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02-09-2025, 04:09 AM
Hi Kevin!
To clarify, I didn't get any sound samples of the amp before digging into it. Mostly because it wasn't in a state I wanted to power it up in. That said, the amp does sound pretty different from the clip or two I've been able to find of it online, and it sounds bigger than the Peavey VK100 I was working on from what I recall.
To what you said, I do recall reading in one of the TUT's about the power supply being the other half of the signal chain, however I suppose I figured it would be more of a "feel" thing and wouldn't contribute beyond makings things stiffer or saggier. From what you're saying though it sounds like I may have underestimated the effects. I'll have to find a working amp to do some before/after tests with to get a better feel for the exact changes, since I didn't get to play this amp before overhaul. Hmm... I have a shoddily made 20W Bogen conversion I picked up a while ago that could use some loving, maybe that'll be the test bed. I may also try adding some capacitance to some nodes in my Marshall 4104 to see how that changes things. Thanks!
To clarify, I didn't get any sound samples of the amp before digging into it. Mostly because it wasn't in a state I wanted to power it up in. That said, the amp does sound pretty different from the clip or two I've been able to find of it online, and it sounds bigger than the Peavey VK100 I was working on from what I recall.
To what you said, I do recall reading in one of the TUT's about the power supply being the other half of the signal chain, however I suppose I figured it would be more of a "feel" thing and wouldn't contribute beyond makings things stiffer or saggier. From what you're saying though it sounds like I may have underestimated the effects. I'll have to find a working amp to do some before/after tests with to get a better feel for the exact changes, since I didn't get to play this amp before overhaul. Hmm... I have a shoddily made 20W Bogen conversion I picked up a while ago that could use some loving, maybe that'll be the test bed. I may also try adding some capacitance to some nodes in my Marshall 4104 to see how that changes things. Thanks!
