This week's little goodie...Garnet Stinger

[TubeGeek]

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.

I haven't been able to find a schematic.

[jjasilli]

You could build another whole amp in there!   

[DummyLoad]

such a simple looking build - reverse engineer it.

cool find. 

[Ritchie200]

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

Jim

[Tone Junkie]

Cool I love amp porn, very unique looking

[TubeGeek]

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

Jim

Right on!  Thanks a bunch.

[Boots Deville]

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