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Ampeg Fliptop in a stompbox......The Flipster.

#123
How hard is it for a novice to build this thing? I'm no EE, but I've soldered a lot of control cavities and done a few amp mods, including adding a bias adjust pot to a Princeton reverb. I can read a schematic. Is it worth it to get the PCB--does that make it easier to build?
 
#124
I'd recommend it fer sure. The circuit isn't overly complicated and is easy to debug when things go wrong (erm...... hows yours going Bongo?).

Go out and buy a prototyping breadboard - you can get the circuit going and experiment with the different FET types without soldering up a PCB. I bought 2 of everything so I could have one working on the board, and one on the PCB in case something went wrong.

pre made PCB (from OLC) would make things easier, no doubt, but if you're up for a challenge, then [Invalid or Expired Link Removed].
 
#126
Pedro, I suspect I'll be ordering one tomorrow--it looks like a simple, inexpensive, practical version of something I've been looking for for a good while. I never heard a better bass sound than my old B-15. Sure, the cab had a lot to do with it but I liked the sound of the B-15 when I ran it into other cabs as well

Better get some new soldering tips for the 'ol iron
 
#128
I'm definitely going to try a build, but I'm going to order a BYOC Phase 90 clone first. One, because I need a phaser, and two because they include a practice kit with all first time builds that is basically a LPB. If those go well, I'll have a Flipster by Halloween.
 
#134
PB+J: sit that on a Bagend S15 and you'd be set!

Pedro: My clips are recorded direct... if you like the tone out of headphones or good speakers, chances are transparent will work for you. Personally I dislike my bass through tweeters and like I had chose years back when SWR and tweetered cabs hit the market... I'll never buy another bass cab that has them. In your last pm you asked if I saw the flipster as more than a distortion box. Yes, I will only use it as a tone box for adding a little warmth and a touch of grit. To kind of "vintage" up the tone. I have a Marshall Super Lead clone (The Thor from OLC) as a dirt box and an Orange Peel (Orange MKII clone) on order as well.
 
#135
Pedro: My clips are recorded direct... if you like the tone out of headphones or good speakers, chances are transparent will work for you.
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Then the question remains as whether buying a pre-built box is still an option. Sounded like he was phasing out of that market.

In your last pm you asked if I saw the flipster as more than a distortion box. Yes, I will only use it as a tone box for adding a little warmth and a touch of grit. To kind of "vintage" up the tone.
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That's my interest too. I have a Kustom 1x15 combo that does (to my ears) a fairly good B15 imitation but at 75 watts and 90lbs its just going to see limited use.
 
#137
I couldn't sleep last night so I mock-ed up a label for the box based on James's box

mockup.jpg


Now I'm falling asleep at work
 
#139
the kit comes as a plain steel box--you have to decorate it yourself, if you want to. So I made mockup of a decorative scheme for the box, based on the pedal they sent to James.


I'll print this out on a sticky inkjet label, then cover it with cleargloss enamel

Or maybe I'll just write 'Bass and treble" with a Sharpie
 

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