SHOW ME YOUR AMP/S!

[qwi]

my DIY amp head (18 watts Marshall clone)

JJ tube recto
JJ EL84s
National 12AX7s (yung nabibili sa Deeco, tahimik naman kahit sagad ang volume, not yet sure about the tone since ala pa akong pambili ng branded na 12AX7s)




glow in the dark power tubes...








kuha sa likod...


JJ EZ81 tube  recto


last shot.


ala pa cabinet (no more mulah!  )

[tackielarla]

Ganda pre! If you can, post ka ng soundclips.

[Bart]

@ Chito, embot, and eugene:

Thanks, mga bossing. I'm just blown away by the Ghia's tone. Coming from a no frill, two-knob amp, the tone is just so awesome! The tone control works differently. Instead of just adjusting the presence, it thickens the tone as you dial up the knob. The tone becomes more saturated and compressed. According to MarkFlo, that's how his Victoria works.

Being a Class A 18 watts, it starts to break up at around 12:00. Put the volume at 11:00 and the tone at 01:00 and you'll hit the sweetspot. And the amp is loud for an 18 watter.

Mark was right, get a good amp and you'll kill your pedal GAS dead. Now I'm just using a tad of compression and a bit of slapback delay to get the tone that I'm happy with. Occasionally, I kick a smidgin' of OD to kick the gain a bit, but mostly it's the amp's natural tube distortion that I use. This is one amp that'll be pried from my cold dead fingers first before I'd let go.

[Bart]

my DIY amp head (18 watts Marshall clone)

JJ tube recto
JJ EL84s
National 12AX7s (yung nabibili sa Deeco, tahimik naman kahit sagad ang volume, not yet sure about the tone since ala pa akong pambili ng branded na 12AX7s)


ala pa cabinet (no more mulah!  )

That's just awesome, Sir qwi! Ikaw din nag upholster nung head cab?

[eugene3ph]

@ Chito, embot, and eugene:

Thanks, mga bossing. I'm just blown away by the Ghia's tone. Coming from a no frill, two-button amp, the tone is just so awesome! The tone control works differently. Instead of just adjusting the presence, it thickens the tone as you dial up the knob. The tone becomes more saturated and compressed. According to MarkFlo, that's how his Victoria works.

Being a Class A 18 watts, it starts to break up at around 12:00. Put the volume at 11:00 and the tone at 01:00 and you'll hit the sweetspot. And the amp is loud for an 18 watter.

Mark is right, get a good amp and you'll kill your pedal GAS dead. Now I'm just using a tad of compression and a bit of slapback delay to get the tone that I'm happy with. Occasionally, I kick a smiddigin' of OD to kick the gain a bit, but mostly it's the amp's natural tube distortion that I use. This is one amp that'll be pried from my cold dead fingers first before I'd let go.

nice review bart... i've been doing some research too with dr. z amps...
im trying to get that Maz 18 JR NR from TGP.....
i thinking of the same set as yours 1x12 G12H or 2x12 G12H & Vintage 30....
wala pa akong benta kaya malamang hold out muna....

[Bart]

Gene,
Kung nakita yung MAZ 18 agad baka yun yung binili ko. Yung tinuro ko sa'yo, that's a good price. Mas versatile talaga yung MAZ Jr. Pero blues lang naman ako kaya I'm satisfied with the Carmen Ghia.
Have you read throuh Z-Talk? Daming recommendation dun kung anong cab/speaker combination ang bagay sa kung aling Dr. Z amp.

[eugene3ph]

Gene,
Kung nakita yung MAZ 18 agad baka yun yung binili ko. Yung tinuro ko sa'yo, that's a good price. Mas versatile talaga yung MAZ Jr. Pero blues lang naman ako kaya I'm satisfied with the Carmen Ghia.
Have you read throuh Z-Talk? Daming recommendation dun kung anong cab/speaker combination ang bagay sa kung aling Dr. Z amp.

oo nga good price... yeah nagbabasa din ako sa Z Talk.... yun din suggestion nila sa speaker combination....

[qwi]

That's just awesome, Sir qwi! Ikaw din nag upholster nung head cab?

yup ako din  hinahanap-hanap ko na nga amoy ng rugby! 

[lovecore]

Salamat sa pangdedemonyo ni markflo, eto ang bago kong kinababaliwan, Dr. Z Carmen Ghia through an 8 ohm Celestion G12H30. Umekstra pa ang bagong gising kong Prinsesa.

kasing-cute ng anak mo amp mo ah hehe ayus yan bro kaya mo pala benta yung fender ah!

[Bart]

yup ako din  hinahanap-hanap ko na nga amoy ng rugby! 

Ahahahaha. Langhap sarap ba? Ala bang aerosol contact glue jan sa atin? Mas less toxic yun. Bilis pa ng kapit.

[Bart]

kasing-cute ng anak mo amp mo ah hehe ayus yan bro kaya mo pala benta yung fender ah!

Thanks, meng. Tapos ang tone quest ko. Busog ang tenga, limas ang bulsa.

Sayang, sana me paraan na maiskor mo amp ko, suki. 

[qwi]

Ahahahaha. Langhap sarap ba? Ala bang aerosol contact glue jan sa atin? Mas less toxic yun. Bilis pa ng kapit.

meron ata nung aerosol sa mga ACE at DIY hardware pero budgetarian na ako at minadali ko lang upholstery nung holyweek vacation. inaabangan ko nga yung mga tindahan na magbukas para lang maka-langhap este makabili pala ng rugby. hehe

[Bart]

oo nga good price... yeah nagbabasa din ako sa Z Talk.... yun din suggestion nila sa speaker combination....

Tawagan mo ako next time na magagawi ka sa Brea. Baka weekend off ko yun, punta ka sa amin para masubukan mo. Dalhin mo yung pedalboard mo para masubukan ko rin yung ibang pedals mo, lalo na yung Zendrive.

[Bart]

Saludo talaga ako kay Boss Louie. DIY pedals na, may ibubuga rin pala sa DIY tube amps.

[eugene3ph]

Tawagan mo ako next time na magagawi ka sa Brea. Baka weekend off ko yun, punta ka sa amin para masubukan mo. Dalhin mo yung pedalboard mo para masubukan ko rin yung ibang pedals mo, lalo na yung Zendrive.

punta ako today sa utol ko sa brea.... kaso mag aamtrak lang ako... next time siguro pagdala ko auto ko...

[eugene3ph]

my DIY amp head (18 watts Marshall clone)

JJ tube recto
JJ EL84s
National 12AX7s (yung nabibili sa Deeco, tahimik naman kahit sagad ang volume, not yet sure about the tone since ala pa akong pambili ng branded na 12AX7s)




glow in the dark power tubes...








kuha sa likod...


JJ EZ81 tube  recto


last shot.


ala pa cabinet (no more mulah!  )

nice build sir.... clips naman

[captainbackfire]

mabuhay ang pinoy diyers sana maging sellers kayo

[qwi]

if only i had enough time to do this i would sana...

[ikem]

my DIY amp head (18 watts Marshall clone)

JJ tube recto
JJ EL84s
National 12AX7s (yung nabibili sa Deeco, tahimik naman kahit sagad ang volume, not yet sure about the tone since ala pa akong pambili ng branded na 12AX7s)




glow in the dark power tubes...








kuha sa likod...


JJ EZ81 tube  recto


last shot.


ala pa cabinet (no more mulah!  )

Sir qwi yung mga transformer saan nyo nabili?

[abyssinianson]

Salamat sa pangdedemonyo ni markflo, eto ang bago kong kinababaliwan, Dr. Z Carmen Ghia through an 8 ohm Celestion G12H30. Umekstra pa ang bagong gising kong Prinsesa.

uy...a fellow Dr.Z fan ah! How do you like it?

[Bart]

uy...a fellow Dr.Z fan ah! How do you like it?

Anong Z mo, Bo?

[abyssinianson]

Anong Z mo, Bo?

the same, carmen ghia but through a Bogner cube. ang cute no? 

[Bart]

the same, carmen ghia through a Bogner cube. ang cute no? 

Anong kulay? Please huwag mong sabihing red head, mamamatay ako sa inggit. Hirap tyumempo ng pula eh. Hindi ko na mahintay.

Lekat, nagluluko pa keyboard ko.

[abyssinianson]

Anong kulay? Please huwag mong sabihing red head, mamamatay ako sa inggit. Hirap tyumempo ng pula eh. Hindi ko na mahintay.

Lekat, nagluluko pa keyboard ko.

nah, its just black. even if red were some collectible i don't think i'd get it, hindi ko trip yung bright red eh. the folks I got my amp from did have a Prescription na red and a MAZ na beige which was cool but I really liked the Ghia. i was actually going to sell the Ghia to get a badger thinking i could consolidate the sound of both with the Suhr Badger but I recently A/B'd the things and they sounded nothing alike. I will still be getting the Badger, prolly in the fall or something.

[Phil]

Salamat sa pangdedemonyo ni markflo, eto ang bago kong kinababaliwan, Dr. Z Carmen Ghia through an 8 ohm Celestion G12H30. Umekstra pa ang bagong gising kong Prinsesa.

welcome to the botiki amp club.