Ideas to mod one of my amps.

[Mike_J]

A few years ago I decided to build an amp that was part Marshall Plexi and part 800. Sluckey came up with the basic design of the amp but I couldn’t leave well enough alone.


Just came off building three Dumble’s so I of course thought it would be a good idea to add the Dumble overdrive to it. Not satisfied with that I added a D’lator which is essentially an active effects loop. As a final step a LarMar master volume needed to be included.


One of my favorite Dumble builds was the HRM. I can turn off the overdrive or the D’lator and have either the Plexi or the 800. I always wanted a Plexi when I was growing up but I am considering turning the 800 into a HRM channel. That a great amp.


Another choice is changing the overdrive channel into something the young crowd would appreciate.


Any suggestions would be appreciated.

[tubeswell]

You're not the first person to pursue the elusive an all in one amp. No such thing IMO. Why not just set up a pedalboard to get the sounds you're after, or build some different amps?

[Mike_J]

More of an experiment than anything else. Your conclusion is similar to mine but I was hoping someone had successfully accomplished what I would like to do.

[nandrewjackson]

There seems to be a few people actively building up the vintage mesa boogie amps.


There's an idea. 5, 6, 7, anode followers cascaded, and transistor powered graphic EQ. I'm half tempted myself, lol.


https://boogieforum.com/