My AC30 build

[pompeiisneaks]

I'm going to be putting in an order from Doug soon for parts for an AC100 I'm repairing, so I'll get a 150, the local shop only had 125 and 175, I'll play with it at both and see how it sounds sometime tomorrow.

Thanks!

~Phil

[pompeiisneaks]

Okay here's the first recording I've done with it.

Its three audio samples in a row, all on top boost channel, cut at maybe 2, bass at 3 and treble at 6

1. With my Epiphone ES330 PRO with P90's at about 3 volume.  its the noisy one.  I don't know why its so bad but I need to get that almost brand new guitar checked out. 
2. With my Gibson SG at the same volume for the clean tone
3. Same SG with volume up at 6-7 here you get the nice crunch but if I just play a bit softer, it gets a bit cleaner. 

I really like the tone of the amp, its got a dark moody deep side, and then of course the jangly higher end,  I'm not 100% sure its totally got the vox tone, but I think some of that also comes from a plate reverb that usually is being played with it.  I still love the tone.  I'm playing with my BOSS GT-10 to get it dialed in as well, but its been a bit tricky getting it to play well with it, (its noisy as hell.)

Thoughts?  I'm thinking this is fine at 175 ohms, and don't know if I even want to back down to the 125 or try out 100 and 150 at this point because it sounds about perfect.  It is still REALLY loud too at just 6-7 and when I put it to 10 the whole house shakes and makes the animals run for their lives :)  I think it qualifes as a real 11 volume! :D 

https://soundcloud.com/pompeiisneaks/voxac30

Edit:  Oh two things I forgot.  1. the sg was out of tune and tuned to a whole step down or D standard, and my noodling wasn't the best, but I wasn't going for more than one take to give an idea ;)

[pompeiisneaks]

Thought I'd post a pic of the finished box, its not the best build, but hey its my first.  The cabinet was my first finger joined box too, so it was a lot of adventure :)

https://www.dropbox.com/s/4nj23lo6c6e7yuh/2015-11-08%2015.28.05.jpg?dl=0

[EL34]

Cool


That is one long amp

[pompeiisneaks]

Yeah I was trying to make sure I could really space out the tubes and give myself room to separate the transformers far from the preamp section etc.  It seems to have paid off, due to very low noise, but man its very long I agree :) (24" in fact)

~Phil