miallen
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Where is a good place to post build questions?
I just bought (ordered) a weber 6M45P head kit which is a JMP 50 clone.
Schematic and layout here:
https://taweber.powweb.com/store/kits_60b.htm#6M45PH
I have a lot of experience designing and building circuits. Not so much guitar amps but I know how to make a circuit quiet and I suspect that's probably one of the most important if not THE most important skills when building high gain amp that throws a lot of current around.
This kit seems like a real bargain. It sure is cheap. I could buy fancy-pants OT and it would still be cheaper than the next kit. But I see a lot of room for improvement in this kit. For one the filter cap situation is almost hilarious. There are 12 (yes, twelve) filter caps that could be reduced to 3 parts for probably $20. I know no one can see inside but I'll know what it looks like in there.
So what sort of tweaks and upgrades would you do on this kit? A nicer turret board? Different OT? Post PI master volume? Granger high-voltage effects loop?
There must be people that have cobbled together a half-dozen of these kits over the years. Where do they hang?
I just bought (ordered) a weber 6M45P head kit which is a JMP 50 clone.
Schematic and layout here:
https://taweber.powweb.com/store/kits_60b.htm#6M45PH
I have a lot of experience designing and building circuits. Not so much guitar amps but I know how to make a circuit quiet and I suspect that's probably one of the most important if not THE most important skills when building high gain amp that throws a lot of current around.
This kit seems like a real bargain. It sure is cheap. I could buy fancy-pants OT and it would still be cheaper than the next kit. But I see a lot of room for improvement in this kit. For one the filter cap situation is almost hilarious. There are 12 (yes, twelve) filter caps that could be reduced to 3 parts for probably $20. I know no one can see inside but I'll know what it looks like in there.
So what sort of tweaks and upgrades would you do on this kit? A nicer turret board? Different OT? Post PI master volume? Granger high-voltage effects loop?
There must be people that have cobbled together a half-dozen of these kits over the years. Where do they hang?