I've been meaning to set up a 3x12 iso cab under blankets in the basement for years, but never got around to it.įiguring I'd run the wire up and plug it in to an amp along with a 1x12 of suitable impedance, so only 25% of the speakers would be heard. But what do I know - come to think of it, there's at least one $$$ boutique pedal that claims to be a transitorized 5E3 preamp.įWIW I went down a different road w/ my amps of the last couple years, trying to get as much enjoyment out of the preamps as possible because even a 5W single-ended 6V6 type amp is not something I want to hear at overdrive volume more than maybe once a week.Ĭome to think of it, if a person really loves a Fender circuit, and nothing else will satisfy, then I wonder if all the messing around with the chassis and the speakers and attenuators is misguided, and instead if these threads should be about inexpensive DIY iso boxes or even just baffles? Bogos? Is there such thing as a partial isolation box? The 5E3 and 6G2 are legends, but they are also something like cheap phonograph preamps when you take half the circuit out. I'm with that a vintage style amp with a very basic preamp is probably a poor candidate for any master volume because the desirable character of the amp is probably a product of the speaker-OT-power amp side of the circuit. Like so much in gear, it's not a limitation in the technology or your access through these helpful folks to good information, but in your personal definitions of 'house volume' and good tone. I think all the PPIMVs I have heard have been OK but no better than OK. I'm curious to see how they worked the master volume controls. ![]() I can't find a schematic for the DSL40CR anywhere - I think it is too new and Marshall is holding onto it for the time being.
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