Amp Build: Cameron Aldrich

[EXPcustom]

Well there is a thread over on TGP about Cameron right now and the mod is telling folks that an uberschall will get you those Cameron tones.. the ignorant leading the blind over there

I was the one who actually started that thread, i didn't found any updates about the Cameron so i decided to ask about it.

edit: changed the quote.

SBO, I am just curious how did you hear about us, Mark or our amp company? Was it the profiles or something else?

 

[EXPcustom]

Also Steve just want to say thanks and everything looks great from here!

 

[technomancer]

Also Steve just want to say thanks and everything looks great from here!

Thanks

I suspect the NFB section will be some trial and error but I think what I'm doing will work in general. It's all standard stuff just suspect the values for the presence will need played with and I may want to up the value of the Response pot for more range (starting with 100k).

 

[technomancer]

Somebody order spaghetti?

 

[CrazyNutz]

Nice!

What gauge is the AC heater wire on the Pi, and Power Tubes? Looks tiny, keep in mind there will be over 6amps pulled from that string. It might be fine for such a short distance, but I would pop tubes in and light up the heaters, and see if you get any heater voltage drop at the PI.

 

[scottosan]

Nice!

What gauge is the AC heater wire on the Pi, and Power Tubes? Looks tiny, keep in mind there will be over 6amps pulled from that string. It might be fine for such a short distance, but I would pop tubes in and light up the heaters, and see if you get any heater voltage drop at the PI.

I thought I read he was using tefzel has a really thin insulation. Looks smaller.

 

[technomancer]

The heater wire is 20 gauge, everything else is 22. The Tefzel wire really does look thin.

I'll be verifying everything on this as I go, got a bunch of things I want to check once everything is wired up.

 

[maddnotez]

Wish I could build amps, would be so badass.

I will say comparing to the video in here, the Aldrich Modded Marshall. My Rev 2 does sound similar. Not exact but definitely in the same ballpark.

 

[paulyc]

I’d love to know enough to build and tweak amps too...maybe a bunch of us should do a group buy for Bruce Egnater’s amp building class... I’ve heard great things from a few members here that have done it... any interest ?

 

[ChurchHill]

I would totally do that. I've built a few, modded more than I've built, but mostly just a tinkerer. It would have to be sometime I'm not tied up at work (December's about the only time I'm mostly sure about having free time this year), but I would love to do something like that. I've thought about going to one of those seminars, Egnater and several others, for years, just never did. This would be a great excuse to finally do it!

 

[paulyc]

Should we start a new thread ?

 

[ChurchHill]

New thread started...
http://www.rig-talk.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=3&t=198843

 

[technomancer]

Made some progress this afternoon...

NFB

input

should be wiring up the board tonight or tomorrow...

 

[FourT6and2]

NFB

Nice!

I've been wanting to try this setup but it's just so much work lol. I also don't have space anywhere.

 

[technomancer]

NFB

Nice!

I've been wanting to try this setup but it's just so much work lol. I also don't have space anywhere.

The massive project chassis does have its advantages

 

[SQUAREHEAD]

Here is the best example of the Aldrich tone in my opinion. The lead tones are great but really listen when Doug hits chords and lets them ring out. You hear this tone that sounds like a muscle car engine. That is Aldrich tone to me:

Beautiful! That’s it, that is THE tone!
Holy smokes, he plays with a ton of gain!

 

[lespaul6]

Will this amp have a fixed resonance? or stock marshall?

 

[Racerxrated]

Here is the best example of the Aldrich tone in my opinion. The lead tones are great but really listen when Doug hits chords and lets them ring out. You hear this tone that sounds like a muscle car engine. That is Aldrich tone to me:

Beautiful! That’s it, that is THE tone!
Holy smokes, he plays with a ton of gain!

I've always noticed that when guys play live, they use quite a bit more gain than what they use in the studio.

 

[lespaul6]

Here is the best example of the Aldrich tone in my opinion. The lead tones are great but really listen when Doug hits chords and lets them ring out. You hear this tone that sounds like a muscle car engine. That is Aldrich tone to me:

Beautiful! That’s it, that is THE tone!
Holy smokes, he plays with a ton of gain!

I've always noticed that when guys play live, they use quite a bit more gain than what they use in the studio.

The suhr guy said that he recently serviced those marshalls doug uses live to reduce the gain as he is using pedals these days

 

[V2a]

Made some progress this afternoon...

NFB

should be wiring up the board tonight or tomorrow...

Make sure to keep wire length to a minimum and loops small.