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The Lesser Known Amps Thread

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Interesting what you find about the place! This is a 1965 JMI built Vox AC10 Super Reverb Twin head, never knew such a thing existed, very cool!

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They sound really good, especially for me the first two.
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I miss Doug & Pat

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I converted an old NZ Broadcasting Service amp into an AC10SRT for a customer a while back- turned out really nice with a great range of tones. I liked it so much that I recently built one from scratch for myself, but as a little single-ended version. I ditched the reverb and trem but added an fx loop for some versatility.
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Where'd you get that toroidal PT?
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MikeC wrote: Tue Dec 22, 2020 5:52 am Where'd you get that toroidal PT?
It's just a standard 240VAC::6VAC toroid from RS Components. It provides the filament voltage and a second toroid (inside the chassis) transforms the 6V back to 240VAC for the B+. Two toroidals back-to-back costs about $60-70, compared to $120 or more for a single multi-tap 'tube amp' transformer.

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RectifiedAmps wrote: Tue Dec 22, 2020 9:17 am
MikeC wrote: Tue Dec 22, 2020 5:52 am Where'd you get that toroidal PT?
It's just a standard 240VAC::6VAC toroid from RS Components. It provides the filament voltage and a second toroid (inside the chassis) transforms the 6V back to 240VAC for the B+. Two toroidals back-to-back costs about $60-70, compared to $120 or more for a single multi-tap 'tube amp' transformer.
Good move, I'll file that idea away for future reference!
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Can we include modern day lesser known amps? I'm not aware of many /13 BTR23's lying around in NZ for example.
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GrantB wrote: Tue Dec 22, 2020 10:52 am Can we include modern day lesser known amps? I'm not aware of many /13 BTR23's lying around in NZ for example.
Most definitely!
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Bartel Amps, love the look of it http://bartelamps.com/


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Mark Bartel is a true artisan. He makes almost every part of the amp and they look and sound great!
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Slowy wrote: That's the problem; everything rewarding is just such hard work. Regret takes much less effort.

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