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Cool that Im going to make this thing look EVIL! :D I'll make it A spiked up case!!

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Ok I want to pick up A valve Preamp something that Will give me my METAL sound but not Breat the bank :D and I'll be runing the whole thing thru A Behringer 4-12 CAB

Any Ideas?

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Rocktron ProGAP. It's not tube, but it'll get the tone you want. Trust me.

Where can is A good place to pick on up!!

I did find this on the Bay http://cgi.ebay.com/ROCKTRON-Classic-GAINI...1QQcmdZViewItem

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if you want a cheap tube amp that does multiple tones check out the peavey rockmaster [ducks] 5 tubes 5 or 7fxloops three channels as much gain as a dual rec. very flexable very cheap picked up the ones i had for 100usd each off ebay. this thread has made me smile on a pretty intense day so thanks BM and LK i apprecieate it. btw thats not a slam its a genuine thankx

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+1 on the rockmaster and I'll throw in the ADA mp-1

yes i quite liked the ada.. however only once the noise mods were done. but yes quite right that is a very good suggestion if i wasn't building myself a tube preamp then i would defineatley get one of the above mentioned ones.

i found a killer sale on some 6112's and some 6021's about 2 usd each so can we say hamond box sized tube amp multichannel. yes i can.:D i am thinking of putting in a small OT just to make it more realistic. and couuple that through a matching transformer into a power section.

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That's my current rig. :D ADA MP-1 into a Tube Works Mosvalve power amp. Sounds excellent. I don't have what I'd consider a noise problem with it. I mentioned the ProGAP because they're cheaper (the one I bought a while back was $85) and have, god help us all, the most gain of anything I've ever heard... EVER.

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So you use the old tubeworks as well. that was my rig.[minus the ada sub rockmaster] for years. most breathy sound i have had till i started building. Some of the units weren't noisy or only had a the usual noise level but for a while the ada's could be insanely noisy at high gain settings. my buddy uses the rocktron they are some of the only people i like there high gain sound though it is tubeless. so i do concur but alas i am a tube junky. :D

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So you use the old tubeworks as well.  that was my rig.[minus the ada sub rockmaster] for years.

Yeah, I just got all this stuff in a trade. Carvin X100B head for a Furman power conditioner, MP-1, ADA Microcab, and power amp. Good deal as far as I'm concerned. :D

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http://cgi.ebay.com/Peavey-Rockmaster-3-ch...1QQcmdZViewItem

http://search.ebay.com/search/search.dll?s...op=1%26fsoo%3D1

lets not forget the triple giant which is around 150usd in pawnshops in the south. at least in my neck of the woods.

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If you are still interested in building an amp here are some links that may help you out.

Amp building schematics>>>

http://www.ax84.com

This site has some really cool amps. Ive build a few of these.

http://www.drtube.com/guitamp.htm

Good schematics site.

http://www.diyguitaramp.com/tech.html

Alot of links to amp building websites.

http://www.silvatone.bravepages.com

This is one of my favorite amp building websites!

And dont forget one of the best sites

http://www.18watt.com

Amp Building part stores>>>

Http://www.hoffmanamps.com/

Http://www.allenamps.com

http://www.ceriatone.com/

This a great place to get parts.

And dont forget to review your basic electronics>>> http://www.technologystudent.com/elec1/elecex.htm

Also might want to learn a little bit about tubes>>> http://guitar.about.com/library/weekly/aa061499.htm

Hopefully this helps you on your amp building adventure! :D

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good links

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