Latest drum tracking
Douglas as Recording
Sep|28|2009
Seven songs on a Sunday. New gobos worked great. Dining room table as diffuser was pretty cool too.
New Circuit Board and Chassis
Douglas as Guitars and Amps
Sep|28|2009
I began work on a new amp last month and it is almost to the first power-up. Here are some shots of it taking shape. It is a refinement of the Ga40 circuit I build last summer. I changed the preamp only using the tremolo channel this time and removing the RC filter to give it a less anemic tone. The power section is new with a larger OT and 7591 power tubes for that Ampeg/Stones sound. So this amp is very American sounding but not very Fender. I started by drilling the circuit board, and punching the chassis. This was very time consuming, partially because I redid the layout so there were not capacitors on the underside of the board like the Ga40. This was my first totally original layout and I think it will work well. I am using a capcan on this amp and had to make a trip to Harbor Freight to get a cheap chassis punch that was big enough. Now I know why their chassis punch sets are so cheap. Because they ARE so cheap. Cheaply made that is.
Fixing a V21 driver
Douglas as Electronics
Sep|28|2009
My August projects are finally making it to this blog. I did a gig in May with my Leslie that caused the distortion that had always been there to worsen. As I tried to move the diaphram, the sound stopped and I heard no more until I replace it with a new reproduction diaphram. A signal generator is a biggie for this type of repair. Now the Leslie sounds great but it was slow going for most of the summer.
Leslie repair
Douglas as Electronics
Sep|27|2009
Working on two leslies at the same time. Both had upper driver issues. Both are working great now. Also did the filter cap can on the 147 amp seen here. Touched up the finish with Howard’s. The church just celebrated it’s 111th anniversary. Congratulations!
