Peavey Windsor VS JCM 800 ULTIMATE SHOWDOWN 20009

[chinchek]

hehe sorry im just playing around, i did do some circuitry in college, even made an sound amplifier to run 1 speaker for a project.. but damn that is way over my head

 

[Sloan]

Haha, me too, i'm just jumping into all this headfirst and learning as I go.

 

[Metaltastic]

nnnyes nnnyes, just as i imagined.. hmmm nnnnyesssssss!
some lines are longer than others... hmmmm... numbers are different.... hmmm nnnnyessssss.

Hahahahahahahahahahahhahaha, seriously

 

[Metaltastic]

One thing that might really separate the sound of the two are the transformers, though...

 

[J.DavisNJ]

One thing that might really separate the sound of the two are the transformers, though...

100% Those old Marshall transformers are a huge part of the feel and sound.

-Joe

 

[Proggm]

100% Those old Marshall transformers are a huge part of the feel and sound.

-Joe

Exactly. Most people upgrade jcm800's transformers without knowing this.

 

[Wolfeman]

Just want to warn you, it looks like there are a lot of discrepancies on the Peavey schematic... It's a standard practice. I wouldn't make any mod ideas unless you actually trace out the schematic with an amp in front of you...

 

[Wolfeman]

Looks like V3 is handled in a similar way:

vs

That's the push pull phase inverter, doesn't change much throughout push pull amps...

 

[Sloan]

ok, sweet, i figured that was PI since it was right before the power tubez.

 

[Sloan]

I should teach a class called FUCKING UP AND GETTING THE SHIT SHOCKED OUT OF YOU POSSIBLY CAUSING DEATH 101. earlier this year i took like fucking 220v through my hand or something, i was pissed.

 

[Metaltastic]

I should teach a class called FUCKING UP AND GETTING THE SHIT SHOCKED OUT OF YOU POSSIBLY CAUSING DEATH 101. earlier this year i took like fucking 220v through my hand or something, i was pissed.

HAhahahahaha, 220 volts huh? Working over in Europe?

 

[Wolfeman]

HAhahahahaha, 220 volts huh? Working over in Europe?

Caps could hold that and more....

 

[Metaltastic]

Ah, right

 

[spioraid]

This is Sloan, post cutting the wire:

 

[Sloan]

lol
i don't have the amp, i'm just getting ideas. at this point, i will most likely get one if i can find one for <$200. i am indeed a cheapass.

 

[elmuchoescadawg]

The Windsor was intended to be a JCM800 clone hence the 'typically british' name.. very nice amps for the price if your after a 1 trick pony..
When they first came out on of the engineers here told me they were something like 2 componants different

 

[J.DavisNJ]

I shocked the SHIT out of myself being careless when I was building my Plexi clone. Yep, not a good feeling in the slightest, haha.

-Joe

 

[Joematthews]

I've only shocked myself on UK 240v mains, and jesus did that feel bad. Also the room smelt funky after that for a while, I don't know why.

Joe

 

[colonel kurtz]

i've been hit with standard US 120V a few times...that shit sucks, but it's not terrible or anything

i can imagine 220/240 being horrendous

 

[Chryst Krispies]

nnnyes nnnyes, just as i imagined.. hmmm nnnnyesssssss!
some lines are longer than others... hmmmm... numbers are different.... hmmm nnnnyessssss.

This is by far the best post I've ever read on this forum ever.