Discussion in amps started by derrell gore, apr 6, 2018. Bassbreaker 15w 1x12 tube guitar combo amp supercharged with a plethora of flexible features, the bassbreaker 15 is a topnotch performer for stage or studio. How to build a classd power amp projects all about circuits. Due to this deal the marshall amps were very expensive these following 15 years. Ampeg b12x schematic 25 watt 112 guitar piggyback portaflex design. Schematics, building info and projects for guitar tube amps. Monoprice 15 watt tube amp page 22 telecaster guitar forum. Only the push pull, class ab output stage utilizes tubes, namely two el84s run at 390 volts with cathode bias. At the same time i had a few voltage amplifiers breadboarded on the tubelab system for testing. I have the 5 watt and enjoy it software by xenforo 20102015. There are hundreds of pages of tube amp information on my library page. The foam in my amp is 114 thick considerably thicker than what i saw in online pics maybe thats why mine sounds good to my ear.
If you have not been trained to work with high voltage then have an amp technician service your amp. If you play the amp every day youll be biasing the amp with new power tubes maybe once a year. The fender superchamp x2 15w 1x10 tube guitar combo amp combines 15 watts of rich, dualchannel tube amp sound with modern extras such as versatile amp voicing and a wide selection of digital effects. The industriallooking amp, part of voxs night train series, is a solid, alltube, portable head. Despite their best replication efforts, the consensus among performing and studio musicians remains that there is no substitute for a welldesigned tube amp.
Ampeg b12n schematic 25 watt 112 guitar piggyback portaflex design. Heres a schematic of the mahaffay plexisongworks little lanilei 14 watt tube amp. Fender bassbreaker 15w 1x12 tube guitar combo amp guitar. Monoprice pure tube stereo amplifier with bluetooth, line. Its simple, toneful and flexible, and with its easy computer connectivity you can also custom tailor your amps voicing and effects to your. May 17, 20 simply put, this is one coollooking, mirrorfinish 15 watt amp. Almost identical circuit to the el84 amp, except output tube is a single ended 6v6gt. Q1 operates in common emitter, the input signal being passed to the bias chain consisting of q8, q9, d6, d and d14. Here weve listed our collection of guitar amplifier schematics. The 12at7 amplifier below is the best that i could do.
The bias uses two 15 volt zeners which creates a bias current of about 26ma. Simple 20 watt amplifier homemade circuit projects. The n5x that weve chosen is a britishvoiced, singleended five watt head with a useful variable voltage circuit to bring the amp down from its. This is our collection of diy and hifi audio schematics. Ill be adding more brands and schematics in the near future. Monoprice 50 watt stereo hybrid tube amplifier with.
Fender super champ x2 15 watt tube guitar amp the super champ x2 combo amplifier combines 15 watts of rich, dualchannel tube amp sound with modern extra such as versatile amp voicing and a wide selection of digital effects. If you have built any of these circuits, we would love to hear from you so send us your comments. A tube amplifier chassis contains lethal high voltage even when unplugged sometimes over 700 volts ac and 500 volts dc. I was surprised to see the exact same components in both. Tube amp schematics, tube amp information, tube amp projects. The watt input seems way louder that 1 watt, as many have noted, so i was looking for a way to use headphones. Fender superchamp x2 15w 1x10 tube guitar combo amp. There is also a nice 8 watt, 6eu76av66l65y3, schematic in the same manual, but it needs transformers at both ends and a gibson es335 to plug into the microphone input. Its simple, toneful and flexible, and with its easy computer connectivity you can also custom tailor your amp s voicing and effects to your. This chameleonlike amp creates its magic with a trio of 12ax7 preamp tubes feeding into two el84 power tubes for 15 watts of tight, modern tone.
Keep one hand in your pocket when working inside a energized tube amp. How to build a classic british 18w tube guitar amp kit. If you need a guitar amp schematic for your amp repair that is. I powered on the amp one more time to verify which tube was microphonic, but the amp had stopped producing sound completely. Jun 14, 2010 have you ever wanted to recreate a classic sound with your own british 18w tube guitar amp kit. Free electronic schematic diagrams, electronics cad software, electronic pcb software, guitar wiring diagrams, amp schematics, repair manuals, amplifier layout diagrams,pcb software for making printed circuit boards, amplifier design software cad for drawing circuit diagrams. In theory you would only need matched tubes in an amp where you cant adjust the bias independently, but in practice, you can modify such an amp cheaply if you want to, but more importantly, a typical imbalance does not make an amp sound bad, and actually it usually makes it sound better. Thats it for the signal path, now lets examine the amps power supply shown at the bottom of the schematic. Ac wall power from the power cord flows through the onoff ac switch and on to the power transformer shown at bottom center which steps up the wall voltage to 325 volts rms root mean square average ac for the high voltage supply and steps it down to 6.
It is coupled with 3 x ecc83 pre amp tubes the cub12r goes from warm cleans to rich crunch giving the classic tones you need. It was ordered without the 33 watt solid state power amp. The industriallooking amp, part of voxs night train series, is a solid, all tube, portable head. Its perhaps what amp designers call a conjunctive filter which is just a small fixed film cap in series with a 250k or so pot across the output of. I built mine using a stancor transformer with 125v x 2 output. Get the guaranteed best price on tube combo guitar amplifiers like the crate v1512t 15 watt class a tube combo amp at musicians friend. Oct 22, 2017 tube matching was invented by people who want to sell matched tubes for a markup. Obviously, the heater power requirements are practically identical. Learn how to build your own class d power amplifierone of the most. Create layouts and schematics with this free program. That said, its important to match speaker wattage to amp wattage if you want speaker breakup ala a tweed deluxe about 15 watts into an alnico blue 15 watts. Looking at building my first amp and looking for any recommendations or advice on kits or schematics to look. This is my new hybrid guitar tube amp which utilizes a solidstate input stage, dsp reverb, and solidstate phase splitter. The monoprice pure tube amplifier utilizes four el8 monoprice pure tube stereo amplifier with bluetooth, line, and phono inputs monoprice.
Due to limited supply, all products are sold on a firstcome firstserve basis. I went through every tube in the tube cad library trying to get a voltage gain of 50 and a tube current of close to 10 ma. Marshall amps but most guitar players prefer the original sound of the el34s. The guy who owned it was a hoarder and had dozens of guitar cases too. How to build a classic british 18w tube guitar amp kit youtube. Fender super champ x2 2channel 15watt 1x10 guitar reverb. Get a low price and free shipping on thousands of items. Fender superchamp x2 15w 1x10 tube guitar combo amp black. Wiring diagram of solar power system electrical symbols, electrical wiring diagram, diy guitar. Ill have to look at the schematic, if in fact the posted schematic is true to this amp. Never touch the amplifier chassis with one hand while probing with the other hand because a lethal shock can run between your arms through your heart. Peavey diagrams, schematics and service manuals download for free.
Ampeg a120 schematic 120 watt rms rack mount power amp. Have you ever wanted to recreate a classic sound with your own british 18w tube guitar amp kit. If you play the amp loud and gig alot maybe youll be retubing twice a year. Crate v1512t 15 watt class a tube combo amp musicians friend. Feel free to send us your hifi audio schematics and we will add them here. The tube amp library of information click the link above for tube amp info, schematics, board building information, projects, mods, transformer diagrams, photos, sound clips. I reverse engineered a schematic from my own 14 watt amp. Monoprice 15 watt tube amp page 57 telecaster guitar forum. You wont get any speaker breakup running a 15 watt amp into a 2x12. To view this site, you must enable javascript or upgrade to a. Jun 18, 2012 the ht5r achieves its 5 watt goodness by using both sides of a 12bh7 dual triode normally a preamp tube in a pushpull output stage, rather than following the traditional singleended format.
The laney amps cub all tube series cub 12r 15 watt 1x12 guitar combo amplifier is an attractive black and brown tube amp that has a customdesigned speaker. How to build a tube amplifier rob robinettes car and tube. But still it will release at least 110w from each amplifier. Monoprice 15 watt tube amplifier page 2 gretschtalk forum. Its simple, toneful and flexible, and with its easy computer connectivity you can also custom tailor your amps. Ive looked at the schematic for this amp, but there are differences. Aug 07, 2016 25 watt hybrid el84 tube amp august 7, 2016 august 28, 2016 raycharlesring amplifiers, audio electronics this is my new hybrid guitar tube amp which utilizes a solidstate input stage, dsp reverb, and solidstate phase splitter.
One big one is the fact that the laney uses a digital reverb and the monoprice is a spring reverb. Please visit my tube amplifier forum heres the place you can go to ask tube amplifier questions. Its a pretty good deal for a beginner or intermediate player who might want to try a tubeamp and see what the fuss is about, but are apprehensive to buy new because tube amps have issues theyre too heavy theyre too loud yadda. Monoprice 15 watt tube amplifier discussion in ampage area started by zackydog, oct 7, 2016. Tube screamer amplifier tsa5tvr demo youtube 7 best tube amps for home use the valve amp sound at lower volumes part 1 duration. Jan 25, 2016 the tank is 34 thick, and the foam in the pics looked 12 thick.
The hilo plexi normally ships as a ecc83ecc82 tube amp circuit with load resistor feeding a solid state 33 watt power amp. They were seamlessly integrated into the jcm800 program in 1981, be it only. Fender amp schematics to assist you with your amplifier repairs and modifications. Assembly manual schematic parts list tubes and applications design simulations. To view this site, you must enable javascript or upgrade to a javascriptcapable browser. Using either big plastic case device or to3 transistors is highly recommended, because the heat transfer is one the biggest challenge that you may have to. Crate v1512t 15 watt class a tube combo amp musicians. There is also a huge library of effects and solid state schematics. Jan 25, 2016 biasing these is hopefully easier than i might have made it sound. By trying out several different sets of operating conditions in the computer i could eliminate hundreds of possibilities without playing with electricity. Here is a schematic of a mahaffay hilo plexi 14 watt tube amp.
Being a guitarist who shares that opinion, i chose to design a tube amp of my own. This implies a sonic signature thats more big amp feel in a smallamp package, rather than the typical miniclassa deal. Q1 operates in common emitter, the input signal being passed to. This implies a sonic signature thats more big amp feel in a small amp package, rather than the typical miniclassa deal. But if you can, pay the guy an extra 10 bucks to let you watch him bias then youll know how later. Dec 22, 2012 here is a schematic of a mahaffay hilo plexi 14 watt tube amp. A tube amplifier chassis contains lethal high voltage even when unpluggedsometimes over 700 volts ac and 500 volts dc. Here youll find a modest collection of some interesting tube amplifier schematics.
Simply put, this is one coollooking, mirrorfinish 15watt amp. Thats it for the signal path, now lets examine the amp s power supply shown at the bottom of the schematic. The biggest difference is the rectifier the schematic is drawn with a solid state diode. The laney schematic confuses the hell out of me and ive never biased an amp before. No, there wont be a problem running 15 watts into a 2x12. This item fender super champ x2 15watt guitar amp head bugera t50infinium 50watt cagestyle 2channel amplifier head with infinium tube life multiplier silver multicolored, t50infinium marshall amps marshall origin 20w head w fx loop and boost mori20hu. As far as power mosfets go, i suggest using the irf540n or the irfb41n15d. Tube amplifiers are loved by guitar players because of the pleasant distortion that they produce. These amp build instructions from stewmac are very good. If you see a problem with any of the schematics, please email me so i can fix the problem. Channel 2 has separate bass and treble tremolo inputs. Another way to achieve very similar results would be to use a lesser gain tube for the phasesplitter, like 12at7, 12ay7 or even 12au7, but i was anal about it and wanted to keep the same tube, bias it the same way as the original, just reduce the output.
Notes this amplifier uses a dual 20 volt power supply and delivers 15 watts rms into an 8 ohm load. Tube amp schematics index page there are over 3500 tube amp schematics and other types of schematics in the el34world schematic library. The ht5r achieves its 5watt goodness by using both sides of a 12bh7 dual triode normally a preamp tube in a pushpull output stage, rather than following the traditional singleended format. The speaker must be connected, and a cable must be plugged into the 15w input. It runs on two 12ax7 preamp tubes and two el84 power tubes.
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