Kendrick Lion VII

[TD_Madden]

On a lark, I bit the bullet and ordered a Kendrick "Lion VII" amp kit (not yet offered on the website.)

Kendrick says it is based on their "K-Spot"....it may be, I've never seen a K-Spot....but this one has only a "tone" control and no reverb.

It's built into a 5E3-type chassis, and the PT appears to be a Kendrick "Deluxe" model and the OT appears to be one of Kendrick's "Bassman" clone type (very heavy; they also gave a OT brace to attach to the cab), with JJ GZ34, 6L6GC and 12AX7 tubes. It has switchable cathode/fixed biasing as well.

The tagboard came already very-cleanly populated. A 47-page assembly guide with photographs is included (on which I sent back comments to make it clearer.)

The amp sound is very ballsy with excellent low-volume and high-volume tone, with the amp advertised at 35 watts. It is VERY quiet, with NO hum.

I've ordered a Deluxe cabinet from Bruce and have not yet decided on a speaker; it sounds pretty good through an external cab with a RedFang....so perhaps an Eminence RW&B, Screaming Eagle, or Wizard might be good choices....due to the long JJ 6L6s, an AlNiCo speaker is out of the question in that cab.

[TD_Madden]

by the way, although it sounds pretty dang good (so far, but a new speaker is on the way), and the kit has high-quality parts, I'd say that ordering a "proluxe"-type or a Super kit would be much better bang for the buck.

I think Bruce has the best blend of quality/pricing.

Your mileage may vary, of course.

[TD_Madden]

Although I tried one of Bruce's custom Webers in the amp, I ended-up puttingin a Reverend I had on hand....still doesn't really do it for me...so I ordered on of the British-style (60-watt) Mojo's that Bruce had mentioned over on Ampage. The only potential poblem I foresee is the size of the OT on this amp....right now it's about 1/4 inch from the Reverend's frame.

It should be here by next Wednesday/Thursday, so we'll see...

[Bruce / Mission Amps]

Although I tried one of Bruce's custom Webers in the amp, I ended-up puttingin a Reverend I had on hand....still doesn't really do it for me...so I ordered on of the British-style (60-watt) Mojo's that Bruce had mentioned over on Ampage...
It should be here by next Wednesday/Thursday, so we'll see...

I always feel bad when a player/builder doesn't care for a speaker I like and I'm sorry to hear you didn't like the Weber Ceramic speaker.
We also use the MOJO BV30H and BV30V in the 30 watt Aurora amps and I like them better then the custom Weber ceramic.
The Weber one still sounds very good in the lower powered amps though.

[TD_Madden]

Bruce,

After all, it's just a question of taste...and I'm willing (when $'s are available) to look for what I think will sound the best.

The Mojo DOES kick major ass in this amp. I REALLY like it.

Your recommended custom-speaker went into one the tweed extension cabs I got from you....also sounds good; just not AS good (to me).