NAD: The Danplifier Jaffa Cake - Orange OR120 clone ... PICS UPDATED

4114Effects4114Effects Frets: 3131
edited July 2018 in Amps tFB Trader
Hi guys, 

Been a while since I posted an amp build - arrival of my daughter has left me with much less free time - takes me weeks of the odd hour here and there to do what I could have done in a few days. All worth it though

Anyway, here she is. My first 100 watt amp... it's roughly a clone of an Orange OR120, with a few tweaks here and there.

It's thunderously loud through a 1x12, I can only imagine ears will bleed through a 2 or 4x12 ... I daren't try it. Tons of clean headroom, but some of that roar and fuzz you can only get with an Orange. It's also got it's own distinct sound, the EQ is a lot different to dial in than a traditional TMB tonestack. Loads of fun to mess with.

Wiring needs a little tidy. Also toying with the idea of replacing the 4xEL34 with KT66, although those valves are pretty expensive. Anyone know if it's worth the 

I made the cab and chassis to closely replicate the Orange amp look and feel. Yeah the styling might be a little bit of a rip-off, but if you're going to build an Orange amp you may as well make it look the part!

Thanks to @ICBM for helping diagnose my teething troubles. Biased properly now...

No idea why my phone camera makes the horizontal lines appear curved towards the centre. Probably just a crappy lens. 







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  • markslade07markslade07 Frets: 833
    That is all kinds of awesome!
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  • ICBMICBM Frets: 71951

    No idea why my phone camera makes the horizontal lines appear curved towards the centre. Probably just a crappy lens.
    It's the gravitational field of the amp bending the light inwards.








    :)


    I've never tried one with KT66s, but why not? Might be interesting. TAD have them for a fairly reasonable price - Karltone is out of stock at the moment, I tried to order some this week.

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  • andy1839andy1839 Frets: 2197
    Great looking amp as always mate, love it!
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  • DopesickDopesick Frets: 1507
    Dammit - image isn't showing for some reason? Need to see this bad boy.
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  • p90foolp90fool Frets: 31367
    I can't see the pics either, and I want to!
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  • 4114Effects4114Effects Frets: 3131
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    Yeah they don't seem to work on mobile. Hmmm. Will reupload when I can! 
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  • martinwmartinw Frets: 2149
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    Nice build!

    I recognise some of those parts! :lol


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  • 4114Effects4114Effects Frets: 3131
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    martinw said:

    Nice build!

    I recognise some of those parts! :lol


    I've been waiting for a suitable build for the 100w transformers for a while lol
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  • DopesickDopesick Frets: 1507
    Yeah they don't seem to work on mobile. Hmmm. Will reupload when I can! 
    I'm on PC though! Weird.
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  • I'm on a PC and i see nothing too...
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  • ricorico Frets: 1220
    Videos required!
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  • 4114Effects4114Effects Frets: 3131
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    Pics updated - let me know if they work now :)
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  • benmurray85benmurray85 Frets: 1395
    This is absolutely incredible (as always!!) Nice work
    How very rock and roll
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  • DopesickDopesick Frets: 1507
    That is rather bloody tasty. Good work sir. Yes some videos would be lovely.
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  • bbill335bbill335 Frets: 1368
    Big thumbs up for that
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  • paganskinspaganskins Frets: 276
    I can see the pics now (couldn’t earlier), looks ace - love the cheeky logo. 
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  • teradaterada Frets: 5113
    Looks fantastic. Videos would indeed be great
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  • p90foolp90fool Frets: 31367
    Looks fab!
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  • PhiltrePhiltre Frets: 4164
    Amazingly amazing! Lovely job. =)
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  • drwiddlydrwiddly Frets: 911
    Ooh! I can see it now. Looks fantastic!
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