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Kerzeck
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« on: March 30, 2008, 08:40:49 PM »

Which amp from ceriatone has the highest gain?
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« Reply #1 on: March 31, 2008, 02:12:12 PM »

Overdrive Special
TW Expression
TW Liverpull
18w or 36w
JCM800 (50 or 100?)
One of the Matchless's?


Tweed Deluxe?
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« Reply #2 on: March 31, 2008, 05:16:58 PM »

Overdrive Special
TW Expression
TW Liverpull
18w or 36w
JCM800 (50 or 100?)
One of the Matchless's?


Tweed Deluxe?

Well, high gain, low gain, etc. usually describes how much gain and saturation is available in the preamp.  Nik doesn't yet over anything with a lot of cascading gain stages, like an SLO or Uberschall.

I would guess the Overtone Special edges out the JCM 800 and TW Expression, but the OTS is all about smooth, saturated preamp gain for blues, jazz, classic rock, etc.  It's not a high-gain machine like an Uberschall or anything.  The JCM and TW are more about overall fat rock crunch when cranked to include power tube overdrive.  If I had to choose from this list for metal/hard rock, I would lean toward the JCM or TW.
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« Reply #3 on: April 02, 2008, 04:08:24 AM »

Maybe someone can provide a schematic on how to do a cascading preamp gain. I am sure it's not much more than 10 dollars worth in caps and resistors... like you can modify a JCM800 or plexi or this...
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« Reply #4 on: April 03, 2008, 09:24:06 PM »

Maybe someone can provide a schematic on how to do a cascading preamp gain. I am sure it's not much more than 10 dollars worth in caps and resistors... like you can modify a JCM800 or plexi or this...

Schematic Heaven has the SLO schematic and some Mesa ones.  I think both are possible with the 2x12AX7 available to the preamp of a JCM.  It would really be a complete different preamp circuit , instead of modding the Marshall one.

Since it would only be a one channel amp with a MV (the SLO uses two more 12AX7s for a separate clean channel), the JCM would work better than a Plexi.
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« Reply #5 on: April 04, 2008, 02:42:03 PM »

Anyone wanna buiild me a SLO-Clone?
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Lefty
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« Reply #6 on: June 07, 2008, 12:25:26 AM »

Check this out, it's a 4 gain stage caper without adding an extra tube. Looks pretty easy to do. I haven't done it yet to my plexi 100 Ceriatone, I'm still procrastinating, I have other mods to consider as well but have a listen to this clip from Rockstah.
http://www.soundclick.com/bands/page_songInfo.cfm?bandID=503988&songID=3877112
If the mod sounds even close to this, I'll be rapt but you just have to take a punt n do it. Someone please do it and let us all know how it sounds?


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« Reply #7 on: June 09, 2008, 11:18:04 AM »

the express and liverpull has most gain (but I've not tried the dumble style amps)
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« Reply #8 on: February 26, 2009, 06:23:19 PM »

Hmmm....would not the new 2550 be a high gain offering? Not Uberschall territory but more gain than the 2204 or jtm or 1987?
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