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[gui_tarzan]

to guarantee some vintage hum

LOL!

[loudthud]

I'm not a fan of Samwha capacitors. Usually the lowest cost parts available for 22uF at 450V and parts marked 85C and 105C look the same except for the markings.

[shocki]

Haa. Check out the 18w superlite TMB schematic. it might look similar

[jazbo8]

Please tell me that's not a production amp...

If only it were true... here is the thread over at TAG.

[J M Fahey]

If only it were true... here is the thread over at TAG.

Weeeellll, being "boutique" has absolutely nothing to do with stellar sound or even construction, but only "attitude" ,,,, which is as cheap as 1 cent a Ton

FWIW I´m growing a 1 foot long, unkempt salt and pepper beard, which by itself should add $1000 to the value of any of my products
I do definitely *look* like a Guru.

[gui_tarzan]

If that's the case I should be able to come up with some "boutique" amps with a lot of attitude. They may not work right but they will scream bad-nasty!

[jazbo8]

If that's the case I should be able to come up with some "boutique" amps with a lot of attitude. They may not work right but they will scream bad-nasty!

Guys - I was just having a bit of fun at the expense of Two Rock, despite how the amp looks, it works fine, in fact, according to the reviewer - one of the best he ever played. The same could be said for many old production amps with haphazard wiring/layout (Fender, Gibson, etc.) so there is no "right way" to build amps... I could not bear the thought of "wild & crazy" wiring/layout even if the amp is just for my own use let alone for customers, but that's just me...

[gui_tarzan]

I was just kidding, I know you were. That wiring is just insane and I get a kick out of boutique amp makers that charge a bazillion dollars for their super duper better than anything else creation. Come on, it's an RCA circuit (more or less) modified by a few people in the 1940s and it blossomed from there. Marshall's first amp was an almost direct clone of the Bassman.

I was at a music swap meet in Grand Rapids last winter and listened to a boutique amp maker explain to a guy why he should buy from him instead of Fender or Marshall or any of the other mega companies that are going to be around for a while. The amp builder had to be in his early 60s and I'm thinking, how much longer are you going to be able to build and warranty these? I'm not against the cottage industry whatsoever, I just thought it was interesting.