ansil Posted September 4, 2004 Report Share Posted September 4, 2004 (edited) OFFICIALLY THIS POST HAS BEEN RENAMED TO "TALKS ABOUT OTHER TUBE AMPS" so i was thinking of doing a modded Extacy type crunchy distortion. with a nice clean preamp in there with a sweepable scoop/boost mid range knob. and putting it into some sort of concept or themed amp. so i decided on using whatever wood i have at the shop that is suitable for the task and either Staining the Wood Blood Red [if i have a nice piece of wood or use some veneer on top.] or covering it in BLood red Fabric. back lit fiberglass logo. [i already printed it out and am cutting it tonight. yeah..] some sort of dark grey material for the back ground. and casting my own blood colored knobs. perhaps with some sort of theme to them as well. "vampre teeth maybee?" i guess i should also note that its a single ended "if i can find the proper transformer" el34 power section running class A mode. any suggestions woudl be appreciated. http://dictionary.reference.com/search?q=vampyre Edited October 6, 2004 by ansil Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
weezerboy Posted September 4, 2004 Report Share Posted September 4, 2004 i think if you spelt vampire properly, it would look a lot less cheesy hair metal - unless thats what you;re going for Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ansil Posted September 4, 2004 Author Report Share Posted September 4, 2004 i think if you spelt vampire properly, it would look a lot less cheesy hair metal - unless thats what you;re going for In Older times that was the "correct spelling".. if you read. 900 year old printings in middle european spellings of that time.. but i assume you were just poking fun Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
weezerboy Posted September 4, 2004 Report Share Posted September 4, 2004 i know what you mean, and i know that thats the older spelling, i just meant spell it vampire - so my wording sucked edit: and i wasn't poking fun, i'm being serious, theres something about the P and the Y they just don't look as aesthetically pleasing as p and i shrug Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ansil Posted September 4, 2004 Author Report Share Posted September 4, 2004 i figured you knew what i was getting at. but i am sure someone else in this thread wouldn't. more than likely there is going to be someone here who will be [asumes slackjawed accent] "Hey der budd e doNT U No Guud Anglish" and then we would have to go research links and stuff and post them to educate people on 11th century writings [and carvings that were made around 14th century to like the one for vlad the impaler showing his face] so i figured you knew what i meant. just trying to clear it up for people who didnt' incase this thread gets anymore views Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
westhemann Posted September 4, 2004 Report Share Posted September 4, 2004 i like the vampyre spelling because of the "pyre" at the end which gives it a more "hot" connotation doesn't seem cheesy hair metal at all to me... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
litchfield Posted September 4, 2004 Report Share Posted September 4, 2004 Seems gothic and foreboding to me. Goes well with the whole theme. Lookin foreward to how this pans out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Northendem Posted September 4, 2004 Report Share Posted September 4, 2004 i think if you spelt vampire properly, it would look a lot less cheesy hair metal - unless thats what you;re going for It's boring with just Vampire though.......I like Vampyre Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jammy Posted September 4, 2004 Report Share Posted September 4, 2004 What output will this amp be? (watts) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bowser Posted September 5, 2004 Report Share Posted September 5, 2004 I hope that it goes to 11... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skibum5545 Posted September 5, 2004 Report Share Posted September 5, 2004 Red pleather outside, chrome corners. Turn some ebony and padauk knobs too! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
krazyderek Posted September 5, 2004 Report Share Posted September 5, 2004 just use oiled blood wood for the body... if you make it thin enough it'll still be light and strong as a brick... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest AlexVDL Posted September 5, 2004 Report Share Posted September 5, 2004 You could also change the name to Ampyre Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ansil Posted September 5, 2004 Author Report Share Posted September 5, 2004 Well last night i used the actuall logo.[same font as the picture] and i cut the lexan i was going to cut it all out and then replace it with a black vampyre [no not a racial vampyre term for those of you who read too much into posts ] and back light the whole thing with giant jumbo leds [red of course.] but when i got done tracing the outline of the template with the soldering iron i decided to just finish giving it that engraved/melted look. which turned out so well i couldthn' belive i had done it. [i am quite serious here] so i decided to do that to a few things last night and then i hit both sides with some 400 grit sandpaper to give it tha blurred or smokey look to the raw plexiglass but to smooth out the roughness of the vampyre [again not to be confused with a backwoods vamprye because they live in the rough. ] so i finnished all that up last night and got the rough wooden case and well now i just need to pick the fabric to cover it with. and drill out the chasis. [i already hammered the chasis out.]. i have step by step pics of me doing this if anyone wanted to seee.. mabye a tutorial perhaps??? if brian is interested i will send it to him when he is out of the hurricane. best wishes on that my friend. or if any of the other moderators wanted to look at it. i am just waiting on the pics from my bp as he is uploading them from the camera. als as far as the wattage. i decided to go with two el84's in Class A mode. so i haven't calculated the actuall wattage yet.?? but i think i will put in a couple of octal sockets too so i can use some other tubes too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ansil Posted September 5, 2004 Author Report Share Posted September 5, 2004 well heres the Vampyre Scan. you have to keep in mind that this is a direct scan and the only way to see this much detail on the amp is to put your eye 1 inch from the lexan. but also i am not done with it yet still more sanding to go. detailsanding with sanding sticks..[emre boards lol work great and cheaper than sand paper. dollar tree] perspective view. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jammy Posted September 5, 2004 Report Share Posted September 5, 2004 Looks awesome, I defnatly want to see a tutorial Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bigtommyb Posted September 5, 2004 Report Share Posted September 5, 2004 Looking Awsome... wat are the specs of the amp? And why not have black knobs on it to give a more gothic feel rather than just a red feel! BigT Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ansil Posted September 6, 2004 Author Report Share Posted September 6, 2004 Looking Awsome... wat are the specs of the amp? And why not have black knobs on it to give a more gothic feel rather than just a red feel! BigT not a bad idea on the black knobs. i am still looking and figuring out what to do on it. hopefully the pics i already got will be uploaded today. 3 12ax7 type tubes. and two el84's for now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
68 lost souls Posted September 6, 2004 Report Share Posted September 6, 2004 I think a tutorial would be great on how to build the head. Ive thought of making an amp while waiting to get money for the guitar Im building first. Unfortunatily the list keeps going as everyone knows once you start building your hooked. Im sure lots of people would get use from the tutorial. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
american_jesus Posted September 6, 2004 Report Share Posted September 6, 2004 what'd be sweet is if you could turn some knobs, ebony enrobed in paduk. that'd look killer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bigtommyb Posted September 6, 2004 Report Share Posted September 6, 2004 Black knobs with red or silver lettering and then i like what skibum said about the chrome corners. will see if i can do a quick design 4 ya just using paintshop+photoshop. BigT Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bigtommyb Posted September 6, 2004 Report Share Posted September 6, 2004 Ok Did a reallllly quick job and its not very good but it created a better picture in my head! and go with Red lettering if you do black knobs cuz it looks better if the knobs are on a chrome backplate.. (im asuming thats what the knobs are on in your lil drawing) and then have chrome corners it just makes it seem abit more classy and just kinda finishes it off. - But its your amp so go with what looks good to you. BigT Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThePlague Posted September 6, 2004 Report Share Posted September 6, 2004 i'm liking the ideas behind this, as well as the vampyre you cut out. there's just a few things i'd change if i were the one doing it. instead of having it covered in red, i'd cover it in black, with maybe some red "veins" in it. and definately chrome corners. i'd have the grill cloth or whatever you'll be using be black as well, possibly outlined in chrome. for knobs i like the black knob with red lettering idea. with a chrome control plate. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ansil Posted September 6, 2004 Author Report Share Posted September 6, 2004 basic idea. it will be back lighted by both the tubes and some leds. probally be red back lighting but perhaps it will be blue purple or whatever. still in the mix i may get a dremel and actually go further into the lexan and then mix in some liquid plasitc and some dye and make a custom color and then go back over it with the soldering iron. [i like how the finish on the front looks with the iron.] just have it a colored version. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fan O' Zakk Posted September 6, 2004 Report Share Posted September 6, 2004 (edited) If you're doing this in Class A, with a pair of EL84's in push-pull config... Might hit about 10 watts clean, 25 is my best guess for total power... Great project...hope it works out well!! I'm desiging a custom gothic amp for someone as we speak as well... Edited September 7, 2004 by Fan O' Zakk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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