JED THOMAS SPECIAL...
FROM THIS
TO THIS!!
THE AMP IS NOW COMPLETED & IN JEDS CAPABLE HANDS, THE CHASSIS WAS DRILLED OUT FOR THE 3 PRE-AMP VALVES, THE AMP IS BUILT ON A 5F6A (BASSMAN) FIBRE BOARD, THE ORIGINAL OUTPUT TRANSFORMER IS A DRAKE & RETAINED, THE POWER TRANSFORMER WAS SWOPPED OUT FOR A MORE SUITABLE TYPE, ALL CONTROLS FITTED ARE CTS, THE ORIGINAL SPEAKER WAS RETAINED (CELESTION G12-65), A NEW FRONT PANEL WAS MADE & ENGRAVED, THE OLD TOLEX STRIPPED OFF & I COVERED THE CABINET IN FENDER TWEED, AFTER VARNISHING THE TWEED, NEW CHROME CORNERS & A NEW HANDLE THE AMP WAS COMPLETED,
WHAT DOES IT SOUND LIKE?
WELL THE FIRST THING I ALWAYS LISTEN FOR IS HUM/BACKGROUND NOISE, WITH THE AMP CRANKED FULL UP OR FULLY DOWN ON EITHER CHANNEL THE AMP IS VERY NOISE/HUM FREE, A GOOD INDICATION I GOT THE LAYOUT & GROUNDING CORRECT, THE AMP IS VERY LOUD! I MEASURED 65 WATTS WITH A SIGNAL GENERATOR INPUT, THE TONE IS VERY CLEAN, BREAKING UP FAIRLY LATE.
THE JED THOMAS BLUES BAND PLAY EVERY SATURDAY @ THE BLUES CAFE HARROGATE, SO YOU CAN SEE & HERE THE AMP.
WHAT DOES IT SOUND LIKE?
WELL THE FIRST THING I ALWAYS LISTEN FOR IS HUM/BACKGROUND NOISE, WITH THE AMP CRANKED FULL UP OR FULLY DOWN ON EITHER CHANNEL THE AMP IS VERY NOISE/HUM FREE, A GOOD INDICATION I GOT THE LAYOUT & GROUNDING CORRECT, THE AMP IS VERY LOUD! I MEASURED 65 WATTS WITH A SIGNAL GENERATOR INPUT, THE TONE IS VERY CLEAN, BREAKING UP FAIRLY LATE.
THE JED THOMAS BLUES BAND PLAY EVERY SATURDAY @ THE BLUES CAFE HARROGATE, SO YOU CAN SEE & HERE THE AMP.
