GGG Ram's Head BMP: bright?

Started by Bucksears, October 03, 2010, 12:38:07 PM

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Bucksears

I finished up a rough build (just in/out jacks and power supply) for GGG's BMP built to Ram's Head specs. It sounds much more 'metal' than the others I've tried.
One big thing I noticed is that it has a LOT of treble; I triple-checked everything and it doesn't sound as 'boomy'/bassy as others have mentioned.

Is it supposed to be pretty bright?

Thanks,
Buck

Govmnt_Lacky

At just a quick glance, I noticed that ALL of the other versions of this circuit use a 0.1uF NP cap for C1 however, only the Ram's Head edition uses a 10uF polarized cap  ???

Could this be an error or, is this part of the "Rams Head" mystique?
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Brymus

When I first breadboarded my BMP I did the Rams Head version,since it was the most hyped.
And yeah it was bassy and boomy,bright was not a word I used to describe it.
I was really dissapointed at first .
I was like, what is all the hype about? This sounds horrid.
That was due to ALL the caps ,making them smaller in value at every stage fixed that.
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Electron Tornado

I haev a BMP kit from GGG, so I'm researching the various models and mods. EHX has a model out with a "Tone Wicker" which gives a brighter tone. I'm guessing it changes the value of at least one of the caps between stages. Don't mean to hijack the thread, but I thought this might be germane.
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