Stumbled across this, one hell of a Homebrew

[JamesHealey]

Awww man that's child's play check out my friend john's 1000w bass amp!

http://www.chambonino.com/construct/const17.html

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[KellyBass]

My Gawd!!!

That is coool! $500.00 to retube, though. I'd love to see a gutshot.

[David Root]

Now that is an eccentric masterpiece!!!

[M Fowler]

That is a work of art people.

I know this is a Bass amp but it would be fantastic to have a PA power amp like that and 12 channel separate tube mixer with reverb. I liked old tube PA's. Probably need a pedistal fan to cool her off or leave it outside in the cold North Dakota/Minnesota winters.

Mark

[Colossal]

Probably need a pedistal fan to cool her off or leave it outside in the cold North Dakota/Minnesota winters.

Or, it would make a great heater for any club in northern winters Keep one's hands warm before getting on stage!

Yes, that is a great piece of work for sure. Wow. What a beast.

[M Fowler]

Dave the groupies keep me warm and the Schnapps.

[rp]

At first glance I thought I was looking at an OTL!

[selloutrr]

for perspective the SVT puts out 250-300watts and was intended to run 2 8x10 cabinets. That beast pushes 1000watts - (8) 8x10 cabs think of the head room you would get just running 2 cabs

[Colossal]

Dave the groupies keep me warm and the Snapps.

Schapps and groupies would be a great thermogenic!! A little flask of Hot Damn or Goldschläger is great for skiing!

[rsalinger]

Wow... Wattage aside, that's some of the neatest, cleanest lead dressing I've seen in a while. Nice technique! Very reminiscent of the whole Hiwatt/Military Spec shabang.

I certainly wish that my technique was that good.

Cheers,
Rob

[Structo]

That Champ Electronics site is a real fun read.
I spent hours reading his stories a couple years ago.

Although he doesn't seem like a real friendly chap.
I emailed him with a question and he replied rather snotty.

[David Root]

I think you could replace the 20-807s with six SV572 Svetlana triodes. Could probably drive them with EL84s, 6V6s or some such, one for two SV572s. 850 to 1KV on the 572 plates.

[Structo]

I'll bet the lights dim for a square mile around when he hits a low D.

[rp]

That was a blast to see & read, thanks. Hopefully pt 3 will appear.

What are those cap/nipples on top of the big electrolytics? Vents?

[M Fowler]

That Champ Electronics site is a real fun read.
I spent hours reading his stories a couple years ago.

Although he doesn't seem like a real friendly chap.
I emailed him with a question and he replied rather snotty.

Tom,

That's effect of years being near the Flux Capacitor.

Mark