Carolina Blues Special (update)

[tubenit]

Still one of my favorite amps!  Sort of like a clean/more headroom version of 5E3, IMO.

I built this for a close friend some years ago and every few years have "borrowed" it to give it a check up. I'll have to say that I feel like I
"got it right" on this amp yrs ago.  It has some unique features with a Dano tone stack and the one tube reverb with a concertina phase invertor.  This time I changed the master volume to be a LarMar PPIMV. 

It sounds really really great to me!  Just a very fun amp to play.  The cab is pretty small. It's the one on the left in the photo. It sports a
Emminence Ragin Cajun speaker.  The reverb works fine for me and I like it set on somewhere between "3-5" on this amp.  Subtle, but you can sure hear it. 

The original thread in the ExpressSCH Library disappeared for some reason, so I thought I'd mention the amp again since it's been awhile since I really talked about it.  This could be a candidate for one of Doug's new chassis.

With respect, Tubenit

[shooter]

Nice wood, I can see why you had to borrow it back.  I'm gonna mod my last hybrid build, adding a tube 2nd channel, preamp is in, just playing with PA choices and Preamp tweaks.  I've been thinking a 5e3ish tone for that channel, channel 1 is way clean, BUT, a tube clean channel might be good, borrowed your schematic, thx!

[Mike_J]

Those cabinets are a work of art.  If I made them they would go in the living room and never move for fear of scratching them.

[lego4040]

  Holy Smoke!!!!!! Those are Insane.  Youll need to put a 5' barrier around them when using

[HotBluePlates]

All of Tubenit's amps are like that. He's an excellent woodworker (and the amps sound mighty fine, too)!

I was fortunate that he agreed to help with my Standel 25L15 build by making a custom cabinet for me. It turned out great!

[Ken Moon]

Much respect 

Quick question - why are the power tubes biased so cold?

With a B+ of 409V, wouldn't 250-300 ohms be the typical values here?