As a kid I had some old school elecronics book and it described that any soldered connection should be solid WITHOUT solder- and referred to some old US Navy document that described the right way to do that. I don't recall if it was a book I picked up at a yard sale or the library. In any case, cool to see you demonstrating proper technique!
Auto-captioning always interprets your accented speech as saying "it's a Messer". Looking at the layout, and listening to the extraneous noise and oscillations, I say yes indeed, yes it is!🤣
The Speer ceramic composition resistors are really good too. Super light weight, non inductive with the pulse capabilities of carbon comp, but wont catch on fire 😆. They’re slight more expensive than the green Vishay wire wound resistors(which are a perfectly fine choice). I like the both, just depends on the amp.
What market are you talking? Psionic Audio, Soldano, Fuchs, Pre 90's Marshalls, Pre CBS Fender, Some Orange, Some Hiwatt, Some Bogner, Some Hughes & Kettner. A lot of brands started shitty lines to suit the thin wallets of the general market. As a result, there will inevitably oversights and shortcuts. Mesa have spent their decades in the industry perfecting their marketing rather than their amp's reliability, serviceability or performance though in my opinion.
Thanks mate. A solder sucker is a must in my opinion, however many greater techs than I insist they're a waste of money and stick to solder braid and a great technique. Who am I to judge, whatever works for you, eh.
There are tons of ways an amp can be unstable and prone to oscillation. Other than testing the filter caps to be sure it isn't a component failure issue and swapping tubes, it probably isn't cost effective to take a deep dive.
@@BradsGuitarGarage I'd go broke if I did this kind of work for a living. Curiosity would demand I get to the bottom of the why, even if that meant entirely reworking the ground structure or whatever.
@@retread1083 Yes, that occasionally kills a day or two when I shouldn't have allowed it to do so. It's a fine balance running a business with overheads and trying to be thorough and learn about new designs in the process. It's probably why I'm bald in my 30's!
you tend to think that after 50 years of building amps,with all the unnecessary patents going,there should be a perfected amp,enough to play at high gain with no massive hum and hiss,but no,every new model has culprits,but the cult still goes on strong....misteries of human brain.
As a kid I had some old school elecronics book and it described that any soldered connection should be solid WITHOUT solder- and referred to some old US Navy document that described the right way to do that. I don't recall if it was a book I picked up at a yard sale or the library. In any case, cool to see you demonstrating proper technique!
You have more patience than I. Hope you had a very Merry Christmas. 🎄🎁
Thanks mate, I hope you had a good one!
Auto-captioning always interprets your accented speech as saying "it's a Messer". Looking at the layout, and listening to the extraneous noise and oscillations, I say yes indeed, yes it is!🤣
The Speer ceramic composition resistors are really good too. Super light weight, non inductive with the pulse capabilities of carbon comp, but wont catch on fire 😆. They’re slight more expensive than the green Vishay wire wound resistors(which are a perfectly fine choice). I like the both, just depends on the amp.
Bravo Brad!
What are some really good designed amps?
Interested to know as well!
What market are you talking? Psionic Audio, Soldano, Fuchs, Pre 90's Marshalls, Pre CBS Fender, Some Orange, Some Hiwatt, Some Bogner, Some Hughes & Kettner. A lot of brands started shitty lines to suit the thin wallets of the general market. As a result, there will inevitably oversights and shortcuts. Mesa have spent their decades in the industry perfecting their marketing rather than their amp's reliability, serviceability or performance though in my opinion.
Oh, and I forgot to mention Ceriatone.
Cool video, thanks! What's your take on Diezel amps, what do you think about those designs?
I'm very envious of your solder sucker, that things a champ 💯💚 lol... Play it like a synth 😂 (Love your actual guitar playing, sounds epic!)
Thanks mate. A solder sucker is a must in my opinion, however many greater techs than I insist they're a waste of money and stick to solder braid and a great technique. Who am I to judge, whatever works for you, eh.
There are tons of ways an amp can be unstable and prone to oscillation. Other than testing the filter caps to be sure it isn't a component failure issue and swapping tubes, it probably isn't cost effective to take a deep dive.
Yeah, that was the situation here. Time and budget wouldn't allow and there were no issues with the user's applications for the amp.
@@BradsGuitarGarage I'd go broke if I did this kind of work for a living. Curiosity would demand I get to the bottom of the why, even if that meant entirely reworking the ground structure or whatever.
@@retread1083 Yes, that occasionally kills a day or two when I shouldn't have allowed it to do so.
It's a fine balance running a business with overheads and trying to be thorough and learn about new designs in the process.
It's probably why I'm bald in my 30's!
@@BradsGuitarGarage It's a popular look these days. One never knows if someone is follicly challenged or just making a fashion statement. 😀
you tend to think that after 50 years of building amps,with all the unnecessary patents going,there should be a perfected amp,enough to play at high gain with no massive hum and hiss,but no,every new model has culprits,but the cult still goes on strong....misteries of human brain.
It's unreal how crap those Boogies are under the lid.
Not many people care to lift the lid though.
Highest mains I have measured was 257v in country Victoria
Ooooof! That's a spicy meatball!