After seeing the video I had to build one - my take of the Vox AC10 SRT which I'm calling a Sixty-One SRT https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=alBO_yEn5o4.
What an awesome sounding amp and my plan is to make this a combo.
I found a schematic (with errors) and created my own layout which I built on a pre-drilled turret board. This is the prototype.
It's not very tidy but v2 will be.
Tonight I got it going with tremolo and (some) reverb - I'm quite stoked.
Now the modding and tuning begins!
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jeremyb wrote: ↑Fri Mar 03, 2023 8:14 pm
Far out, am beyond excited with this build, may be tempted by a non-reverb and trem version if that will be in the works at any point?
I suspected it would inflate your tyres JB! Removing the reverb is way easier than making it work - the original Vox AC10 SRT used their own reverb tank design which was essentially 2x ceramic cartridge transducers (i.e. from old stereos prior to magnetic cartridges) - apparently done so Vox didn't have to pay Hammond a royalty for their patented reverb tanks! I've got the reverb working with a "Hammond" tank BTW.
"Man is the most insane species. He worships an invisible god and destroys a visible nature. Unaware that this nature he's destroying is this god he's worshipping." - Hubert Reeves
codedog wrote: ↑Fri Mar 03, 2023 8:24 pm
SRT is my idea of a grab'n'go amp. This is right up my alley!
Agreed, 10W clean, reverb & tremolo. Awesome when driven!
IIRC the original doesn't have master volume, right? Any chance this one can have MV or some kind of power scaling?
Correct, no MV. Global Power Scaling is already in the plan - see that joiner in the red wire - that's where I will scale the power amp section only. But gotta get the amp working 100% before I start the GPS experiments PS I tested the amp's power output this morning, it's around 12W RMS clean.
Last edited by MikeC on Sat Mar 04, 2023 5:17 pm, edited 1 time in total.
PS I tested the amp's power output this morning, it's around 12W RMS clean.