Possible candidate for ODS clone output tranny ??

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Rob Livesey
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Possible candidate for ODS clone output tranny ??

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Hi Chaps,

There's a guy selling these trannies over here in the UK. I've checked them out in a few places and they do seem to be a Fender equivalent, however I can't find out who made them. Can anyone suggest whether this might be a nice tranny for an ODS clone or shed any more light on these for me?

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Rob.
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Looks like standard generic off the shelf 60.00 Bassman style transformer..I bought those from CE Dist..They are OK transformers for the money...Wouldn't label them as Hi Fi..


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Use a 100 watt frame tranny. I'd only build a 100 watt clone. They are bigger and better IMHO. Not worth the time unless you do it right.
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Use a 100 watt frame tranny. I'd only build a 100 watt clone. They are bigger and better IMHO. Not worth the time unless you do it right.


TOTALLY AGREE!!



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dogears wrote:Use a 100 watt frame tranny. I'd only build a 100 watt clone. They are bigger and better IMHO. Not worth the time unless you do it right.
I can't really agree with that one. These amps need to get the master past #2-3 to sound really great and I have a hard time doing that with a 100 watt amp. The 50 watter sounds good to me.
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That's made by Marvel Magnetics, who's made for Fender, Boogie and Two Rock in the past. Not bad iron, possibly from a Fender 75 maybe ? They had the 2 4 and 8 ohm outputs with those colors, although those had UL taps (which could be ignored).
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Thanks for the replies chaps.

Based on your info I think I might just go straight for Mercury rather than chance it.

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Rob.
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