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GDS S/C 18 Watter
Posted: Mon 09/14/09 12:13 pm
by guitardan
Just finished the chassis build...
Fired right up and barkin' out some great tones....
Fun project, great learning experience.
Waiting on the Plexi Panels, and I'm planning on building a head cab.
Posted: Mon 09/14/09 1:02 pm
by stevesuk
Great to see another build with the valves at the front.
With the inputs so close to V1 it cures a lot of potential problems.
Steve UK
www.valvepower.co.uk
Posted: Mon 09/14/09 1:24 pm
by scottva59
Sweet build! I really like that look.
Where did you get your chassis?
Posted: Mon 09/14/09 1:54 pm
by Chubsman
Nice,
The only thing I might have done differently is the grounding. I would have put all of my ground connections on the same lug (Star grounding), off of the transformer bolts.
Posted: Mon 09/14/09 3:10 pm
by zaphod_phil
It's great to see the return of GDS' Single-channel (ie 18W Lite)!
Re: GDS S/C 18 Watter
Posted: Mon 09/14/09 3:38 pm
by WaZaK
guitardan wrote: barkin' out some great tones....
No VVR? Want some cotton swabs for the ear bleeds? Lolol.
Chubsman wrote:I would have put all of my ground connections on the same lug, off of the transformer bolts.
Me too, but I would have fitted a dedicated ground post, rather than using a fixture bolt.
Nice - and different. I thought I was looking at the frontplate in a mirror!
Interesting to note that GDS also have "the new Mini-18W" (Lite Combo) in the offing.
(Doesn't look too much like a Marshall, mind you. Looks like it should have been done in tweed ......)
Re: GDS S/C 18 Watter
Posted: Mon 09/14/09 8:21 pm
by Chubsman
WaZaK wrote:Chubsman wrote:I would have put all of my ground connections on the same lug, off of the transformer bolts.
Me too, but I would have fitted a dedicated ground post, rather than using a fixture bolt.
Yes that is what I meant off/away from the transformer bolts.... i said it wrong.
Re: GDS S/C 18 Watter
Posted: Mon 09/14/09 8:26 pm
by WaZaK
Chubsman wrote:that is what I meant
Sorry. And I read it wrong!
Posted: Thu 09/17/09 7:43 am
by guitardan
scottva59 wrote:Sweet build! I really like that look.
Where did you get your chassis?
Thanks!!
Thats the new GDS chassis that came w/ the kit.
Also, regarding some of the other comments:
This is my first 18 Watt PTP build, I simply followed the instruction manual pretty much to the T.
I have no problems w/ noise, performance, tone, or anything else so far..
- Dan
Posted: Thu 09/17/09 10:06 am
by doctornorbert
That looks like a great kit! I love the stripped-down minimalism of a SC!
Posted: Fri 09/18/09 6:12 am
by Graydon
Dan,
Great looking amp! BTW, welcome to 18Watt.com.
Guys, I heard Dan's SC on Wed. evening and it sounds great.
That is the new GDS 18W SC chassis. It is available now. I have gold plexi panels for both front and rear panels. THe rear panel has provisions for an impedance switch, two output jacks and a fuse and IEC socket. The front panel has holes in it for a TMB if you want to try that. The plexi panel covers those up for now but I'll have a few TMB panels made up very soon. I'll get some photos up on my webpage soon and get it on the parts page so purchasing is made easy. In the meanwhile if you want one, just send me an email.
Posted: Sat 09/19/09 8:45 pm
by guitardan
Graydon wrote:Dan,
Great looking amp! BTW, welcome to 18Watt.com.
Guys, I heard Dan's SC on Wed. evening and it sounds great.
Graydon,
Thanks - I'm lovin' this little monster....
Lots of good stuff on the site too...looking forward to hanging out.
Fun stuff
Posted: Mon 09/21/09 5:54 pm
by guitardan
Got the Plexi Panels installed : )
Frontal:
She's in good company!
Back side:
Posted: Tue 09/22/09 8:56 am
by Graydon
Looks great Dan. Thanks for posting.
Posted: Wed 09/23/09 6:03 am
by brightboy
Graydon,
You should consider offering the GDS SC with a chassis/cage that would be
along the lines of the Vox Night Train, Orange Tiny Terror, etc.
Cheers,
Jeff
Posted: Wed 09/23/09 9:30 am
by stevesuk
brightboy wrote:You should consider offering the GDS SC with a chassis/cage that would be along the lines of the Vox Night Train, Orange Tiny Terror, etc.
You mean like this, Brightboy ?
Steve UK
www.valvepower.co.uk
Posted: Thu 09/24/09 12:32 am
by Graydon
brightboy wrote:Graydon,
You should consider offering the GDS SC with a chassis/cage that would be
along the lines of the Vox Night Train, Orange Tiny Terror, etc.
Jeff
Jeff,
That is a good idea. It could provide an enclosure at a fraction of the cost of a typical head cabinet. I have put a little thought into that concept over the last couple years but I haven't prototyped anything just yet.
Posted: Thu 09/24/09 8:51 pm
by doctornorbert
A GDS lunchbox head would be a cool thing indeed...
Posted: Thu 09/24/09 9:26 pm
by M29
Hey you could wrap a mailbox around it and send it to me.
Lookin good guitardanny, so is the Tron!
M29
Posted: Fri 09/25/09 9:46 pm
by guitardan
M29 wrote:Hey you could wrap a mailbox around it and send it to me.
Lookin good guitardanny, so is the Tron!
M29
Too funny Barry....
I once saw a guy mount some rack gear into a Budwiser Case of Beer Box, but there were no beers inside : ( just a preamp and some FX...