BeAR

Ive spent a few more days playing the Variax and Ive decided to sell my Re-issue Strat. Its on Ebay now, as I cant think of one good enough reason to keep it. Who ever would have thought Id sell it because of a Modelling guitar?????????????

and the funniest thing is I just love the Sitar patch.................sounds so cool. hehe.

Yeah I saw that too. Maybe part out the 62 on Ebay and keep the neck, than buy a Warmoth Strat body for it. The possibilities are endless.

Well I finally took the plunge and bought a nice Sunburst Variax 500. This thing is incredible. The Strat pre-set sounds almost as good as my Japanese 62 re issue and the Les Paul pre-sets are great too, but the acoustic tones just simply rock!!!!!! Finally a way to get a decent recording of an acoustic.

Its a prime candidate for a replacement body and neck too......................I just cant leave things well enough alone. hehe.

But seriously tho if you havent tried one, do yourself a favour and get down to your local music store.

yup...............good guess!!!!

Dont worry about the third solder tab.

Ansil, I dont doubt that your idea has some merit, but are you able to record the results as a WAV or MP3 so we can have a listen to what your circuit sounds like?

3XL for me.

Id say we need some pics.

I bought this OLP MM1 on Ebay and it arrived today. Though there is no time like the present so she got stripped of her hardware and I fitted the Floyd.

Ill post some better pics later when its daylight and the guitar isnt so dirty (greasy marks show up real bad with the flash).

Ill do the nut later in the week.

Thanks Drak.

Ive got another guitar project about to start, but I might think about making a tube amp next in a single 12" combo. Its just so quick and east to do once you have it figured out.

Yes you can replace the covers, but do so at your own risk..............Ive only ever killed one p/up befor and it was a new blue sensor...man was I pissed off. Believe it or not the covers are held in place with silicon. Like the stuff you buy from the hardware store to seal moisture out of things.

I wouldnt say that its imposible to gut a vamp2, but why would you?

I sold mine on Ebay and then bought the Pro also on Ebay. Cost me $100 more than I sold the Vamp2 for. I just think the rack unit looks way more professional.

Ill post a cut list for the timber later tonight when I get time.

Just goto a place that re trims car seats. They have every colour you could imagine.

Re covering is such an easy job. This whole cabinet took 3 hours total.

Just make sure you use good spray adhesive.......3M was the only brand that worked as it should, and a heavy duty staple gun that works with MDF............that wood is hard to staple.

http://www1.jaycar.com.au/productView.asp?...x=&SUBCATID=557

My bad. The amps I bought were from a few years ago.....finally got aroung to using them. Seems they dont do the same unit but this one would be fine.

Thanks guys.

Ill answer the questions in order..........

I leave the cabinet simulation "on". The reason for this is simple. All combo amps get their sound from a combination of things mainly the pre amp, power amp and speaker enclosure. Im running a very clean 100watts of power with massive amounts of headroom. This should hopefully not interfere with the sound that the VAmp produces. Basically just treating my amp like a full range P.A system. I must say it works extremely well.

I just made the amps with RCA inputs and custom made the leads to suit. 1/4 inch guitar style connector to male RCA connector. Makes it easy to tinker with if I ever need to disassemble the unit.

Total cost was as follows in Australian dollars:-

$50 for the 16mm MDF all cut to exact size.

$40 for Blue Tolex. (Automotive Upholsterer)

$18 for a jumbo can of 3M spray adhesive.

$10 for assorted screws, cup washers etc....

$7 for a strap handle (not fitted yet.........its off getting chrome plated)

$7.50 for 4 small castors for the bottom.

$24.95 for each amplifier From Jaycar Electronics.

$35 for the power supplies.

$3 for the white piping around the case.

$18 for a 10mm radius Router bit.

$5 for a packet of staples.

Total of $218.45

Plust the cost of the VAmp Pro. (which I allready had.)

Most of the stuff I already had so it really didnt cost me anything.

I allowed $50 for the supply and cutting of the MDF although it cost me nothing to cut it myself.

The white tubing id called piping. Its used by upholsterers in car seats and such.

The amp is permanently on when the mains power is plugged in. Being a Mosfet amp, it draws a tiny tiny amount of current and produces no heat or noise when there is no input. The volume control is on the right hand side of the VAmp pro..............labeled Master Volume.

Nah just butt joins .......screwed and glued. I havent got the patience for precision stuff like that. haha.

Besides once its assembled and trimmed, no one would know anyway.

Vamp into combo just sux.

Vamp into Poweramp...................ROCKS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

All combos have their own character due to the internal preamp section. When you cascade the Vamp (which is a dedicated preamp in itself) ontop of the preamp in the combo, the sound really really sux badly.

This sounds awsome and each emulations sounds spot on.

2X12 is bloody loud!!!!!

Hear is a little something I threw together for my Behringer VAmp Pro.

It is a 2 X 12 combo unit with two 50 watt Mosfet amps. One driving eack speaker making a true stereo amp.

The unit is almost finished,just a strap handle to go ontop and some white piping to go underneath.

It only took a couple of days to make on and off.

Yeah I know.

Just figured someone hear might have one or maybe have one in their shop for some work.

Never hurts to ask.

Planning another OLP Floyd Rose trem swap and I need some pics of an original. preferably the body with the trem removed. I want to get the routing exact.

Hope someone can help,

Lace Holy Grails are great pickups.

I love mine.

And which decals do you require sir?

As stated before, you have the maximum amount of treble available when thevolume is up full. The only way to increase it futher is to use an active circuit.

Of course the Fred and Paf Pro have enough balls to do metal. I had them in an Ibanez RG470 a while back, and they were fine for that kind of music. The thing I liked about the was that with the volume rolled back some of the clean tones were awesome. People think that just because certain bands use certain pickups thats all that should be used for whatever music they do. With the right amps settings and detuned strings I can get a great metal grind from my Strat!!!!!!!!!!!

Remember opinions are like arseholes..................................everyones got one..............this is mine.