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The short version isn’t as good, MDF cabinet I think, and an 8” speaker.
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"Only two things are infinite - the universe, and human stupidity. And I'm not sure about the universe." - Albert Einstein
G10D-25... the worst 10" speaker Celestion ever made, like a miniature Rocket 50 .
A G10 Greenback sounds great in them - and it's a 16-ohm speaker, very unusually for a solid-state amp. (The Lead 12 was 8-ohm - I don't know why they changed it.) You can actually get a 12" in the cabinet if you're determined!
If you're interested in tweaking the amp part, fit the resistor (R4, 10K) which is missing from the preamp board near the input end - it adds a bit more bottom-end chunk. Why they wanted to take it away I don't know...
£20 is a huge steal - in full working order and decent condition they go for up to a ton.
I drilled out the hole where the speaker wires go through the chassis floor on mine and fitted a 1/4" jack and plug there. Sounded huge through a 4x12".
"Take these three items, some WD-40, a vise grip, and a roll of duct tape. Any man worth his salt can fix almost any problem with this stuff alone." - Walt Kowalski
"Only two things are infinite - the universe, and human stupidity. And I'm not sure about the universe." - Albert Einstein
Might be a valve conversion at this rate
You can do that whether you valve-convert it or not! It would be very cool to turn it into something like a miniature 5W 2144...
"Take these three items, some WD-40, a vise grip, and a roll of duct tape. Any man worth his salt can fix almost any problem with this stuff alone." - Walt Kowalski
"Only two things are infinite - the universe, and human stupidity. And I'm not sure about the universe." - Albert Einstein
Edit - check out Johan Segeborn's vids on the 5005 heads, he makes them sound great
£20 is worth it for the cab and chassis.
Personally, I think they are overrated as standard, but they make a nice valve amp.
R.
Eqd Speaker Cranker clone
Monte Allums TR-2 Plus mod kit
Trading feedback: http://www.thefretboard.co.uk/discussion/60602/
Gain, volume, TMB, reverb - will use a spring reverb tank and either a single-valve reverb circuit or LND based transistor reverb circuit. Can't beat actual springs for reverb
Have all the transformers for a single-ended EL34 amp so that sounds like a plan.
Tolex is cleaning up nicely - it's a very dark green rather than true black, rather fetching.
There is quite a myth about the 'wheat' tolex - a lot of people seem to think they were made like that, but if you carefully lift the logo they're pure black behind .
The single-ended EL34 idea is great.
"Take these three items, some WD-40, a vise grip, and a roll of duct tape. Any man worth his salt can fix almost any problem with this stuff alone." - Walt Kowalski
"Only two things are infinite - the universe, and human stupidity. And I'm not sure about the universe." - Albert Einstein