Manzamp!

[ic-racer]

Again, thanks for the kind words.

Here is a recent clip with the 5U4 rectifier tube. Tube screamer (the 'standard' $99.00 one). Through the ported 1x EV12s cabinet.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=48iQOkXCfm4

[CHIP]

IC, That sounds wonderful. Great playing also.

[10thTx]

I really appreciate your sharing the videos. Really nice stuff and great tone and playing!

This one is my favorite so far with the Gibby MIII

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FGUPyKYz3Xo

I think that had the sweetest most Dumbly tone. Loved it.

With respect, 10thtx

[SmallSpecial50]

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[ic-racer]

http://youtu.be/Tpo8jmiewTI

[10thTx]

Sounds fabulous! Thanks for sharing the video.

Great tone, great playing.

It sounds like it's got a little more push to the tone & I am wondering if you changed something.

With respect, 10thtx

[groovtubin]

that new clip is SIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIICCCCCCCCCCCCCKKKKKKKKK

Great job, or very nice tweak, very nice friends, or whatever! cuz no one wakes up and nails this stuff out of a dead sleep! !

jim@Omegaamps.com

[dcribbs1412]

Congrats ic-racer
Sounds great
Can you explain recording setup?
Possible to share info on backing track?

Darin

[groovtubin]

This Build, and the enitire thread is TRUELY AMAZING and deserves my personal AWARDING it the MOST Amazing Build Award!

Very Inspiring...

Thank You so much for a LOT of reading and TONE fun!

Great little amp! Love the clean tones! imho THAT is DUMBLE toan.
Not the ridiculous compressed OD sound people try amd shoot for!


CHAPEAU!

AMEN well said man!

jim@Omegaamps

[ic-racer]

Congrats ic-racer
Sounds great
Can you explain recording setup?
Possible to share info on backing track?

Darin

I had been just recording my Youtube videos right from the iSight camera and microphone on my iMac.

On that one I went with my 'serious' recording setup.



Signal path to the amp:
1997 ES335 with 500k vol pots and bypass caps.
modern re-issue Tube Screamer ($99 one)
Fuchs Verbrator (used as a reverb pedal) with a Boss DD-3 in its loop.
Into the low gain bright channel of the Manzamp.
Output of the Manzamp into Marshall Power Brake, 3 clicks from full on.
Then into a Dumble-Style ported EV12S cabinet
Tascam PE 125 mic with cardioid element
FireStudio Mobile interface
Macintosh Logic recording software.
A little additional Reverb and Echo added in mixdown.

The backing track was from YouTube and downloaded to a MP3 with this utility ( http://www.listentoyoutube.com/ ).

So, I brought the backing track into Logic and used the computer's built in iSight camera to record as I laid down backing tracks.
I created a good mix in Logic and bounced that to a MP3 file that I imported into iMovie. There I matched the backing track with the correct video. I had to manually synch to two by sliding the sound track back and forth until it looked right.

It sounds like a lot of work and it is. However, it does sound a lot nicer than just using the computer's built in microphone.

Most of the difference in tone is from the close mic of the ported cab.

I was trying to get the sound as good as the excellent Gregor Hilden videos.

[sepulchre]

I was trying to get the sound as good as the excellent Gregor Hilden videos.

I'm a Gregor fan and say you succeeded. The tone is fantastic and the playing is appropriately superb for it - really shows off your fine new amp.

Great job, IC!

[ic-racer]

I got speakers! How about this very oddball coincidence!

What are the odds that the same seller puts up 2 music man speakers and 2 Jensens with baskets identical to those in the Manzamp on the same day!

I bought all 4.

The Jensens have what looks to be a slightly different magnet and perhaps different voice coil, but the basket is identical to the two upper speakers in the original Manzamp.



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[Mark]

Will there be footage with the 4 X 10" speakers?

[amplifiednation]

Will there be footage with the 4 X 10" speakers?

Soon my friend.

[Mark]

Are you building Iceracer a cab?

It just occurred to me the amp isn't in any of the You Tube footage.

I like 10" speakers, but generally an amp needs a few of them.