Trouble Posted February 24, 2012 Share Posted February 24, 2012 I'm a dumb guy, I don't know if anyone here is familiar with the Alice in Chains song Check My Brain but there is a first fret low E string bend/release that repeats through the whole song and last night I was playing that on an acoustic, knowing I would pick up the new amp today, man are my fingers sore. Ok, I didn't really tell anyone what I had asked KBP to build me, and to be honest he will have to give all the particulars when he gets time. All I can say is it's supposed to be basically a Tweed Super, I think tweaked for more output to be somewhere around 40 watts. It's a pretty little thing, the fit and finish is at least as good as anything I've ever had before, and better than any mass produced stuff on the shelf now days. The inside of the chassis is better looking than my 66 super by far. This amp is a wicked thing, right now I have it running into a Kustom cab with a single 12inch Celestion 70/80 in it (best speaker on hand right now), and even when it's clean it sounds like it's about to scream at any second, and when cranked to the breakup point it is really sweet and singing, (really loud though ) I guess the bottom line is, I really like this amp. I had planned on running a stereo amp setup with my amps on either side of the stage, with streo chorus and delay, and I think with this amp it's going to be badass, and for smaller gigs with just one amp this one will get the spotlight for a long time I'm sure! Thanks Brian great job! Gonna give my fingers a rest for a couple hours and work on another project, later I'm going to try to post some clips if I can figure out how. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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FredZepp Posted February 24, 2012 Share Posted February 24, 2012 This amp is a wicked thing..... Thanks Brian great job! Ha... that says it all. KBP is the stuff. It's great that you grabbed one... It'll be cool to see some pics and hear more about it... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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FredZepp Posted February 24, 2012 Share Posted February 24, 2012 Ha... that says it all. KBP is the stuff. It's great that you grabbed one... It'll be cool to see some pics and hear more about it... ... and suddenly pics appear.... cool. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trouble Posted February 24, 2012 Author Share Posted February 24, 2012 This is my favorite pic, that's some really nice work right there! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fxdx99 Posted February 24, 2012 Share Posted February 24, 2012 Beautiful. Man, Brian has been busy - cranking these beauties out on a fast pace. Congrats on your new amp. NAD, always a fun day, indeed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
schundog Posted February 24, 2012 Share Posted February 24, 2012 Congrats, man, and welcome to the club. Now play til your fingers bleed! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DetroitBlues Posted February 24, 2012 Share Posted February 24, 2012 Its a Tweed Deluxe on Steriods! I knew about this one, but kept it to myself (didn't know whose it was though). Cool amp for sure! Congrats! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hfan Posted February 24, 2012 Share Posted February 24, 2012 Very nice, enjoy it Trouble. I especially enjoyed the naked chassis porn. Saw you had a meter hooked up, checking the bias? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
H Posted February 24, 2012 Share Posted February 24, 2012 So, this is a 5E3 with bigger iron and 6L6s? Or something else? Looks fabulous Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kbp810 Posted February 24, 2012 Share Posted February 24, 2012 So, this is a 5E3 with bigger iron and 6L6s? Or something else? Looks fabulous Yep that's it exactly - Tweed Deluxe style circuit with bigger iron and 6L6's, adjustable bias and a beefier power amp section; a lot to squeeze into that little chassis Glad to hear it arrived safely Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steiner Posted February 24, 2012 Share Posted February 24, 2012 Happy NADs Trouble! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trouble Posted February 24, 2012 Author Share Posted February 24, 2012 Very nice, enjoy it Trouble. I especially enjoyed the naked chassis porn. Saw you had a meter hooked up, checking the bias?, No those are the pics Brian sent me, before he shipped it, been to busy to take pics myself! I haven't had blisters on my fret hand in aver,very long time but by Monday I'm sure I will. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trouble Posted February 24, 2012 Author Share Posted February 24, 2012 Yep that's it exactly - Tweed Deluxe style circuit with bigger iron and 6L6's, adjustable bias and a beefier power amp section; a lot to squeeze into that little chassis Glad to hear it arrived safely It's great I love it. Thanks so much an I already got some ideas for another one but I'm going to have to wait for probably a year at least or I might be pushing into the dirvorce territory. I took it out to my practice room and cranked it up and tried all the different inputs and put a couple overdrives in front of it. When I came back in my wife said that thing sounds really good, from the bedroom, where I was trying to take a nap! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
H Posted February 24, 2012 Share Posted February 24, 2012 Yep that's it exactly - Tweed Deluxe style circuit with bigger iron and 6L6's, adjustable bias and a beefier power amp section; a lot to squeeze into that little chassis Glad to hear it arrived safely You are a truly master of your art. I thank God that I dont live in the US - I'd be bankrupt buying amps from you Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hfan Posted February 24, 2012 Share Posted February 24, 2012 ok excuse my ignorance..when discussing amps what is iron? Power? Transformer? tried a google, came up with golf clubs and clothes irons.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest HRB853370 Posted February 24, 2012 Share Posted February 24, 2012 I surmise its the tranformer H. Wow trouble, that is awesome. Does Brian have a life outside of amp building? A wife? A job? A custom Heritage he likes to play? I have a feeling he crams all that into his world! He is simply INCREDIBLE !!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest HRB853370 Posted February 24, 2012 Share Posted February 24, 2012 I'm a dumb guy, I don't know if anyone here is familiar with the Alice in Chains song Check My Brain but there is a first fret low E string bend/release that repeats through the whole song and last night I was playing that on an acoustic, knowing I would pick up the new amp today, man are my fingers sore. Ok, I didn't really tell anyone what I had asked KBP to build me, and to be honest he will have to give all the particulars when he gets time. All I can say is it's supposed to be basically a Tweed Super, I think tweaked for more output to be somewhere around 40 watts. It's a pretty little thing, the fit and finish is at least as good as anything I've ever had before, and better than any mass produced stuff on the shelf now days. The inside of the chassis is better looking than my 66 super by far. This amp is a wicked thing, right now I have it running into a Kustom cab with a single 12inch Celestion 70/80 in it (best speaker on hand right now), and even when it's clean it sounds like it's about to scream at any second, and when cranked to the breakup point it is really sweet and singing, (really loud though ) I guess the bottom line is, I really like this amp. I had planned on running a stereo amp setup with my amps on either side of the stage, with streo chorus and delay, and I think with this amp it's going to be badass, and for smaller gigs with just one amp this one will get the spotlight for a long time I'm sure! Thanks Brian great job! Gonna give my fingers a rest for a couple hours and work on another project, later I'm going to try to post some clips if I can figure out how. I know that song, and I love the band Alice in Chains!!! Jerry Cantrell is the man!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
H Posted February 25, 2012 Share Posted February 25, 2012 ok excuse my ignorance..when discussing amps what is iron? Power? Transformer? tried a google, came up with golf clubs and clothes irons.. Input and output transformers, Pete. I don't understand how it works but it seems the further within the transformer's limits your amp works, the better for the performance of the amp. Let's hope KBP jumps in and explains this properly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
212Mavguy Posted February 25, 2012 Share Posted February 25, 2012 ... better by far to buy power and output transformers rated for much more than your needs. Big iron = big tone. Output transformer has biggest effect on tone of any single part in a tube amp. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trouble Posted February 25, 2012 Author Share Posted February 25, 2012 Ok not sure if this will work but I have a clip. Really, really poor recording quality, the guitar completely overwhelms the background track at times but the best I could do with what I've got. The background track is just something on the boss RC 3 loop pedal. The amp actually sounds way better in person. http://soundclick.com/share.cfm?id=11464069 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kuz Posted February 25, 2012 Share Posted February 25, 2012 Ok not sure if this will work but I have a clip. Really, really poor recording quality, the guitar completely overwhelms the background track at times but the best I could do with what I've got. The background track is just something on the boss RC 3 loop pedal. The amp actually sounds way better in person. http://soundclick.co...cfm?id=11464069 Man I REALLY dig the vibe, but I agree you should redo the track. I was really enjoying it, but like you said the guitar is just too hot. THANKS for posting a clip!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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