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Bob S · Post by **Bob S** » Sun Oct 17, 2010 5:18 pm

Liverpool - start up problem free (almost). Added a 1k into the pre-amp second stage. Mainly to stop it squealing at some settings.
This one's for my son-in law. Tweek to his tastes next. He likes aggressive amps, so this should be pretty close already.

KellyBass · Post by **KellyBass** » Sun Oct 17, 2010 5:25 pm

Beautiful! Congratulations on a very nice amp!

The only thing my father-in-law gives me are dirty looks...

Structo · Post by **Structo** » Sun Oct 17, 2010 6:07 pm

Beautiful looking cabinet Bob.

Your son in law will be stoked when he sees that!

M Fowler · Post by **M Fowler** » Sun Oct 17, 2010 7:26 pm

Bob that looks great

Chad · Post by **Chad** » Sun Oct 17, 2010 10:23 pm

Nice Congrats! Wonderfull looking cab,How does she sound? Chad

Bob S · Post by **Bob S** » Mon Oct 18, 2010 12:00 am

Chad -more grind than my express - brutal springs to mind. Fun though.
Cant stop smiling while trying to control the beast when it's cranked.

Big Jim · Post by **Big Jim** » Mon Oct 18, 2010 12:21 pm

Great looking amp Bob. Your son in law will be thrilled I'm sure. Is that a poly finish over Cherry?
Jim

Bob S · Post by **Bob S** » Mon Oct 18, 2010 10:19 pm

Jim - Got a tip from Structo - it's Tru Oil - a gun stock oil. Great for geetar necks too. Easy to apply, so I like it.

Bob S · Post by **Bob S** » Tue Oct 19, 2010 12:19 am

Oops

- yes on a cherry drawer.

RJ Guitars · Post by **RJ Guitars** » Tue Oct 19, 2010 12:44 am

Good looking work. Is it a traditional build and can we see the guts? thanks rj

Bob S · Post by **Bob S** » Tue Oct 19, 2010 1:06 am

Hey RJ - my son in law just took her away for appraisal. Told him to interview her for a week or 2 and write down his thoughts/opinions. Even gave hime some different pre-amp tubes to try in V1 (5751 & 7025s).
When he brings her back I'll take some gut shots.
Can caps - still can't bring myself to stack caps. Power supply dropper resistors mounted at the can cap. RV4 pots. Sacrilege I know, but the rest is pretty much stock. I think I might try an input resistor at the first stage - his main squeeze is an old LP with humbuckers. It sounded a bit more over the top with his Les Paul than when I tried it with a strat.
Anyway, I'll post the updates with gutshots.

M Fowler · Post by **M Fowler** » Tue Oct 19, 2010 2:03 am

Bob I see you order your cherry drawers like I do so the dovetails are on the side.

Nice collection!

Bob S · Post by **Bob S** » Tue Oct 19, 2010 2:46 am

Mark - can't wait to build myself a rocket reverb. KT66 I think...
I've ended up with 2 spare drawers - mis-calculation on my part.
Gotta do something with them. Stands to reason.
The sickness continues...

M Fowler · Post by **M Fowler** » Tue Oct 19, 2010 2:58 am

Bob, yeah that is a great combination for sure.

I'm eye balling rjguitars new chassis for two KT88 or whatever you want to put in. It's a larger chassis thought, but high quality.

Can never have enough amps but I need to hit the wood shed and build some 212 cabs for all these amps I have.

Mark

Big Jim · Post by **Big Jim** » Tue Oct 19, 2010 1:26 pm

I might have to try the Woodcraft drawer kit on my next Wreck. +1 on the tru oil....I love oil finishes. Nice job!
Jim

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