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#1
Tubes and Hybrids / Why does my Traynor hate fuzz?
April 22, 2015, 04:57:23 PM
I have a 70s Traynor YGM3 valve amplifier.  The clean sound is nice, especially with the reverb.  When I use a fuzz, the sound becomes kind of distant, compressed and buzzy, sounding harsh and unpleasant.  They sound slightly better into the low input but still bad compared to my little single-ended el84 practice amp.  I know the speakers on these amps are supposed to be poor but if the clean sound is good, wouldn't that rule out the speaker as a limiting factor?
#2
I'm building a Pep Box but I'm cramming it onto a small perf board with 2 other fuzzes (Jerkulator and Bazz Fuss) so I'm trying to simplify each so it only has a volume control and gain can be set by the guitar's volume.

If I want to lose the 'effect' pot from this (and run it at max gain), would I replace it with a 10k fixed resistor and connect the - of the 25uf cap with the base of Q2 and have the 10k running to ground from that junction?  



Thanks for any help.
#3
Amplifier Discussion / Batteries for chip amps
March 23, 2015, 10:25:10 AM
Hi all,

I'm gonna be doing some busking and I want to be able to power my little rig from a battery.

I'm thinking about something like this since the RC industry take their batteries seriously and their customers can't be easily fooled by false ratings...

http://www.hobbyking.co.uk/hobbyking/store/__9463__Turnigy_4000mAh_4S_20C_Lipo_Pack.html

I'll need 12v for my amps (Ruby and Tiny Giant) and obviously 9v for pedals (all fuzz) and I'd like be able to run for 2-3 hours.

Any advice on how I can accomplish this?

Thanks for any help.