Ceriatone Plexi 51 All Access "Girth Machine" Full Demo
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 6 ต.ค. 2024
- Here it is folks: the whole shebang. This is my hand-wired plexi clone with parts purchased from Ceriatone, 40-18054 power transformer from ClassicTone, 784-139 output transformer and plastic bobbin choke from Metropoulos (made by Heyboer), and a Mojotone head cabinet in "blackened tuna" tolex.
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That thing sounds really good. Very tight, and THANK YOU for not using too much gain! Well done.
I've had one of these built by Ceriatone that I haven't even turned on yet. Been sitting in my living room for the past couple days. I need to plug it in
This has a lot of similar features to an amp I designed and am in the process of completing. It's nice to hear a sample of what it may sound like. Very cool amp and nice demo man. Rush rules!
Beautiful sounding amp well done ! Thank you, have been curious about these amps .
The Demo was Awesome Loved the Rush and other tunes.
Absolutly fantastic build. Curious to how it sounds driving the front end hard with something like a YJM308 or SD1 for a 80's hard rock/ metal sound....
It s sweet and clear. Thank you for sharing. That’s amazing .
I was thinking about getting two heads with select-able SS-Tube rectifier PPIMV and 3 position bright cap, but this on another level!!!
Dude this is the video I’ve been waiting for! Killer tones and playing (love the Rush riffs). I just ordered the 100w and I’m super stoked!
You DO know he didn't use ANY of the Transformers from Ceriatone, don't you!!
They sound like shit and why soo cheap! If you didn't...great. If you did...change order or get a set of aftermarket Marshall clone transformers or you won't get it to sound like this!! :O
@@Amp_Expert actually the ceritone transformers are pretty awesome. I've built two of their amps a AH100 and a JCM800 Lead 2204. Compared to my vintage Marshalls they sound amazing. you can see the demo of the 2204 on this channel.
@@truescotsman4103 Everyone's entitled to their opinions, but NO the transformers are not "awesome". They are the weakness and a big reason why cheap and how they are inexpensive. You Buy cheap, you GOT cheap!!
@@RozsaAmplificationLLC my amps sound incredible so I guess I don't care thanks for the tip
@@truescotsman4103 yes. I'm sure you are happy with it! and what I'm telling you is that with better transformers, will sound significantly better!
Thought I could help; the correct pronunciation is “Cheer-ee-uh-tone.” 😎🤘🏼 Absolutely love Nik’s amps!
Chair-ee-uh according to their TH-cam amp demonstrator
Sounds soo good, what a fantastic amp!
Bravo on the build, the video quality AND the playing!!! Excellent, sir!
That sounds spectacular, brother. I had no idea you could purchase those parts form those companies mentioned. I love tinkering with electronics, and I'm reasonably efficient with a soldering iron. I may go this route to get the tone I want, and the fun of putting one together. This is a really nice tone....and the cleans are beautiful and warm. You did a really nice job with this, Ryan.
@@GCKelloch my OT is a Metropoulos, made by Heyboer. Only the power transformer is a ClassicTone.
Really well done demo of this kit. Makes me want one!
Great job breaking down all the features!
Holy crap that sounds INCREDIBLE. Something interest is that I seem to prefer the SS rectifier to the tube one in all settings... surprising.
Yeah, I find myself using the SS rectifier pretty much all the time these days. It's just a little punchier than the tube.
I may end up watching this daily until I get mine 😑
Finally a demo 🥳🥳🥳🥳
I like the tone you get around the 27:40-28 mark.
Great video, man!
I just got this amp, and im pretty stoked.
I always wanted a plexi, but i think this is as close as I'll ever get
For the price?!
Yep!!
I give it a 🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘
holy shit that sounds great, well done!
I like the custom badge! Where did you gave it made?
Great build and demo btw !
Sounds amazing, great demo!
Sounds and looks great!
Killer sound! You must be a rocket scientist, wiring up all those extra switches! Reminds me of a Boogie MK IV - too many options for me! But, unlike a Boogie, not a bad tone in any setting!
i just put in an order for one of
these. Your rig sounds amazing. Gosh i hope i can learn enough of these setting and switches to be effective with it in a band situation? A little intimidating hehe 😂
Great demo and playing btw. Thank you for doing this!
Did yours arrive?
@@qua7771 yes I've had it for a few weeks now. I am usually a EL 84 kind of guy. I'm really glad that I got the one with all of the mods. It's extremely flexible! The P PIMV works fantastic. I have no need to put it in half power mode. I get the tones from heaven out of this thing. I still use my Pedals . It seems to like everything I throw out it. I like fuzz and I use treble booster and
a klon clone. the effects loop is great
too. mine arrived in 5.5
months. I don't find all of the settings intimidating, although some of them are subtle and I don't explore all of them for sure. feel free to ask questions
@@MrDonovant I was out shopping for one of these at a local seller last year. I ended up buying his Ceriatone King Kong that he was having some trouble with, because I'm a former tech, and I really wanted two channels. I converted the clean channel to 1968 Plexi spec. I also used Sozo mustard caps. The only trouble I'm having is the amp has some trouble handling bass notes clearly, (low E&A) string. I have to turn the bass, and resonance way down, otherwise this amp sounds amazing. I have heard that people have to turn the bass down on plexi's. Maybe it's the tubes I'm using, (NOS Mullard). Does yours get muddy in the bass?
@@qua7771 well, truth, be told… I do turn the base way down till like 9 o'clock or lower on this amp. But if I were to turn it up to 12 o'clock, I don't think it would be a problem for me, and with the three position bright switch and the three position boost switch, I get plenty of thump but with clear punch
@@MrDonovant I swapped out my PI tube since my last comment without much change, (a JAN Raytheon long black plate). It's a little punchier in the highs, with more articulation, and sustain, but the lows are still a bit flubby. I'm using a monotone 2x12 slant cabinet with Greenbacks. I'll try some other things a little later. My finger calluses are peeling off from yesterdays practice. The bright switch doesn't effect bass. I appreciate your feedback.
Per usual, Nik hits a home run.
Between Nik and George Metropoulos, absolutely!
Great demo.
It sounds amazing. I have my eyes on one i guess i should get it😊
The normal channel near the end sounds rhe best
Killer tone!👍
You might be Shannon Hoon’s son lol
Great vid man, thank you! 👍
It's pronounced, Cherry-uh-tone. I forget what it means (in Malay?), something like, 'wonderful tone'? I have one of their Express Trainwreck clones. Funny enough, but I also have a Marshall cab like yours, 1986, with the faded-to-brown grill cloth. Nice. Someone told me Marshall used defective die for a year or a few, but I think it adds a nice look. I also have a matching JCM 800 head. But I have a Splawn Quick Rod 50 on order and expect to like that more.
Man does that amp sound good when cranked
Very impressed.
Thanks for the great demo! How effective is the PPIMV? I want to keep volume under 90db standing a few feet in front of the cab, does it do a good job of keeping the cranked tone at lower volume levels?
Killer amp!!!!
You did right by NOT using Ceriatone transformers and using ones from Heyboer and Magnetic Components. MUCH better quality iron and TONE!!!
Every Ceriatone I've heard over 10 years....Chupra, King Kong, 2204, etc....all sounded "sterile" to me like something is off. But all loose components and construction are very good. The one common denominator is the iron and transformers, which makes sense and why they can keep the cost down. Transformers are the most expensive item in an amp and quality of materials differ across the world. If you use cheap material, you can cut costs, but of course, tone and performance!
I gotta disagree. Maybe they have changed suppliers but the iron sounds just as good if not better than classictone or heybooer. I've built 7 amps over the past two years trying different transformers. I just buy them from Nik now. I just built my 2nd 2204 in the past 6 months using Nik's transformer this time(used Heybooer on the first one) and the only complaint I have is the ceriatone transformers weigh a ton.
@@clintn6677 Oooo. "7" amps!
I've built or modified probably 1,000 in the last 13 years!! :O
You are the expert and obviously in love with Ceriatone, but I'm telling you from these 1,000 amps my $0.02!
@rmroza as I said they may have changed suppliers. I havent had any issues or noticed any issue with quality. Jason Tong was even recommending them for his Cali PCB.
This amp got that thick girth 😂
Sounds great🎸😎
Amp sounds good, so does your playing.
Nice Lee.
Love that "cherry on top", your name as the logo. It just had to be there! Where did you get it made?
The emblem was 3D printed from a design I made, using the Marshall logo as a starting point
@@masecardrums Well done, thanks for sharing!
Dude this thing sounds totally killer. My only experience with Ceriatone is with the Molecular, and that thing's an absolute filth monster.
I've only heard a couple plexi clones, and one Trainwreck Liverpool which I sold to fund this project, but Leon Todd's demo of the Molecular sounds absolutely ridiculous!
@@yeti1002 Anything from light crunch to searing filth. You will not be disappointed. Also it's a 50 watt amp.
Awesome!!
Hi i just finished my build of my 101, do you notice that the Presence does not seem to make a difference? Or the Treble? On yours? Also if i plug into the bottom #2 input and pull out the bright knob and turn the normal volume past 7….i get this high pitch low volume squealing? Only on that input…if i plug into the top #2 input then i can max out both volumes with the bright volume pulled out and there is no noise…and the guitar signal comes in clear
The difference is there but yeah it's pretty subtle. I'm not sure what might be causing your oscillation though
@@masecardrums thanks alot for answering…i do notice the Treble working but yes its very subtle, and the presence seems even more soo….i found that if i crank both normal and bright volume..i get this high pitch squeal and the guitar plays or sound comes out of the amp, but it crackles…and fades away…i found that if i use a chopstick and press against the shileded cables going to the input jacks..the squeal stops and the signal comes in strong and the guitar plays clear…
I found that the Presence control on my Splawn quickrod makes a big difference…So your Presence and Treble are very subtle? As well
@@masecardrums thank you very much for replying and trying to help me…my oscillation seems to be coming from the wires solderd to the main board..going to the potentiometers…first i was having trouble with the wire solderd to the 250pf cap..to the right Treble terminal..if i moved that wire anywhere near the input section..the wire itself became microphonic?? It make crackling and static noise coming through the speaker, as i moved it around…as soon as i moved the wire away from the board going towards the center of the board itself, moving towards the back side of the amp..the wire stopped making noise..and was not causing trouble anymore…so i ended up replacing all the wires from the board to the pots..using 22awg 300v wire accept for the 2 wires solderd to (S) and (R) on the board..going to the V2A cathode bypass 3 way switch…i left those 2 alone…they are the Teflon thin wire included in the kit…and the amp runs better now, however if i crank the Master volume past (4) and the Presence is down..then i still get squealing and noise…i found that now the (S) and (R) wires are microphonic..and when i went to redo the wiring going from the board to the potentiometers…this time i ran them all down the center of the board (Undernieth) together….could you tell me? Did you seperate all of your wires? Did you run them seperately going from the board to the pots?
Your amp sounds great by the way..i also noticed that when i run the amp overdriven..cranking the Normal and Bright volume and keeping the master volume under (4) the sound is not very bright its kind of dull sounding and the treble does not really work at all..its only when the amp is cleaner that i can get it trebly..
If you could please tell me what you think..im soo sorry for the poor grammar and long winded explanation..i just need help
kudos. good job
Love it !!! Will this plexi51 would do the chupacabra gain (jose arredondo mod) cascading gain stages,can't decide between this plexi 51 or chupacabra
I mean, it will if you do that mod. It won't if you don't.
Thank you for such an exceptional and complete review. It gave us a great view of the effect that each switch has on the tone, and what a great tone this amp has!! By the way, what are the pickups this guitar has, and what are their output? I felt the tone was very complex, full, and organic sounding, while the palm mutting hadn't too much "chug-chug"/"punch", characteristic of hard-rock rhythm riffs, which I attribute to lower output pickups. Is that right?
The pickups are Lollar Imperials, which are PAF-style pickups; high wind in the bridge (which has some extra midrange) and regular wind in the neck. They're definitely not super-modern super upper-mid-forward high-output pickups, and the mahogany body and solid rosewood neck of the Albert Lee is a fairly dark sound. If I was doing lots of palm muting I'd probably use an overdrive in front of whichever amp I'm using, and on a plexi I'd definitely set the bass knob very low.
Hi did this come with any manual or diagrahm? I built the Ceriatone Klon Centura klone, from there kit
Very Cool
Perfect Demo and nice playing! I like it. Question: I like the options this amp has and i am sure i would find "my tone" with it. But how does it sound when you have to turn it down? Not bedroom level. More like playin in a small pub at a level without getting the granny mad sittin' in the first row. :-)
I think the master volume on this thing sounds magnificent. Of course, you don't get that singing EL34 breakup, but the amp still sounds full and fat down to about 11 o'clock, and the half power option helps to bring the volume down too.
Awesome! How did you customize the amp head logo? I want to see my first name on my amp haha
Hey man, I made the design myself in Illustrator by modifying a file of the Marshall logo, and my dad's friend produced the emblems on his 3D printer.
That monster is awesome. Did you have to add all the bells and whistles or do they have that model? Did you get the pre-assembled board kit?
The All Access is a Ceriatone model, so it came with all the switches, and their requisite components, faceplate, etc. Assembled it all myself. Wasn't that hard, really; Nik's got great documentation!
And of course, I got my transformers elsewhere.
@@masecardrums What brand trannies did you buy? MM or Heyboer?
Where did you get that very smooth looking "Masecar" nameplate? I liked that idea!!
I made the design myself in Adobe Illustrator and had one of my dad's friends make it on his 3D printer
My only problem with this is that while there are SO many incredible, mind-blowing options, they are only available on the amp itself (and many of which are on the back). Imagine a world where all (or at least SOME) of these combinations were foot switchable. That would be incredible.
I'm sure if you're better at electronics than me, you could make them happen with the use of relay switching, but honestly I don't see the need to have any of these minor options available like that. It voices the amp, but it doesn't switch to clean like you'd get on a modem multi-channel amp.
Any tech can do it for you. There are always options.
great! obvious question: do you think it sounds better than a Marshall plexi?
I think it sounds LIKE a Marshall plexi.
@@masecardrums so at this point isn't it better to buy a Marshall Origin 50?
@@myuncle2 I mean if you want a PC board Vietnamese made Marshall, go for it. This is more like a handwired 1987 or JTM45 and sounds much bigger and fuller than an Origin.
Is this a full kit anyone can buy, or did you order everything seperate? And are alot of the mods your own personal touches?
Ceriatone sell kits. Transformers, tubes, and head cabinet are my choice, everything else is available from Ceriatone.
@@masecardrums Right, totally. I just mainly meant with all these mods and stuff, I was just wondering if they were part of the build, or if they are extra things you chose to do.
@@jamescassidy4045 www.ceriatone.com/british-style-plexi51-access/
@@masecardrums Thanks dude. Sometimes its just funner to ask/talk about it! Thanks for the link. I was planning to google though for sure!!!
That’s sounds fat. Perfect blend of thunk and cut
Build me one ! 😅🙏🏼
Anything footswitchable or only on the faceplate ?
None of the circuit changes are footswitchable. They're not supposed to be.
Were you tempted at all to throw in some mustards when you considered changes to the Ceriatone stock design?
Ceriatone supply the kit with TAD mustard caps, so it wasn't necessary!
Let me reply again some time later - my buddy has some real deal Mullard mustard caps, so I may have to buy a set and put them in the amp...
@@masecardrums Cool. Vintage are different than the TAD versions. It will be interesting to see if you hear a difference. It might be hard since you can’t A/ B side by side. My tone memory is too poor for such comparisons. You should check out the Kingsley Constable too. It has amazing Plexi tones when paired with a good tube power amp (or the right effects return). There are some decent TH-cam videos on it, but I’ve owned one. They’re even better in person.
sounds killer in all aspects & all genres, but not sure how it would do in modern metal, otherwise it sounds as good as anything Alex or Angus woukld use.
Hey what are we talking transformer wise? OPT ?
check the description!
@@masecardrums Good stuff paper wound ayee
What kind of speakers are you using??
G12T-75s and G12C Greenbacks
Can this amp sound like the Silver Jubilee 2550?
No clipping diodes in this, just plexi tones.
Hi im about to build one of these, did you just follow the wiring diagram? Or did you use a schematic? I noticed some wires labled “C” and “D” for instance, do you simply connect those together where it says “C” somewhere else?
I followed the diagram as best I could (and it has changed a little since I built this amp) but had a couple schematics of the 1987 circuit for reference and read Rob Robinette's articles on Marshall circuits. It's VERY important that your labeled wires (C, in this case) go where they're supposed to go.
@@masecardrums hi i read that you bought upgraded transformers for this? I asked Nik at Ceriatone, and he said that trannys that work in this would be hard to find? Im building the 100 watt version
@@masecardrums would you happen to know the reason? Or purpose, as to why some of the wires seem to connect to some component, but instead of leading and connecting to the other component, the wire just ends, with a letter attached to it, you then find the other matching letter, and thats where you connect,??
@@historiclp4577 it's just to clean up the diagram, so you can read it. Otherwise there would be wires running all over the place obscuring your view of more important information such as the turret board. Nik has photos of the insides of completed amps for reference. Transformers just seem to be in short supply in general these days, for no specific reason other than it's COVID times.
@@masecardrums hey man, thank you soo much for replying, if you could answer one more thing?..Looking at the diagram…all the way to the front right, there are the 4 input jacks…then the board behind them.The first wire from the board is a black wire going too ground, then 2 shielded cables, going to 2 different lugs….then there looks too be, a green wire shaped like a “V” on one lug..i assume the ground lug of one of the input jacks….and it looks like each end of this “V” shaped green wire, is going into the center of the black circle over each shielded cable…..Does this mean that, i am to strip enough of each Shielded wire, and connect the center wire to each terminal as it shows…then twist the actual metal shielding from each COAX wire , then solder both shieldings to that one terminal? Of course on the board end, i just solder the input wire from the COAX to the board lug, after applying a sleeve of heat shrink, to cover the shielding? So basically im just grounding each shielding, from each shielded wire at the ground lug of the input jack?
Sounds ok. Am i blown away, prefer it over a marshall, or friedman? Nope. Enkoy your amp tho
Not sure why you'd even compare this to a Friedman in the first place...
Red barchetta
I’m gonna try to not talk too much, then proceeds to talk, and talk…
the operative word being "try"
I could've done without the SS rectifier. When I think "Plexi", I think TUBES!!
Marshalls and most tube amps had SS recs from the late 60s on. It just controls how the power supply changes the signal from DC to AC. Tube recs don't respond to transients as quickly. Transients are squashed and more splatty. That can have a nice affect in some amps, but I like the clarity of the faster transients in this amp.
idk. its muddy and fizzy.
you're muddy and fizzy!
Nope, I agree, it’s muddy and fizzy…..fuzzy?
@@grindinglicks well you're muddy and fizzy too!
Couldn’t disagree more. Maybe you should get yourself proper headphones.
The thing that is always a bit amusing is that it's not always a bad thing to have a little fizz. People who don't have a ton of experience mic'ing and recording guitar amps are often surprised when you isolate the recorded guitar tracks of some of your favorite artists. The isolated tracks often sound thin and fizzier than expected. That's because you often need that to cut through over drums and the potential keys or second guitar.
That shit sounds good !!!Ryan is a cool dude!!!
What pedal do you keep stepping on?
Microphone mute