Goliath amp build
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Goliath amp build
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I've just finished a new build last week. Still busy on the combo cab, but it will look like an old Gretsch amp form the 60's. 2x10 speaker config.
What's the Goliath? Well, it's a 35 watt Vibro King. It has the stand alone reverb unit built in, just like the VK, and it sounds awesome!
https://youtu.be/2oV23-2ZDXE
I've just finished a new build last week. Still busy on the combo cab, but it will look like an old Gretsch amp form the 60's. 2x10 speaker config.
What's the Goliath? Well, it's a 35 watt Vibro King. It has the stand alone reverb unit built in, just like the VK, and it sounds awesome!
https://youtu.be/2oV23-2ZDXE
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Re: Goliath amp build
Looks nice, but your video is marked private and we can't watch it.
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Oops! Try it again. I’ve de-privated itJMPGuitars wrote: ↑Wed 06/05/24 8:09 amLooks nice, but your video is marked private and we can't watch it.
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Cab building progress
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Finished! Only the handle has to be mounted, but I haven’t received it yet.
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Thanks. Building a 20 watt now. Cab is advanced in progress.
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Cab done!
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Amp done now too!
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Looks great! ...but how does it sound?
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Re: Goliath amp build
Coming soon. Will post a clip tomorrow
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Here are some clips:
https://youtu.be/HiVrKTkeL84?si=qWjvcQU_Nv0gK8xt
https://youtu.be/OOj4qzN1fJA?si=Ayxl7uGC8nj8LvxH
https://youtu.be/HiVrKTkeL84?si=qWjvcQU_Nv0gK8xt
https://youtu.be/OOj4qzN1fJA?si=Ayxl7uGC8nj8LvxH
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Re: Goliath amp build
Hey Josh!! The simple stupid master volume ain’t so crappy after all in this amp
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Re: Goliath amp build
Somebody is learning the fine art of the Stupid MV.
The thing to keep in mind is that the SSMV will reduce power tube distortion after a point. In one of my EF86 variants, I used it to bring the power tubes from Marshall to Vox tones, and then quiet it down more beyond that. If you have good overdrive coming from the preamp, it won't bother you much when you lose more of the power amp distortion.
BTW- if you put just the link without the extra stuff like "?si=BquyDI6o05NEuUEG" at the end, it will show the video here.
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Re: Goliath amp build
Indeed.. this video has very little to do with power tube overdrive. But 6L6 don’t quite get nice OD anyways.JMPGuitars wrote: ↑Mon 07/08/24 3:02 pmSomebody is learning the fine art of the Stupid MV.Bieworm wrote: ↑Mon 07/08/24 2:55 pmHey Josh!! The simple stupid master volume ain’t so crappy after all in this amp
https://youtu.be/79VdA5HPXJA?si=BquyDI6o05NEuUEG
The thing to keep in mind is that the SSMV will reduce power tube distortion after a point. In one of my EF86 variants, I used it to bring the power tubes from Marshall to Vox tones, and then quiet it down more beyond that. If you have good overdrive coming from the preamp, it won't bother you much when you lose more of the power amp distortion.
BTW- if you put just the link without the extra stuff like "?si=BquyDI6o05NEuUEG" at the end, it will show the video here.
I’m very surprised though that this preamp yields this cool overdrive. I have to redo the recording without NFB! Dang, stupid I didn’t think about that earlier
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