My OTS always impresses me more with single coils and clean than with humbuckers.

If you turn the trimmer all the way down it does kill the sound.

Hi Rob and welcome.

Have a read of this thread (there is a separate forum purely for the OTS). John Edmonds has tried a rack mount unit and the TC Nova. He rates it and I'd trust his judgement implicitly.

http://ceriatoneforum.com/index.php?topic=845.0

I'm trying a TC G# in the loop but I'm also building a rack mount Kleinulator to run it through so I haven't actually got to try it yet, still waiting for some parts.

http://ceriatoneforum.com/index.php?topic=840.0

Damn that was quick. Just checked my emails and theres a tracking number. Its in the UK already will be with me tomorrow.

Yes he's discounting the DC-30 until the end of the month. Email him and he'll quote you a price depending on what you're after.

I'll try and remember to get lots of photos as I'm doing it. Last time I just got carried away and forgot the photos!.

I've also ordered a London Power SB-2 powerscaling kit aswell. I'm going to have an experienced tech fit that though as it will need a fan.

Sods law, just a matter of hours after I pulled the trigger, the £ went up 3cents against the dollar!

Move!

I wonder what the wait is for these. Hoping to have it early in the new year so I can start building when thing get a bit quieter.

I think some of John Edmonds clips have been with a Suhr if thats any use.

http://ceriatoneforum.com/index.php?topic=845.msg6245#msg6245

Yes it'll be fine.

Yeah stop it Marin!

Besides you're cheating, that's your AXE FX amp sim isn't it! The light on your HRM is off

Oh and that guitar looks horrible, got funny stripes in the wood

Here's a thought. I have 2 OTS head shells and an OTS combo waiting to be finished. I'm wondering if I could shoehorn the 36watt into a DC-30 chassis since the Dc and the OTs chassis are only different in depth and only by ¼" I believe.

I've looked at the layouts and it looks doable but the problem is the transformers. On the DC-30 both are throug the chassis whilst on the 36watt the OT is above it.

Might have to talk to Nik about this.

No, pentode is normal operation, full power.

How does it take OD pedals? Is there plenty of clean headroom ?

I heard Jack Zuckers clips of the 36Watt and was very impressed

There are various ways of reducing your volume but still driving your amp.

1. Attenuator. I have two THD's They work well up to 8dB but thereafter the volume loss is accompanied by a loss of tone. 8dB is not that much quieter.

2. Pentode/triode switching. Not sure how much this reduces output but on amps I've tried it on it is always accompanied by a significant loss of tone.

3. Lower B+ voltage. My Fender Twin had a quarter power switch which was achieved by lowering the B+ voltage. Some loss of tone but not too bad, still way too loud though. 25watts vs 100watts but 10 watts is half as loud as 100watts so you don't get much of a benefit.

4. Powerscaling. A variable version of 3, but when implemented properly can achieve significant lowering of the volume with minimal loss of tone.Of course if you're looking to have your master at 5+ and channel vol at 7 or 8 but still only bedroom level then you will have a loss of tone. on the one amp I tried it on ( A Matamp GT1) it worked very well indeed so much so that my next kit is going to have London Powers version (recognised as one of the pioneers of this technique) installed on it. You probably need a tech to install it unless you are pretty good at the black electronic arts!

5. get yourself a low wattage amp. This probably means a Single ended 5-7 watt amp. Nik has an OTS 5w on the way so keep looking on the site for an announcement.

Some 4 valve amps have a half power switch which remove two of the 4 poweramp valves from the circuit. About a 20% volume drop and an amp that doesn't sound as 'big'.