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« Reply #15 on: January 10, 2011, 06:12:04 PM »
Howdy, I saw Renegade Creation at the Sellersville Theatre and Ford was running from a pedal board straight into the tan Dumble and it was superb. I have an HRM 100 watt and I find it very bright. I would love to tone that aspect way down and avoid using any lator type thing. Are some of these mods posted here? Thanks.
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« Reply #16 on: January 10, 2011, 07:34:49 PM »
Quote from: buddyrama on January 10, 2011, 06:12:04 PM
Howdy, I saw Renegade Creation at the Sellersville Theatre and Ford was running from a pedal board straight into the tan Dumble and it was superb. I have an HRM 100 watt and I find it very bright. I would love to tone that aspect way down and avoid using any lator type thing. Are some of these mods posted here? Thanks.

There is one Ceriatone Dumble clone which is supposed to be not too bright, that's the regular OTS, but it looks like everybody is buying the brighter ones (S&M, HRM and FM50)...? I tend to like bright guitars but I hate bright amps.
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« Reply #17 on: January 10, 2011, 08:01:49 PM »
Thanks. I don't really play with distortion. When I bought the amp I was looking for a sound like a Fender that was raised on a farm. The 100 watt HRM is a little too much for me. I just got a Red Plate combo and that is more like the sound I am after. Henry at Red Plate said he thinks Ceriatones are good amps. I would like to steer this amp in that direction if that is possible. Any suggestions ? Thanks.
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« Reply #18 on: January 10, 2011, 08:39:57 PM »
Quote from: Brian Paul on January 10, 2011, 06:04:38 PM
Wow, this is getting way over my head. I think the amp sounds great as it is.

Well, I have nothing about the amp, I'm actually quite interested, there are just a few things I'd like to know. I know somebody else who has just received his amp too, and he says that without anything in the loop it's totally unusable. As you have a DD-3 in the loop, I was wondering if you would be kind enough to take it out of the loop to tell us what the result.
That's not to diss Nik's amp, as the original design is supposed to react like that too...actually that's more to confirm that the original design has been indeed followed faithfully.
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« Reply #19 on: January 10, 2011, 11:35:07 PM »
Olrik,

I pulled the delay out of the loop. It is a bit brighter, but nothing that is adeal breaker. The delay does add another layer.  Besides, tone controls on guitars are there for a purpose. I use Sprague .022 orange drop caps in my guitars, and I can really work the pickups with them. 300K vol pot, 500k tone. Especially the bridge pickup. Roll the tone knob back to 5 and it grinds better than a dancer at Rick's caberet. I think this amp is a winner. i am trying to put together some sound clips. As soon as I do I will post them. The settings I am using, initially, are:
Preamp: vol 3,
Bright: off
Deep: on
Rock setting
Treble: 4
Mid: 7
Bass:6

Overdrive: Level 4, Ratio:5

Pwr amp: Master3.5,
Presence: 4

OD Trim:  11 o'clock
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« Reply #20 on: January 11, 2011, 08:00:37 AM »
Thanks a lot Brian, looking forward to the clips.
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« Reply #21 on: January 18, 2011, 03:02:08 AM »
Quote from: ampkits on January 09, 2011, 04:05:42 PM
Brian

Happy New Year!

Thats cool man!

As for the FM50, I quite like it. Some find it a bit bright, I guess.

I had a local guy who bought it, and we tweaked it a bit to his liking. Pretty much simple stuff that's done all the time:

a) lower bright cap on the MV
b) 3 way bright cap on the bright switch (68, none, 120pf)

c) 100K slope, 0.001uf treble (instead of 0.0022uf)

d) Switch for the LNFB (local neg feedback loop)

e) Lower bright caps for the Clator as well

f) i also changed the 22m resistors on the PAB relay to 10m.

I guess, my ears are a bit gone, since I dont find the amp that bright?

But then again, I realize that there are people who like it darker (kinda dark for my usual preference), and smoother.

Well, just sayin the mods, if you need it to be less bright, are easy to do.

The switch for LNFB is also always a nice feature to have, IMHO.

The Clator would be nice to have, for sure, but it's not a requirement.

This amp reminds me of the S%M, but less bright.  Its got bite for sure, on the OD.

Thanks!

nik


Hey Brian and the rest, I'm that local guy Grin

Please do check out the couple of clips recorded with a Zoom H1 (set VERY off axis) of the modded FM with the C-Lator and a 1x12 cab with a G12-65H.

a) Impressions - using an Ibanez AM400 with PAFs, pretty much set to Robben Ford's settings (with all bright switches turned off), I did try to play the Brother and some Carlton licks but only from memory (no practice) and then a bunch of chords while chatting with a buddy and my toddlers.

b) Crunchy - using the Ibby again but somehow the recording was a little more dark, I think the Zoom was shifted even More off axis.

c) Impromptu Minor Blues - using a Tele with Fred Stuart Blackguard pickups with the FM set real clean. The first solo was the tele and then I comp a bit then ended with the final longer solo. My pal was playing a Strat into a Princeton Reverb amp.

http://www.myspace.com/559828367

And oh, for all the clips I had a Strymon El Cap Tape Delay in the C-Lator loop with the mix set low.
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« Reply #22 on: January 18, 2011, 09:55:20 PM »
Man, I like what I hear...thanks for the clips.
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