are counting on the guitars volume control for that. bad plan but it works. we didn't use the lo input much, if at all. i'd leave it out.
amp has a LOT of gain on tap, so no clean unless you back off the guitar volume substantially. it was built for a punk rock band, so it can and does get wild and out of control quickly. however, when dialed in it has a very sweet sounding compressed distortion.
have not heard or played through a gibson GA8, so sorry, no comparison information there. the lo input does kind of voice like a valco oahu, but with a fuller sound since we are driving 2 x 10" eminence alnicos and have the 6V6 coupled to an output transformer with a wider bandwidth.
whichever path you choose, good luck with your build.
--pete
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Thanks for taking the time to help me out.
Cheers Ron