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I thought for my first (non intructory) post i'd stick up some pictures of the last amp that i built for myself.

I messed up with the positioning of the preamp PCB so it isn't quite as tidy as i'd like. However it's ultra quiet and sounds amazing so it's not really a big deal.

very nice - I think I like the choke and big caps inside the chassis like that.
Very clean on the outside - do you have a better shot of the top of the chassis out of the headshell?

Looks awesome!!

mamberg wrote:very nice - I think I like the choke and big caps inside the chassis like that.
Very clean on the outside - do you have a better shot of the top of the chassis out of the headshell?

I don't have one of this particular amp without the headshell but I do have this one which is one that i built for a friend while back.



This one is using InMadOut transformers rather than the O'netics that i used in mine.

Also this is using a different chasiss (newer revision from C3amps) that is pre drilled for onetics transformers hence why there are a few spare holes here and there.

Also here are some clips of the above amp (InMadOut)
http://snd.sc/139Wzq0

Holy fuck that clip sounds incredible! I'd say you hit the mark!

Devin wrote:Holy fuck that clip sounds incredible! I'd say you hit the mark!

Cheers.

The one this topic was originally about is slightly different. A bit thicker and tighter sounding.

now onto the MKIIC+!

Is that you playing guitar in the clip?


I honestly think that clip deserves its own thread.

Devin wrote:Is that you playing guitar in the clip?


I honestly think that clip deserves its own thread.

Nah they're just some DI tracks i got from the sneap forum for amp testing and reamped.

I also just noticed that the clips aren't of either amp in this thread. Pretty much the same as the second though.

That looks and sounds killer man. Doesn't help my eternal SLO GAS one bit though

Nice work. Whose boards did you use?
I do like the inMADout OTs. I have one in an AOR and they're beastly.

damn.. that's some super clean work... how does she sound?

Zozobra wrote:Nice work. Whose boards did you use?
I do like the inMADout OTs. I have one in an AOR and they're beastly.

The boards are from C3amps theyre a bit overkill. 3mm thick with 4oz copper traces.

InMadOuts are great units. The Onetics i used in my build are thicker and tighter with more midrange detail however they're also double the price even with a discount. In general I use the InMadOuts and recently BLS from the UK.

Marc G wrote:damn.. that's some super clean work... how does she sound?

I've been asked to reamp some tracks for someone (Halford cover) so i'll post it up if he's cool with it over the weekend.

Ah ha. I knew I had seen that avatar somewhere before! You're on the SCF yeah? You'll have to let me know how those BLS OTs work out for you. I can seem myself using the toridy.pl toroids for my purposes for a while.

Zozobra wrote:Ah ha. I knew I had seen that avatar somewhere before! You're on the SCF yeah? You'll have to let me know how those BLS OTs work out for you. I can seem myself using the toridy.pl toroids for my purposes for a while.

Do you mean SDF? If so yeah. I will do. It was a the only sensible option using the BLS OT because nobody was willing to make a simulclass OT.

oh my that looks and sounds bad ass !

Here are a couple of rough recordings of song ideas that I did that don't really fit with my band. Note they're very 'rough'

https://soundcloud.com/electric-hobo-metal/gutter-dreams

https://soundcloud.com/electric-hobo-metal/all-brewed-up

Toe-Knee wrote:

Zozobra wrote:Ah ha. I knew I had seen that avatar somewhere before! You're on the SCF yeah? You'll have to let me know how those BLS OTs work out for you. I can seem myself using the toridy.pl toroids for my purposes for a while.

Do you mean SDF? If so yeah. I will do. It was a the only sensible option using the BLS OT because nobody was willing to make a simulclass OT.

Hmm, I thought I'd replied to this!
I meant the slocloneforums.

Sounds good man!

Nice looking workmanship on the amp and cabinet, well done

Cheers guys. Once I get a few more bits and bats i'll post up about my current build.

Toe-Knee wrote:

Zozobra wrote:Nice work. Whose boards did you use?
I do like the inMADout OTs. I have one in an AOR and they're beastly.

The boards are from C3amps theyre a bit overkill. 3mm thick with 4oz copper traces.

InMadOuts are great units. The Onetics i used in my build are thicker and tighter with more midrange detail however they're also double the price even with a discount. In general I use the InMadOuts and recently BLS from the UK.

The C3 boards are nice. I built two SLO Clones, one with the Smash boards and one with the C3 boards. Both are laid out very well, but I like the fact that you can use a better selection of filter caps with the C3 boards. Overkill, yes. You could probably put them in a hydraulic press and not bend them.

Nice to see you here, man. I'm Soulcrusher_X over on the Seymour Duncan forum.

you need to ship it out! been over 3 weeks!

(just kidding, i hope)

Y0UNGBL00D wrote:you need to ship it out! been over 3 weeks!

(just kidding, i hope)

I didn't get this at first. But after a quick glance around the forum I do.

Definitely not me. This is my amp.

That is one hell of a build man!