Cabinet and new project

I finally managed to get a decent (at least i hope so) cabinet. A Dynacord D350 made in 1971. Solid 15 inches.

The new project: I just had to order Seymour Duncan Quarter Pounders (SPB-3) for the PJ-Bass since the Dynacord cab was cheap as fuck. :)

Hey Bowles

I hope you enjoy it. 

Be warned: You cant control this thing. Its going to control you. :)

NOISE!

Congratulations Mr. Bowles

You might not know it but the Earl of Bowles, the King among the Barts is like a human clockwork. Every year he gets exactly one year older. One of the most consistent guys i know.

This one is for you Mr. Bowles. Maybe we might be able to arrange a date for the handover. :)

Addendum1: No, you don't get an empty case in mint condition plus some additional electronics crap. :)
Addendum2: Greetings from Alex.

Cry me a river

Something odd? Yes! The Cry Baby got some addional stuff to play with. I added a switch which changes between the guitar and the bass version and a "Vocal" pot. The vocal pot is a really great addition. It adds a lets call it a wah intensity control. Since the bass and the guitar version of this pedal are exactly the same pedal with just a single different resistor, this mod switches between this two resistors. This mods can be done with the Original Crybaby GCB-95 and some Vox Wahs. They got the same circuit. Dunlop has built some Wahs for Vox in the past. I don't know if they are still doing it. The next thing would be a volume mod because the intensity mod eats a slight amount of volume. 

We live!

...2 hours, 30 capacitors later and 30 years older... The solton fancy is done. All the hiss and noise is gone. I strongly recommend everyone who got an amp thats hissing and at least 20 years old to change all electrolytic capacitors. I didnt imagine that the difference would be that big. However, the downside is that you have to waste at least 5 hours of your life writing down what parts you need, order them, desolder, solder.... Damn now i really have to get a cabinet in the near future. :)

What's it going to be then eh?

Red Box MK II Cabinetulator G

I just used this little thing for the first time. You should really grab one. That thing is great. I plugged it straight into the preamp out of my Fender 25B and it just works like a charm. I might post the results later on. :)

OMFG

I just checked the tube types in the Austrovox.
Poweramp: 4x EL34
You can get one for about 10 to 16 bucks at the tube-town online store depending on the manufacturer. Yay!
Preamp: 1x ECC83 -> less then 10 bucks at tube-town. Again: Yay!
2x ECC808 -> One matched pair for about 100 to150€ at ebay. OH MY FUCKING GOD!

Are ECC808 made out of pure gold? I heard that you can use ECC83 instead of the ECC808 with a little pin changing and soldering action. But I dont know if I want to do this... They sound different...

Some idiots are offering used EC808 for 40€. Who the fuck buys used tubes?