Express Inside Pics Final

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DaveWell
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Express Inside Pics Final

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Last Shot before close it and built the Cabinet

Any comment are Welcome !
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Exterior Work
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Very nicely done. Appeals to the OCD crowd. You pay extra for that red paint! Howzitsound?
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Sound file will fallow soon !
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Looks great and that must be a 6" wide chassis for Marshall so not a lot of room. Very well detailed.

Would look great in a Komet style cab.

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I'm in awe, this is a badass amp ... does this amp really sound that superb ? yyyyyYep ! I want it bery badly ! phenomenal tone :D

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I am a fan of the MM transformers for Trainwreck builds... your sound clips add to more fuel to that fire.
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A thing of beauty to behold.
MM TW transformers are really
Must be a personal amp - too much time & money to be for sale.
Well done!
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Here's a sound file of this Beast !

Pre-Amp tubes:
V1: Tung-Sol Gold Pin
V2: JJ's ECC83-S Gold Pin
V3: JJ's ECC803S

Power Tube: JJ's E 34 L (EL34)

The Guitar is a Gibson LesPaul , A 1974CX Cab loaded with a Celestion Gold.

This sample was record with a ZOOM H2

Big Thanks To Giz Gizzer For Playing and Work On This Sample And Helping Me With It ;)
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Thanks For the great Comments !

Someone Think About An Up-Grade I Should Make For My Next Express Built ?
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Yeah, I agree, a beautiful thing, Dave! 8)
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Beautiful build! What values did you use for grid stoppers and is there a reason you included one on pin 2 of v1? Thanks!
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How are the Atom caps mated? Epoxy or RTV? Thanx.
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The grind stopper is a 1k and a 68k pin 2 help stability.

Both resistor also help in case of Microphonics
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Really nice :wink:
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