Ok I got the buffer to work. Turns out I had an open 10uF cap. (old stock in my junk) No signal getting thru.
But now the trem doesn't work! Rats! That is the one feature I like about this amp.
Seems like that goofy diode driven trem circuit wants to see some sort of load? on the input side.
As a test I removed the buffer and just plugged the guitar in.
Trem works.
Leave vol up and unplug guitar.
Should still "hear" the trem throb with all the background hiss.
No dice, the trem quits when you unplug the guitar. Weird.
Anyone got ideas how to make the trem work with the buffer installed?
BTW with the buffer installed the amp does sound a LOT better and slightly louder too.
Now to get the trem working again...
But now the trem doesn't work! Rats! That is the one feature I like about this amp.
Seems like that goofy diode driven trem circuit wants to see some sort of load? on the input side.
As a test I removed the buffer and just plugged the guitar in.
Trem works.
Leave vol up and unplug guitar.
Should still "hear" the trem throb with all the background hiss.
No dice, the trem quits when you unplug the guitar. Weird.
Anyone got ideas how to make the trem work with the buffer installed?
BTW with the buffer installed the amp does sound a LOT better and slightly louder too.
Now to get the trem working again...