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Re: Gear Confessions Thread
Posted: Tue Oct 22, 2024 9:02 am
by Dr Tony Balls
Have you ever messed with the Park "Rock Head" amp? Its interesting in that it actually cascades two normal looking gain stages together, unlike the 2204/2203 approach. It also separates the cathode follower into two separate gain stages, which would make for a total of four, but it could be built in the standard CF way.
Re: Gear Confessions Thread
Posted: Tue Oct 22, 2024 11:37 am
by benadrian
Dr Tony Balls wrote: Tue Oct 22, 2024 9:02 am
Have you ever messed with the Park "Rock Head" amp? Its interesting in that it actually cascades two normal looking gain stages together, unlike the 2204/2203 approach. It also separates the cathode follower into two separate gain stages, which would make for a total of four, but it could be built in the standard CF way.
That is very interesting. Just different enough, but can be built on the same platform as 2203/4
I do the regular gain stage rather than a cold clipper in my Cartographer amp. I grabbed that from a Bogner Shiva schematic. Should I be embarrassed? Reinhold is a weirdo, and com of his amps are kooky in a not-good way. Others seems really great.
Re: Gear Confessions Thread
Posted: Tue Oct 22, 2024 8:17 pm
by TylerDeadPine
Tube PA heads are great for that kind of thing with a set of 'normal' gain stages already there for the taking. Fender, traynor and Garnet heads that will have four inputs and four knobs and the thickest/gnarliest sounding to me was just take them out of parallel and run them all into each other. So each volume control gives you control over each stage. You can wire the inputs so each input gives you access to that many more stages.
Tons of fun. Change coupling caps to taste, although I have two of these rebel heads and didn't even do that
Re: Gear Confessions Thread
Posted: Wed Oct 23, 2024 11:14 am
by Dr Tony Balls
TylerDeadPine wrote: Tue Oct 22, 2024 8:17 pm
Tube PA heads are great for that kind of thing with a set of 'normal' gain stages already there for the taking. Fender, traynor and Garnet heads that will have four inputs and four knobs and the thickest/gnarliest sounding to me was just take them out of parallel and run them all into each other. So each volume control gives you control over each stage. You can wire the inputs so each input gives you access to that many more stages.
Tons of fun. Change coupling caps to taste, although I have two of these rebel heads and didn't even do that
Different but related. Ages I go a guy I know came to me with a Fender PA-100 that has already been modded (very poorly) and he wanted to make something a bit more rock and roll out of it. There's so much space available in those fucks, plus tube sockets and all that and what I wound up doing was sort of a four-headed plexi snake (hissss) with one input where you could blend of the channel volumes together.
Re: Gear Confessions Thread
Posted: Wed Oct 23, 2024 11:51 am
by TylerDeadPine
yeah exactly they're a dream to work with other than they're often just never serviced and because being left in jamspaces full of mold/shit
Re: Gear Confessions Thread
Posted: Wed Oct 23, 2024 12:13 pm
by Dr Tony Balls
TylerDeadPine wrote: Wed Oct 23, 2024 11:51 am
yeah exactly they're a dream to work with other than they're often just never serviced and because being left in jamspaces full of mold/shit
right but also they are often HUGE and heavy to boot.
Re: Gear Confessions Thread
Posted: Wed Oct 23, 2024 1:35 pm
by TylerDeadPine
Dr Tony Balls wrote: Wed Oct 23, 2024 12:13 pm
TylerDeadPine wrote: Wed Oct 23, 2024 11:51 am
yeah exactly they're a dream to work with other than they're often just never serviced and because being left in jamspaces full of mold/shit
right but also they are often HUGE and heavy to boot.
Hell yeah rock N roll
Re: Gear Confessions Thread
Posted: Wed Oct 23, 2024 1:36 pm
by TylerDeadPine
Here's a confession: Heavier stuff feels like it sounds better
Re: Gear Confessions Thread
Posted: Wed Oct 23, 2024 1:42 pm
by Dr Tony Balls
TylerDeadPine wrote: Wed Oct 23, 2024 1:36 pm
Here's a confession: Heavier stuff feels like it sounds better
Confession: I finally disagree with Tyler
Re: Gear Confessions Thread
Posted: Wed Oct 23, 2024 3:41 pm
by GuyLaCroix
Dr Tony Balls wrote: Wed Oct 23, 2024 1:42 pm
TylerDeadPine wrote: Wed Oct 23, 2024 1:36 pm
Here's a confession: Heavier stuff feels like it sounds better
Confession: I finally disagree with Tyler
Decided to test this with 3 Rats within reach of me.
In order from lightest to heaviest:
A Rat 2
a Sunn EQD v2
And a Deucetone
The Deucetone is both heaviest and sounds the best.
Using objective factual analysis, I have determined that Tyler is correct and expect the peer reviews to reflect my initial findings.