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russ@savage
Growing Guppy
Joined: 10 May 2008
Posts: 40
Location: Minnesota
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| Quote: | | Curse you... you got me thinking. |
That's what I do.
As fate may have it, I just had a Tiny Terror in the shop today. Pretty cool. Real crunchy, but a little compressy, cleans up well. All in all a decent little package. |
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owwdatune
Moderator
Joined: 08 Jan 2004
Posts: 395
Location: ...on the long and winding road...
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| Posted: Sun Jul 06, 2008 10:21 pm Post subject: |
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| tw001_tw wrote: | I think owwdatune doesn't want to share 'cause his pick is ss!! 
Not that there's anything wrong with ss amps
come on buddy, your a mod - you have to read every post and I
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 HaHaHa .....i do like the Crate PowerBlock quite a bit .......but OKAY.. ..lets see what i can dream up here for a good inexpensive boutique-type amp head......for the wattage you're talking about, i believe i'd hafta go with >>>
The amp would be based on the Fender classic 60's 5E1 Champ -or- Princeton circuit.
point-to-point hand wired with a star ground system and chassis insulated jacks for lowest noise and hum.
a sturdy anodized 12" x 8" x 2" non magnetic aluminum chassis...no enclosure cab.
5Y3 rectifier... can substitute a 5U4, 5AR4, or even a solid state plug-in rectifier to control the sag and compression.
dual 12AX7 preamps ... can substitute a 12AT7 or 12AU7.
Class A cathode bias single-ended EL34 in the output... substitute 6V6, 6K6, 6L6, KT66, KT77, KT88 etc. to get different tones and slightly different power ratings.
4 - 8 - 16 ohm outputs- back panel .
a gain control giving you a range from a smooth bluesy cleanish sound to the nice mid-crunch vintage rock sound.
a Presence control-front panel- in the feedback circuit giving you high frequency control with a pull switch to defeat the feedback and give you a less compressed open sound.
no tone control---or maybe a single tone control--i like to shape tone using an MXR 10 band EQ box.
a Standby Switch to turn off the plate voltage during warm-up.
oh....and a fender style green power light 
hows that ?? 
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russ@savage
Growing Guppy
Joined: 10 May 2008
Posts: 40
Location: Minnesota
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| Posted: Mon Jul 07, 2008 6:33 pm Post subject: |
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a star ground system and chassis insulated jacks for lowest noise and hum. [quote]
Stop it. you're making me feel dirty... |
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SAguitar
Kitten
Joined: 17 Jan 2007
Posts: 137
Location: Oregon, in the Great Northwet
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| Posted: Sat Sep 13, 2008 7:16 pm Post subject: |
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Blueverb, or Burris?
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AjayTele
Little Guppy
Joined: 06 May 2008
Posts: 39
Location: Sydney, Australia
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| Posted: Sat Sep 13, 2008 10:36 pm Post subject: |
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This week I was intived to a demonstation of a new low wattage amp from BlackStar.
The amp in question is a 5W, full featured amp which comes in Combo (1x10) head and mini-stack configurations.
This thing is unashamadly aimed at the Tiny Terror and it has several features that I think make it worthwhile conisdering, not the least fo which is full tonal control.
Another great feature is an emulated line out, meaning that the amp can provide true tone through a PA with a direct connection.
Astonishingly loud when connected to a 4 x 12 cab, a real surprise packet.
Not only that, but they had the amp on pre-sale on the night at a special price.
Needless to say I ordered one... |
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SAguitar
Kitten
Joined: 17 Jan 2007
Posts: 137
Location: Oregon, in the Great Northwet
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| Posted: Sun Sep 14, 2008 11:51 am Post subject: |
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Did ya order me one too? 
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AjayTele
Little Guppy
Joined: 06 May 2008
Posts: 39
Location: Sydney, Australia
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Sorry Stan, I didn't because I thought you liked transister amps...
I found the sales blurb sheet, here's how it describes the beast:
Innovative 5W Head
1xECC83 and 1x12BH7
Unique push pull power amp design
Award winning HT Pedal preamp
Two footswitchable channels
Two 1 x 10" UK Celestion Speaker Cabinets
Enhanced Tone controls
Patent-Applied-For Infinite Shape Feature (ISF)
Fully equiped for studio or practice
Speaker emulated output with 1x12 or 4x12 voicing
Effect Loop with effects level switch
Footswitch included
Cool Vintage Styling |
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SAguitar
Kitten
Joined: 17 Jan 2007
Posts: 137
Location: Oregon, in the Great Northwet
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| Posted: Sun Sep 14, 2008 7:19 pm Post subject: |
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Transistior amps, yeah, right... 
I'm lookin' for somethin' with Cool Vintage Styling.
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owwdatune
Moderator
Joined: 08 Jan 2004
Posts: 395
Location: ...on the long and winding road...
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| Posted: Sun Sep 28, 2008 9:00 pm Post subject: |
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| SAguitar wrote: | | I'm lookin' for somethin' with Cool Vintage Styling. |
Such as ????
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skydog
Newbie Alert
Joined: 21 Jun 2008
Posts: 2
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| Posted: Sat Nov 01, 2008 6:53 am Post subject: |
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| I got my Siegmund Midnight Special for $950 shipped (used, of course). I wouldn't trade/sell it for very many other amps. |
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SAguitar
Kitten
Joined: 17 Jan 2007
Posts: 137
Location: Oregon, in the Great Northwet
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| Posted: Mon Nov 03, 2008 2:10 pm Post subject: |
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Sounds like a winner!
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