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Post by sumgai on Aug 11, 2006 14:31:42 GMT -5
Chris, Your choices of amps/kits is "nice". Call me jaundiced, but I think they're about 60% overpriced at $52 per watt (average). Buy hey, it's only $32 a watt if you go for the kit version! And that's where you supply nearly all the assembly labor - they simply procurred the parts, stuffed 'em in a box, and shipped the thing. Imagine saving $20 a watt for building it yourself - wow, what a deal! NOT! Seriously? I class everything from this company as being for those with more money than brains, it's not a value-smart deal. I can purchase real Fender vintage amps for this kind of money. At Guitar Center even! If you did buy one of these things, I wouldn't think poorly of you, but I would start trying to sell you some ocean beachfront propery that I have for sale, right in the heart of beautiful downtown Yuma, Arizona! And both you and unk, turret boards were around (and old) when Leo was considering options. Fiber board was cheap, sure, but it also withstands the rigors of traveling in a musician's van a whole lot more than something stiff like glass-phenolic turret boards, or printed circuit boards, etc. Plus, you should consider why Leo ran certain wires underneath the board instead of over the top, as he did the rest of the wiring. While the board material itself had/has no insulative properties, merely running a wire underneath instead of on top allowed some degree of separation between wires in proximity to each other that carried similar signals. This was one of Leo's secrets in preventing/eliminating squealing in his amps at high gain settings. Trying that with a stiff circuit layout board will nearly require that you use lots of tie-straps to secure the wiring in exact spots, once you've determined the best layout (probably by trial-and-error). OTOH, flexible fiber boards hold the wiring in place very nicely. Just a thought. sumgai
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Post by ChrisK on Aug 17, 2006 16:33:57 GMT -5
unk,
Actually, the original basis for this thread had nothing to do with reverb modifications, but was an inquirey aboot experience with the Pro Reverb and the '65 DRRI ( I had to look at my original post to remember). ;D
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Post by UnklMickey on Aug 17, 2006 16:50:56 GMT -5
well Chris, i actually said: ...what does this have to do with reverb modifications!
LSH... as in: LSHIASMP!
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Post by ChrisK on Aug 17, 2006 16:51:55 GMT -5
sumgai,
The consideration of Allen amps has little to do with value other than my willingness to assemble it, (by assembling it, I then "know" it).
I can buy a Fender PTP amp for aboot $2K street. Folks will move somewhat on price, but not like on a Fender Guitar.
Most of the boutique amps are $2k and up.
I can get a vintage '65 DR for aboot $600 to $1k. After I fix the leaky/squeaky/freaky components, I gots aboot another $200 to $500 in it. Of course, once I mod it, it ain't worth nearly as much 'cuz it ain't vintage. And I don't find vintage Fender amps to be especially interesting, I found them lacking in the 60's and still do so today.
To be honest, my ears ain't what they used to be either.
I checked the HC reviews on Allen, they ain't bad.
And it's only a basis for modding, a consumable, a toy for a hobby.
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Post by UnklMickey on Aug 17, 2006 16:57:41 GMT -5
Laughing
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Post by UnklMickey on Aug 17, 2006 16:59:02 GMT -5
So
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Post by UnklMickey on Aug 17, 2006 16:59:51 GMT -5
Hard
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Post by ChrisK on Aug 17, 2006 17:01:23 GMT -5
And ya kin never find a cork when ya need one.
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Post by UnklMickey on Aug 17, 2006 17:02:25 GMT -5
yeah, you got it!
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