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« Reply #15 on: May 01, 2008, 11:23:17 PM »

That's just what the doctor ordered!

Thanks much.

Ken
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« Reply #16 on: May 07, 2008, 03:44:39 PM »

What do these mods do? Tonewise?

I have an overtone and interested in what the mod does for it


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« Reply #17 on: May 07, 2008, 08:36:06 PM »

What do these mods do? Tonewise?

I have an overtone and interested in what the mod does for it




They make the cleans sweeter and less peaky and make the leads smoother and less raspy. Note that my clips are recorded with the treble and presence at 10 O'Clock. If you want to get the original more raspy tone you can turn the tone and presence up to 12 O'Clock but you can't get the smoother sound with the old circuit. The cleans on my amp are now world class. John Mayeresque!
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« Reply #18 on: May 08, 2008, 07:15:49 AM »

Thanks Jack for all your help....I will now get on and order my parts... I'm excited to hear the cleans are improved.  I too like the SRV lenny vibe with a strat
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« Reply #19 on: May 08, 2008, 02:53:36 PM »

Jack,

what resistance is your Overdrive trimmer set to?  I love your P90 clip!

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« Reply #20 on: May 08, 2008, 06:26:50 PM »

Jack,

what resistance is your Overdrive trimmer set to?  I love your P90 clip!



Not sure. The adjustment is up almost 1/2 way but i'm not sure if the pot is linear or not.
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« Reply #21 on: May 09, 2008, 03:49:21 PM »

Jack,

Sorry if you've mentioned this elsewhere - at work so having to be sneeky and can't browse all the threads:

What speakers are you using with you OTS?
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« Reply #22 on: May 09, 2008, 11:34:45 PM »

here's the diagram I made with "my" mods. Thanks to Gil Ayan and Scott Lerner for the suggestions. I merely did the soldering. Gil and Scott did the engineering.

Changes are indicated in red.

http://www.sheetsofsound.net/images/OvertoneModded.pdf


Great Clip!  Thanks too for the mod layout, makes things really clear.  So - I built my OTS in early April (completed 04/08), my kit was based on the 12/07 layout - so I did the 220k pre-od-trimmer mod with pretty nice results, but .. think I will try the added mods you've done.  I was on T.A.G. and saw Gil and Scott's posts, but I don't recall the PS Filter beef-up (basically to 75uF from 50uF I think), also somehow missed the OD cathode cap/resistor mods and plate resistor increases.  I thought maybe you were going for ODS #124, but see that's not it.  I guess I just missed the threads where these mods were discussed, so I really really appreciate you posting and doc'ing them here.  I can imagine the PS mods smooth things more, and the also bringing the OD plate voltages down some more should help (even after the 220k mod I did, I have more gain than I'll ever want here).  I am jazzed about trying these out - the soldering iron is warming up forthwith!

Cheers and thanks again - I still have to post my own little build thread with some pix soon.  I really want to get a new cab, or mod mine, like one picture I saw where the top is cut out and there's a plexiglas panel over the circuit - so you can see this work-of-art ODS guts without tearing her open.   I imagine most folks have seen that amp.  A real monument to HAD and the ODS.

Stephen
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« Reply #23 on: May 14, 2008, 10:29:56 PM »

May I ask,  who came up with the mods?  are they consistant with the original dumbles?
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« Reply #24 on: May 15, 2008, 07:32:36 AM »

May I ask,  who came up with the mods?  are they consistant with the original dumbles?
Well Jack Zucker posted them here.
Gil Ayan and Scott Learner passed them to him. These mods are done with years of experience on dumbles amps. These mods make the amp balanced on the clean, overdrive and the pre-amp boost.
Of course there are more possibilities: if you're interested in that kind of info; check ampgarage.com. There's tons of information over there. Interesting threads with Ayan, Funk(bludoamps), Dogears(scott learner) and also the maker of Carrol Ann amps(67 plexi is his nick?) Especcially the last one has done some really interesting posting, but you have to dig yourself in tube tech stuff, otherwise it's a nightmare Grin
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« Reply #25 on: May 15, 2008, 11:30:39 AM »

I guess I need to order the parts.
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« Reply #26 on: May 15, 2008, 09:10:05 PM »

How are the trannies? 
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« Reply #27 on: May 16, 2008, 03:27:37 PM »

In my opinion the tranny's are very good. There's no chance I'll swap them for MM or original Fender tranny's.
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