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Lets see all them Amplifiers!

billyz said:
It is brand new , I kind of challenged my friend Ryan Dunn to put a Univibe into a wah pedal. He went way overboard.
You can contact him at Teneffects.com

He builds pedals for Howard Leese of Heart and Joe Satriani among others I don’t remember.
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So the circuit board is from a Uni-Vibe, and Ryan adapted it into a Wah pedal housing? [ I should learn to completely read threads. But what fun is that? ] Sorry.
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I'm way behind on the pedals these days.

Thanks again.
 
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billyz said:
Actually, ryan may have turned on the Harmonic Tremolo of the fender pro , for part of one .
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I just reviewed the videos I posted and there is No Harmonic Tremolo on any of them. You can see I am plugged into the Normal channel on all 3 video clips.
What you are hearing is the Vibe pedal going into one of two fuzz ( Tone bender mk ii, modified) or distortion (Maxon SD-9) pedals then into a roland Re-2 space echo then the Fender Pro . The Space Echo is turned down to just a hint of reverb and just one repeat (low level) .
 
My Ashdown CTM-200r came to me new with very loud cooling fans. I felt that there was decent passive cooling and snipped the 12v DC lead at the shrink wrap where the pair were wired together to the leg attached to the board (to easily reattach)... there hasn't been any issues over the last couple years, but I've been second guessing it. Being a computer geek and recently upgraded my homelab's cooling schema (closets of computer gear warms up quickly!), I'm ordering a pair of Noctua NF-A8 FLX to replace the supplied fans. This model is rated at 16 dB at full RPMs... so should be insignificant while the amp idles.

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James Hart said:
My Ashdown CTM-200r came to me new with very loud cooling fans. I felt that there was decent passive cooling and snipped the 12v DC lead at the shrink wrap where the pair were wired together to the leg attached to the board (to easily reattach)... there hasn't been any issues over the last couple years, but I've been second guessing it. Being a computer geek and recently upgraded my homelab's cooling schema (closets of computer gear warms up quickly!), I'm ordering a pair of Noctua NF-A8 FLX to replace the supplied fans. This model is rated at 16 dB at full RPMs... so should be insignificant while the amp idles.

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Very nice amplifier. Those Noctua fans are fantastic, pun intended. Extremely quiet .

Are the fans connected to a thermostat?
 
Home practice amp Trace Elliot Velocette,
Some minor circuit mods + paper in oil & orange drops caps.
Eminence Legend 1028K alnico speaker.

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Band rehearsal amp, Fender Blues jr ( first generation US made)
BillM/Niegel Briggs/Fromel & Folkesson mods.
Mojotone reverb.
Warehouse G12Q speaker.

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billyz said:
Are the fans connected to a thermostat?
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No, I will start it off with the lowest speed adapters. Considering putting in a 4-way switch so I can turn them off or pick one of the 3 speeds.


I discovered Noctua fans when I built my old DAW that has since become my current homelab main server. Now that it is running more stuff with more hardware... and stuffed in a closet, I've added a couple new ones there which made me take note of the amps temp when switching it off.

thanks, the amp has exceeded all expectations. Dave Green (and Mark & crew) really put together some nice gear. I was shopping for a 200 watt tube head (and a couple Dave had a hand in were on my list), this one had the tones I was after.
 
James Hart said:
I discovered Noctua fans when I built my old DAW that has since become my current homelab main server. Now that it is running more stuff with more hardware... and stuffed in a closet, I've added a couple new ones there which made me take note of the amps temp when switching it off.
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We had an Airstream and the refrigerator fan was extremely noisy. So I installed two Noctua fans in place of the single fan it came with.
Not only was it whisper quiet at all times but the Fridge got colder .
 
billyz said:
Jensen P12Q is my favorite speaker in a 5e3.
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Years back I tried a variety of speakers in my very basic 60's Among Jet. Was really surprised what a HUGE difference they made in tone and volume. Sold most of them but held on to the Jensen. My least favorite was a Peavey Scorpion. It's great if you like that sound but you'd better love it cause that's the only sound you'll get from it.
 
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