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Amp Guts Photos - Official Thread - Lets see those pics

Should we also add Bass Guts to this thread too?

  • Yes, Allow Bass guts, afterall Guts is Guts

    Votes: 223 28.7%

  • No way! Keep 'em seperate

    Votes: 553 71.3%
  • Total voters
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#721
Some moody pics of my old Echolette amp:

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groove tubes el34 by Invalid Link Removed, on Flickr
 
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#727
I lived in Germany for a bit and still have friends all over EU.
Being any kind of musician in high density housing is quite challenging.
Many also depend heavily on pubic transportation, so there's definitely a need for something that portable and adaptable.
 
#728
FFTT said:
I lived in Germany for a bit and still have friends all over EU.
Being any kind of musician in high density housing is quite challenging.
Many also depend heavily on pubic transportation, so there's definitely a need for something that portable and adaptable.
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That's true. And all kidding aside, the amp includes a headphone jack and an aux jack for input from a digital music player or other sound souce for play along - both nice for silent practice. TecAmp makes very nice gear. I even get a bit of the "faux tube" feel with this amp, certainly without the "sag" of an all-tube preamp/amp, but it's not bad and for my needs, is close enough. Tone is fantastic, too. I've been through a lot of amps and in light of trade offs (esp. weight), this is the one that makes my bass sound the way I like it.
 
#730
FFTT said:
The headphone out is actually what caught my attention 1st.

Got any clean clips, no FX?
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No, I don't use the built-in headphone jack. When I use headphones (or in my case, IEMs), I go through the DI or my REDDI into an external headphone amp. For specific operational questions like this for the Puma 900, you might jump over to the TecAmp Appreciation Thread. It's pretty active and there are wizards there who are far more maniacal than I am with familiarity regarding all the amp's features.
 
#733
Once again with a Tone King Imperial

This is $2000.00 amp and while generally well built, PCB mounted tubes is asking for it.

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Just because the amp is described as an all tube amp, take a look under the hood and see what you're getting.

Pots and tubes should be chassis mounted in a well built tube amp.
 
#735
FFTT said:
Once again with a Tone King Imperial

This is $2000.00 amp and while generally well built, PCB mounted tubes is asking for it.

Just because the amp is described as an all tube amp, take a look under the hood and see what you're getting.

Pots and tubes should be chassis mounted in a well built tube amp.
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*yawn*

I think the only benefit to custom shop builds is that they are custom. Every build method can fail. Regardless of how it is assembled.
 
#737
If we assume all amps will fail eventually, then it comes down to ease of service and availability of components and downtime.
In far too many cases, with consumer grade PCB, the amp may not even be worth fixing because the R&R time to replace a burned board can cost more than the amp is worth in working condition.

This is beautiful workmanship!

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Even if the amp is built using machine built boards, that's not as much of a problem as mounting heat sources like tubes directly on the board or having pots suspended from the board rather than being mounted separately to the chassis.

There are PCB built amps that are beautifully done, serious high quality, but they are considerably more expensive than your average Big Logo builds.
 
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#738
What are some amps that fit this category "There are PCB built amps that are beautifully done, serious high quality, but they are considerably more expensive than your average Big Logo builds"?

Just wondering what brands you are referring to here.
 
#739
Again, all this silly talk about controls mounted to pcbs being unrepairable and unreliable is just factually incorrect. If this was the case, the pro audio touring industry would have fallen on its face years ago. Every single pro audio touring console is built from multiple pcbs, pcb mounted controls and connectors and the reliability is at least 100x the reliability of any tube guitar/bass amp being discussed. Thrse are consoles that are doing millions of miles of touring, and thousands of shows over their lifetime. The failure rate is astonishingly low, the repair ability is very high, and this has been the industry standard for over 30 years with a confirmed track record. I have (pro) consoles that are 20 years old that while now obsolete, are 100% operational and 100% serviceable. Each channel unplugs for service, no more than 30 minutes to repair any channel no matter what the problem might be. It's impossible to burn a hole in the pcb from failure, there are current limiting mechanisms built into the design to prevent this.
 
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agedhorse said:
Again, all this silly talk about controls mounted to pcbs being unrepairable and unreliable is just factually incorrect. If this was the case, the pro audio touring industry would have fallen on its face years ago.
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Yep, and removing and replacing a ton of pots on flying leads to a PCB can be a royal PITA and a completely unnecessary point of failure. As always, just depends on the implementation though.
 

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