Billy Blades Update

[glip22]

^ yes, I had the exact same questions and am anxiously awaiting answers.

Yes. Especially what is done in the NFB loop. In the video I see the presence dimed. This concerns me as to why. In amps that have a depth and need the presence and highs way up tells me the depth is too much as far as capacitance in the NFB loop. What this does is cause the amp to squeal under high gain because it sounds like mud unless one cranks the highs and presence up. It gives perceived low end as it shelves off high frequencies in the loop. Personally any more than a .0047 in the NFB loop is too much.

 

[charveldan]

Supply & demand economics requires a demand.

Blades prices don't reflect that meaning he has the cart before the horse.

 

[glip22]

If you need to dime the presence of an amp something is not correct. It will be squeal city in a high gain design. This is why I ask about the amps negative feedback and what is placed in the loop aside from NFB resistance usually no more than 100K? The amps NFB has a lot to do with the tone and how the eq will need to be set. I much prefer a brighter tone at lower eq settings as this allows for much more control. I want my brightness from the loop not from my presence being dimed. I would like to hear a clip of the amp volume up in a high gain setting where the player stops playing and is able to control the squeal with just his left and right hand at full guitar volume. As far as my other questions I would like much more technical descriptions. I know Billy would not mind as he openly admits he copied from other moders and learned. One thing I read is that every component is exactly the same as what Mark Cameron used. This is actually kind of funny as I have never seen two Cameron amp mods exactly alike in the components used. This is because one he used what he had at the time with some old parts he used more often and two he tweaked each amp per that amp's tone stock and as he modded it.

 

[Kelly]

I wish the builder the best in his new venture, but at that price point there is a lot of very good competition.

 

[RG955TT]

I would settle to hear the amp in high gain guitar volume up, middle range for less gain, and muting the guitar with all that gain up. One thing I notice is all the demos are of constant playing, not gaps, no space.

 

[charveldan]

I would settle to hear the amp in high gain guitar volume up, middle range for less gain, and muting the guitar with all that gain up. One thing I notice is all the demos are of constant playing, not gaps, no space.

Cant "hear" the amp, just constant wanking but what i do hear is all compression with alot of hallmark amptone missing.

Just sounds like a bad dirt pedal with the controls dimed.

 

[LP Freak]

Heres a Iphone clip of Mike Himmel, slight delay and its ALL PHONE….raw

man the satch JVM will sound every bit as good as that. those other himmel clips were all post production and this cell phone clip proves it.

Now the JVM sounds "just as GOOD as a JVM Satch", hey thanks guys, Love Marshall, love the FIREBOLT. My friend sold the Satch JVM months back, he's chasing still….I told him to try the VENOM cause he wants lots of gain and bottom. And ShovelDan is "KING of SPAM". Cracks me up, all this post production bla bla bla…
Himell played the Friedman at GC after he bought the FIREBOLT, he smiled huge leaving GC NOT buying the Friedman BE100 as he KNEW he made the right decision. The rest is history….watch.

I still cant figure out who Mike Himmell is.

Rob really, he's a guy who loves tone, he is a guitar player, a great one. He dosent know who you are either.
He recorded with Bret Michaels did an American Idol tour and more things cooking as we speak.

Jeez Rob...you must feel like a complete idiot now.

 

[glip22]

What your language... This is a family forum.

says the guy who posted diarrhea vids

All people get diarrhea... Technically, this makes it a family approved clip!

Coop. Just curious. Did they give you a gig stuffing the boards or something like that. Cool gig if so.

 

[mooncobra]

If you need to dime the presence of an amp something is not correct. It will be squeal city in a high gain design. This is why I ask about the amps negative feedback and what is placed in the loop aside from NFB resistance usually no more than 100K? The amps NFB has a lot to do with the tone and how the eq will need to be set. I much prefer a brighter tone at lower eq settings as this allows for much more control. I want my brightness from the loop not from my presence being dimed. I would like to hear a clip of the amp volume up in a high gain setting where the player stops playing and is able to control the squeal with just his left and right hand at full guitar volume. As far as my other questions I would like much more technical descriptions. I know Billy would not mind as he openly admits he copied from other moders and learned. One thing I read is that every component is exactly the same as what Mark Cameron used. This is actually kind of funny as I have never seen two Cameron amp mods exactly alike in the components used. This is because one he used what he had at the time with some old parts he used more often and two he tweaked each amp per that amp's tone stock and as he modded it.

I also heard that he just copied what he saw in the camerons, but could not really tell you what anything does.

 

[mooncobra]

Heres a Iphone clip of Mike Himmel, slight delay and its ALL PHONE….raw

man the satch JVM will sound every bit as good as that. those other himmel clips were all post production and this cell phone clip proves it.

Now the JVM sounds "just as GOOD as a JVM Satch", hey thanks guys, Love Marshall, love the FIREBOLT. My friend sold the Satch JVM months back, he's chasing still….I told him to try the VENOM cause he wants lots of gain and bottom. And ShovelDan is "KING of SPAM". Cracks me up, all this post production bla bla bla…
Himell played the Friedman at GC after he bought the FIREBOLT, he smiled huge leaving GC NOT buying the Friedman BE100 as he KNEW he made the right decision. The rest is history….watch.

I still cant figure out who Mike Himmell is.

just go to youtube and look for that best amp in the world vid. himmel made it, and at one point he is rocking out, and he made it look like paparazzi are trying to take his picture, got a couple of his friends to act out the part of rabid photographer fighting to get his picture. the whole blades thing is over the top. I have never seen anything quite like it.

 

[steve_k]

I would settle to hear the amp in high gain guitar volume up, middle range for less gain, and muting the guitar with all that gain up. One thing I notice is all the demos are of constant playing, not gaps, no space.

Splicing the video in lieu of a noise gate?

 

[RG955TT]

Maybe part of the issue with this is the way over the top pushing/promotion by a few on an amp that just looks silly and cheesy, sounds good in the vids, but no real info, not real explanations of functions and looks like a 13 year old designed it.
That's my issue along with BB's way over the top promotion and disrespectful words to other respected builders (who's Bogner??? Sorry but the guy is fucking offensive with that stuff). For all we know the thing squeals like a pig when not playing, hums like a mo fo and won't hold up over time. I have never seen a $2000 amp with a folded chassis either, every one I have owned is boxed for strength. Sorry but the thing just looks 100% like amateur hour to me.

 

[TrueTone500]

What your language... This is a family forum.

says the guy who posted diarrhea vids

All people get diarrhea... Technically, this makes it a family approved clip!

Coop. Just curious. Did they give you a gig stuffing the boards or something like that. Cool gig if so.

No, I am not employed at Blades Amplification.

Just for your own knowledge and edification, the term "stuffing boards" is a slang term used to describe the process of populating a printed circuit board prior to soldering. Blades amplifiers are fitted with what is referred to as a turret board. On a turret board, each component is secured (via soldering) to a vertical post (turret) which is mounted perpendicular to the surface of the board. There are plenty of pics of Google... Just type in "turret board".

 

[Tone Merchant]

Heres a Iphone clip of Mike Himmel, slight delay and its ALL PHONE….raw

man the satch JVM will sound every bit as good as that. those other himmel clips were all post production and this cell phone clip proves it.

Now the JVM sounds "just as GOOD as a JVM Satch", hey thanks guys, Love Marshall, love the FIREBOLT. My friend sold the Satch JVM months back, he's chasing still….I told him to try the VENOM cause he wants lots of gain and bottom. And ShovelDan is "KING of SPAM". Cracks me up, all this post production bla bla bla…
Himell played the Friedman at GC after he bought the FIREBOLT, he smiled huge leaving GC NOT buying the Friedman BE100 as he KNEW he made the right decision. The rest is history….watch.

I still cant figure out who Mike Himmell is.

Rob really, he's a guy who loves tone, he is a guitar player, a great one. He dosent know who you are either.
He recorded with Bret Michaels did an American Idol tour and more things cooking as we speak.

Jeez Rob...you must feel like a complete idiot now.

lol

I know, i feel stupid for asking.

 

[MORIANO]

^ yes, I had the exact same questions and am anxiously awaiting answers.

Yes. Especially what is done in the NFB loop. In the video I see the presence dimed. This concerns me as to why. In amps that have a depth and need the presence and highs way up tells me the depth is too much as far as capacitance in the NFB loop. What this does is cause the amp to squeal under high gain because it sounds like mud unless one cranks the highs and presence up. It gives perceived low end as it shelves off high frequencies in the loop. Personally any more than a .0047 in the NFB loop is too much.

Dont let it concern you or "assume"…Mike DIMES his Presence, he LOVES it DIMED! I have mine set at 3'oclock, maybe that will make assume with my setting the DEPTH is not enough Everybody is so smart here, wow.
How about he gets GREAT EFFIN TONE and you can't understand how? Or, "Man, I don't DIME my presence, therefore, their must be something wrong with the design Too much….

 

[MORIANO]

I would settle to hear the amp in high gain guitar volume up, middle range for less gain, and muting the guitar with all that gain up. One thing I notice is all the demos are of constant playing, not gaps, no space.

Cant "hear" the amp, just constant wanking but what i do hear is all compression with alot of hallmark amptone missing.

Just sounds like a bad dirt pedal with the controls dimed.

ShovelDan, your EPIC at…not much.

 

[charveldan]

I would settle to hear the amp in high gain guitar volume up, middle range for less gain, and muting the guitar with all that gain up. One thing I notice is all the demos are of constant playing, not gaps, no space.

Cant "hear" the amp, just constant wanking but what i do hear is all compression with alot of hallmark amptone missing.

Just sounds like a bad dirt pedal with the controls dimed.

ShovelDan, your EPIC at…not much.

The only thing that needs a "shovel" around here is the load of shit that comes out the hole under your nose everytime you try to communicate.

I would spend more time in amp sales and less time making washed up 80's sweep picking demos.

Call me when sales break 100K.

Til then ur just a nobody trying to be somebody.

And drop the bandana, we know youre bald, we get it.

 

[maddnotez]

I would settle to hear the amp in high gain guitar volume up, middle range for less gain, and muting the guitar with all that gain up. One thing I notice is all the demos are of constant playing, not gaps, no space.

Cant "hear" the amp, just constant wanking but what i do hear is all compression with alot of hallmark amptone missing.

Just sounds like a bad dirt pedal with the controls dimed.

ShovelDan, your EPIC at…not much.

The only thing that needs a "shovel" around here is the load of shit that comes out the hole under your nose everytime you try to communicate.

I would spend more time in amp sales and less time making washed up 80's sweep picking demos.

Call me when sales break 100K.

Til then ur just a nobody trying to be somebody.

And drop the bandana, we know youre bald, we get it.

That is some funny shit right there. You must embrace the baldness dude. I had to do it, it was very hard for me because the women just loved my hair.

 

[Dave Mustaine]

Dont post here much. Read quite a bit. This 2 way battle of the hate and the love is great.
But seems the hate team is winning against the 2 guys that love the amp.

 

[Greg Riley]