groovenut
Power User
Second installment. This one is an amp match. Let me introduce you to the Gearu Half Pint!
Now for the Gear Head Geek Speak....
I designed and built this little guy about 2 years ago. He started off life as an AX84 Firefly built for me by our own Chris Hurley (thanks Chris!). I completely gutted the Firefly and started over from scratch. This amp design is 4 gain stages + tonestack into a PI feeding a push pull half watt tube output stage (12AU7). It is cathode biased with feedback loop. It sounds almost exactly like a huge 100 watt head but a lot quieter. It is all point to point wired and has forever been my experimental platform for new circuits. That is until I designed this one.... it stayed put.
So like the Gearu Tube Overdrive pedal, I wanted to get this into the AxeFxII. It also gives me the chance to get better at amp matching.
So here it is:
Just in case the comments from SC dont come through. This was done during the final pass of the amp match, cycling between the two sources with a footswitch. The first example is the AxeFx II the next is the real amp and then they alternate. At lower guitar volumes the Gearu Half Pint tends to load down the highs of the guitar, whereas the AxeFx II does not.
I do apologize for the slight digital clipping. I had torn everything down before I realized it was there. Hopefully it wont detract from you listening pleasure.
Please feel free to let me know what you think!
Thanks,
Now for the Gear Head Geek Speak....
I designed and built this little guy about 2 years ago. He started off life as an AX84 Firefly built for me by our own Chris Hurley (thanks Chris!). I completely gutted the Firefly and started over from scratch. This amp design is 4 gain stages + tonestack into a PI feeding a push pull half watt tube output stage (12AU7). It is cathode biased with feedback loop. It sounds almost exactly like a huge 100 watt head but a lot quieter. It is all point to point wired and has forever been my experimental platform for new circuits. That is until I designed this one.... it stayed put.
So like the Gearu Tube Overdrive pedal, I wanted to get this into the AxeFxII. It also gives me the chance to get better at amp matching.
So here it is:
Just in case the comments from SC dont come through. This was done during the final pass of the amp match, cycling between the two sources with a footswitch. The first example is the AxeFx II the next is the real amp and then they alternate. At lower guitar volumes the Gearu Half Pint tends to load down the highs of the guitar, whereas the AxeFx II does not.
I do apologize for the slight digital clipping. I had torn everything down before I realized it was there. Hopefully it wont detract from you listening pleasure.
Please feel free to let me know what you think!
Thanks,