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"Preamp Poti Ein-u. Ausgang gebrückt, dann hat er im Anfangsbereicht des Potis schon "Ton", und es klingt nach was, da org. dieser Bereich eher für die Füsse ist!"
was hast du denn da genau gemacht , könntest du das evtl. näher beschreiben??
wie bekomme ich mehr Bass aus dem Amp.Bill Sundt meinte das das XL mod wie ein fest eingestellter Depht regler wäre.
Hier hab ich im net mal was gefunden ,wen's interessiert:
Here's a number of mods I did on a Soldano SLO100, this is not a "how-to" guide. You can use one mod or several to get the sound you're looking for. The basic idea behind the mods was to make the lead channel brown and less aggressive /sharp. There a few things I'd like to say before going through the mods.
Most people that come to me to have an amp modded ask for more gain expecting to get more tone. Unfortunately it's not that simple, IMHO amp tone is not so much about preamp distortion but more about the combination of the preamp and the poweramp distortion (and PS and speakers and ...etc).
Tone shaping is very important in higher gain amps. Too much bass before the distortion stage and the amp can get muddy, too much high after the distortion stage and the amp will sound sharp. That's basically what these mode are about; getting rid off some bass and highs.
Mod 1. This "mod" is easy but also very effective. To get a smoother sound out of the lead channel replace V2 (see schematic) with a Tesla 12AX7 or a Groove Tubes ECC83. Of course changing other tubes in the preamp will also change sound but changing this tube gives the greatest change.
Mod 2. To lose some bass I changed the coupling cap of V2a from 22n to 2n2. I also changed the coupling cap of V1a to a smaller value, you might not want to do this for it also affects the clean/ crunch channel.
Mod 3. You could also change the decoupling cap of V2a from 1uF to .47 How much bass you need too lose depends on your situation (guitar, playing style, cabs, etc).
Mod 4. To make the clipping of V2 sound a bit less radical change the cathode resistor of V2b to 10K.
Mod 5. To get a brown sound out of the lead channel I lowered the voltages for V2 to about 200V.
Mod 6. Removing the 2n2 cap that's placed across the 470k resistor (after V1's coupling cap) will reduce mid / high frequency response.
Mod 7. Lowering the value of the 470k resistor placed after the coupling cap of V2a will increase gain. I wouldn't do this but is possible.
Mod 8. Soldano already used the large 470k resistor going from the gain pot to the grid of V2a, this resistor rolls of highs (in combination with the miller capacitance. You could use a similar resistor in other stages to get the same effect.
Mod 9. Note that the clean/crunch channel is also in when you use the lead channel. The lead and clean channel are not in-phase with each other. Though the level of the clean channel is much lower than the lead channel's level the effect is still audible. I used an extra optocoupler to switch the clean channel out of the signal path when the lead channel is selected.
Mod 10. This isn't a mod I used but it might be useful it can also be used in other amps (like most of the mods above) by placing a small cap (let's say 470p) across the 470k resistors that are in series with the coupling cap you will get more highs / edge in your distorted sound.
Mod 11. Well you can't really call it a mod but changing the powertubes will also greatly change the amps character. I changed to GT KT66, this gives a great combination of a EL34-like edge and crunch and a fat 6L6 sound.
I hope the mods I described will get you closer to the tones of your dreams. The best way to get to 'your' tone is by taking it one step at the time, only doing one mod and then listen how it worked out. Then do the next until you find what you like, the values of caps and resistors mentioned above worked good for me, you can change them to your desires. Doing this will require some theoretical knowledge.
Best Regards,
Dennis Claessens D.C. Amplification
Gruß Gerard
