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Recent content by clay_finley

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    New Flying V (Marshall content too!)

    Here's my new V. My bass player made it. I couldn't help but stack up all the amps for some monster riffage. This shot is before I wired them all together. :!
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    Mmmmm Speakers ...

    I opened up my '73 cab, rewired and replaced one speaker. I got a '72 lead cone greenback to replace the RI that I had in there. Now I got two graybacks and two greenbacks. The interesting thing is that the two grays and one green all date from '73. Enjoy ... :! :! GE = July 1972 102...
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    More goodies, Marshall Master Lead Circuits inside ...

    Hi everyone. It seems like the Marshall people like my page on non-MV Marshall circuits, so I went ahead and did one for MV circuits too (I had some requests for this.) This page details the master lead circuit. It also includes lots of popular mods for the MV models. There are gain mods and...
  4. clay_finley

    Violator gets a promotion

    Yes, the Violator (my '69 SuperLead) is getting a promotion to gigging amp. This amp is really a mutt. It didn't even work reliably when I got it. It sounds so good and thick now that it's going to the next gig. The low-end is thick too. It's got great sustain and harmonics that just out at...
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    My work environment ...

    is great. I work out of my house ... Here's my desk: and here's the other side of my office...
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    Today is a good day ... new EL34's for the Violator

    Today is going great. First I fixed the purple '72 50 watter. Now I just got a new set of JJ EL34's for the Violator ('69 SuperLead). I also got some Mallory 150 caps and some carbon comps for my JTM45, along with the tubes. ... and I've got band practice tonight! :! :! :!
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    Help Rich, Marshallhead, Ted ...

    My '72 50w has a problem. The distortion sounds bad, especially in the low-end. It has a kinda hollow sound on the low notes, when you hit the strings hard. This happens on both channels. It's not really a lack of bass. When I play single low note runs, it kinda sounds like there is a phaser...
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    Wall of Doom ... enter if you dare ...

    Here is an updated shot of the Wall of Doom... On the left, is a JTM45 with KT66's and TedB mods on top of two 4x10's with G10L-35's. The center is a '72 50w (balls galore), next a modded '76 50w (Trusty - metal territory here), then a 1960BX cab w/ G12M-25's. On the right is a '69...
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    JTM45/KT66 Porn

    I just spent my afternoon working on my JTM45 RI. I just put some new KT66's in it. OMG, clean to break-up. I'm in heaven. Here's what I did: 1) lowered the filtering to 32x32 and 16x16. F&T makes a 16x16 cap that fits in the clamp. 2) added grid stopper resistors (5.6k) to the control...
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    Marshall Circuits ... new web page

    Hi everyone, Please check out my new web page on Marshall circuits: Marshall Circuits 101 Also, please send me e-mail if you find any errors... Also, check out my amps on my gear page while you're there. Clay
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    I'm definately dead ...

    ... when my wife finds out I bought another amp in the last 2 weeks. :eek First I bought a beat '69 SL that I'm restoring (sounds awesome). Now it's a JTM45 RI!!! This will probably be a project amp also. I'll probably do a PTP board and put an MM OT in it. I got this one for $600 USD, so...
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    New Amp - '69 Super Lead

    I just got a new amp. It's a '69 super lead. This amp is totally beat. I kinda got it for a project amp and to tinker around with some mods. Both trannies are changed. The PT is an old, old marshall replacement. The OT is Mercury Magnetics. I kinda wanted to hear what the MM sounded like...
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    '72 purple 50w OK?

    I came across this purple 1972 50w. Does it look OK? The PT has been replaced and the price is lowered accordingly. You can see that the mains selector wires are clipped (hardwired). No grid resistors. Any comments? I love purple.
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