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Re: Challenger part [message #14940 is a reply to message #14937] Sat, 18 December 2010 21:37 Go to previous messageGo to next message
cassent5150 is currently offline  cassent5150
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It will stat clipping at around 3 1/2 to four if I turn the humbuckers full open. It could be just hot pickups cause the amp really does sound fine as long as you keep the throttle down on the guitar. The reverb tank for this needs a tranformer for the input side on the tank. The one thats in it is blown. The Hammond IV is working fine but it will howl at you if you turn her up around four or five. Its a longer tank and sounds good. Thanks Steve C

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Re: Challenger part [message #14942 is a reply to message #14866] Mon, 20 December 2010 10:10 Go to previous messageGo to next message
stevem is currently offline  stevem
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If you use the bottom input on the K50 you will knock 3 db off theinput signal level and not clip the input so fast.
It also possible to mod the preamp stage on the little bugger to drop out some gain.

I do not know that I would set the amp of a effects loop type of set up with out some added circuity to buffer the input and output of th loop.
Re: Challenger part [message #14943 is a reply to message #14942] Mon, 20 December 2010 14:28 Go to previous message
cassent5150 is currently offline  cassent5150
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Thanks stevem, I think I'll leave well enough alone. I was talking about putting a effects loop in the challenger. It has a line out, but effects seem to overdrive the preamp somewhat. I thought a loop would sound better on that amp, but I scrapped that idea after thinking how fragil that 540 chip is. The K50 doesn't have a line out, so I was thinking of coming off the speaker output and dampen the line jack with a resistor like Kustom did on some of the other amps. I got a line out jack from a Kasino U100PA with the resistor still on it. I thought that might work. Steve C

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