My amp saga continues [updated]...

[cactuskeeb]

Update: Started fixing the bad-resistor issue.  I decided swap all the resistors out for their oven-tested equivalent(s).  Haven't gotten very far, yet, in replacing all of them.









One day, when I complete this, I'm going to put a curse on it and thrust it halfway into a giant piece of solid granite - and wait for the chosen one, who will be able to draw it from the rock, like Arthur drawing Excalibur from the stone.  

So, I have to take about half of the preamp resistors out, because I baked a few of them for eight cycles and, at the end, they drifted a lot.  I should have put the other batch (which didn't drift) in there--the ones I found at the bottom of a giant box of some recently dead guy's crap that went up for auction in an estate sale--instead of these, which I bought from a wholesaler.  I really, really, don't want to do this -- it's going to be really annoying.  Anyway, here's some pictures I'm posting for no reason, whatsoever. (Click the thumbnail for the full-size image).

[Poster]

Well obviously, I should wield the one amp to rule them all.

And Iam thinking about mailing you my heritage. Its basically a train-wreck circuit, but Ive found sending amps to mad scientists is the way to go.

Anyway, you could mod in a skull of monkey, or maybe a monkey paw into the head enclosure?

thats pretty much the next step for me, magical talismans to subtly brighten the upper mid range.

I tried a jar of tiger penis, but the resulting low end eq scoop, just wasnt for me.

[cactuskeeb]

A soggy pile of half-eaten hot wings soldered to the front end of the chassis is the way to go, man.  Send me your amp and I'll do the mod.

[cactuskeeb]

It makes me crack up a little every time I think of what you said about me finally turning it on, and it just not working at all.  I have this image of (me) flipping the switch and all I get is an obnoxiously loud, buuuuuurrrRRRRRHHHHH...

There's a pretty high chance it will not work.  We're talking, 50%, at least.

But if it does...IF...it does.. wow, look out...it's going to be one hell of a nasty bitch piece of equipment.

[Poster]

it needs antlers with leds. and a cathode drive control with an on off mini bypass switch to make the power tubes less efficient.

[cactuskeeb]

it needs antlers with leds. and a cathode drive control with an on off mini bypass switch to make the power tubes less efficient.

I thought your amp already had a cathode bias switch...Are we talking about another amp you want the same thing done to (installing a switch to take you from fixed- to cathode-biased)?

[Poster]

iam thinking the deluxe might sound cool with a cathode bias control

[cactuskeeb]

iam thinking the deluxe might sound cool with a cathode bias control

I can do that.