Update on my Violater design

[escopunk]

Ok, ive been slow with repair and mods, I have decided to finish with this extremely modified Ampeg VL502, I rack mounted this a while ago and added Mercury trannys plus extra switching. I made the clean channel more like a Fender and channel 2 now has a solo (controlled by the reverb foot switch). Sudo 3 channel amp now, each channel has its own master volume and presence controls, the switchable freq select is now a sweepable mid, I ditched the reverb circuit and added a tube FX loop with a mix pot. The distorted channel is modeled after a Krank Rev1 with all Mallory caps, The clean has all orange drop caps. I have some electro harmonix KT88s and 12AX7EH matched tubes on the way. And of course the bias is independently adjustable and has HV and output tube current meters on the front panel, You can put 6L6/KT66/5881/EL34/6550 or KT88s in this monster and adjust the Bias on the fly. Hope you guys like this, and if you dont :flipa

[tubenit]

WOW !!!!   Impressive. You put some thought and effort into that one.

Thanks for sharing your work and the schematics.

With respect, Tubenit

[pullshocks]

I'm speechless.  Fantastic work, and I love the blacked out look.  I hope the sound is what you are looking for.

[escopunk]

This is what it looked like before this round of mods, The sound is very good, hopped up Plexi and clean Fender. I like more bottom end and this anp has it without being flubby, nice and tight. Thanks for the kind complements




And the prototype

[tubenit]

Really a remarkable job!! 

[PRR]

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[escopunk]

Thanks, That was an obvious error, Thats what I like about this forum. People who take the time to look at a design with the intention of helping. You rule.

[escopunk]

I also removed the cap from the anode to the cathode, this was there for to filter out radio interference. You should see the original schematic I did hand drawn and is full of red and blue scribbles all over it. This schematic should be fairly free from mistakes, but you never know!

[TIMBO]

Hi escopunk, I love this stuff, but when someone builds an amp this it gets me drooling  . I don't know much about the original amp so i am assuming it was built with PCBs and you were able to replace/add components where needed.Any gut shots. Great stuff, Thanks

[kagliostro]

WOW nice stuff

thanks for sharing your ideas & experience

COOL 

Kagliostro

[escopunk]

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