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ROG English Channel - Build Report

Started by Bucksears, May 20, 2006, 03:51:37 PM

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Bucksears

May 20, 2006, 03:51:37 PM
Ok. Am I the only one that gets a flabby, fuzz-like, low-end from their ROG distortions? I've built the Umble, Thunderchief and now the English Channel and they all seem to have a fuzz tone rather than distortion.
On the EC, I'm running it at 9.04v, have all of the voltages at/around 4.52v trimmed at the drain, 1.66v at the source of Q4 and have a 50k pot and .047uF cap for 'Cut.' I'm also using the .047uF cap at the input for the 'Normal' channel, rather than 'Brilliant'.
It has actually a bit of gain to it, but it gets fuzzy rather than 'tubey' distortion. It's not a 'gated' effect, just not as crunchy as I had hoped.
Is this how others' sound?

RDV

#1
May 20, 2006, 07:43:19 PM
That one works better at lower gain for me. I use mine to sharpen up a dull sounding SS amp.

RDV

stumper1

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May 20, 2006, 09:06:08 PM
I built mine with a normal/brilliant switch.  To me it only sounds good in the "brilliant" position - "normal" is too muddy/flabby for me.
Deric®

Bucksears

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May 21, 2006, 07:23:01 PM
Quote from: stumper1 on May 20, 2006, 09:06:08 PM
I built mine with a normal/brilliant switch.  To me it only sounds good in the "brilliant" position - "normal" is too muddy/flabby for me.
WOW!! What a big difference that made. Keeping the bass to a minimum and the treble to a max is the key to this circuit, IMHO. I went to a completely stock EC build and really like it now. IMHO it kinda nails the guitar tone on the opening chords of "Andy Your'e A Star" by The Killers.
It's a nice sound and definitely worth keeping on my board. Honestly, I don't think it has more than about three or four variations on a central sound that I'd use, so I wouldn't call it 'super versatile', but it's got its own sound going for it. I 'may' have to look at the May Queen 2 now......
- Buck

markm

#4
May 21, 2006, 07:49:47 PM
Maybe I'm wrong here but, isn't that build supposed to simulate the bright channel of an AC30?

stumper1

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May 21, 2006, 09:05:20 PM
Quote from: Bucksears on May 20, 2006, 03:51:37 PM
I'm also using the .047uF cap at the input for the 'Normal' channel, rather than 'Brilliant'.
Deric®

Bucksears

#6
May 21, 2006, 11:36:32 PM
Yeah, I had it 'Normal' at first with a .047uF cap, then swapped it out with a .0047uF cap for 'Brilliant'. That's where I'm leaving it now.
- Buck
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