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Planning to mod my Valveking 112

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11-11-2011, 01:21 AM
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Re:PlanningtomodmyValveking112
youcouldputthebasscapsinadpdttoggleswitch.oncetheyare
working,youcandrillaholeinthefaceplateandhaveakindof
deep/tightswitch.

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11-11-2011, 01:42 AM
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Re:PlanningtomodmyValveking112
OriginallyPostedbycrguti

Whatareexactlythemodsyouwanttodo?

creditilyav)
MESAmod
Itmakesthegainchannelmilliontimesbetter(exaggerating).
MesaandBognerlike(Notexaggerating).
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RemoveR122(nojumperneeded).
LeaveR124inplace(Don'ttouchit).
R116to10k(Wattagedon'tmatterhere).(10Khasmoregain,22K
hasless...tightnessoftonedependsonEQandsetup)
Thetonestackcap&resistorarecrutialtoMesasound
C2to470pF
R4to47k
Ifit'stoodarkremoveC149(cutonelegofit).
Thecleanisunaffected.
You'lllosethelowgainoption(alwayshighgainnow,withlessgain
[10k]).
*ButstillcanbeveryloworVeryhighgain.
Thestructureandarticulationofthegainnowisfenomenal.
ThegainbuttonnowcontrollsC115(470n)on/off,Soldano(off),
Mesa/Bogner(on[tighter])
*Ifyoulikedthegainchannelwithaboostpedal,you'll"Die"from
happinessonthismod.(ithasplentyofgainnowonthenormal
gain,andplenty&tightergainonthe
gainon.
TheMesamodremovesthelowgainmodecompletely.
Anditlowersthehighgainmodeabitandmakesthesoundmuch,
muchcleaneranddefinedbutstillwithplentyofgain.
Thegainswitchnowactslikeafatbutton.
Whatwasthelowgain(off)nowhasplentyofgain.
Andwhatwaswiththegainbooston,nowisalotmore

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Planning to mod my Valveking 112

definedandclear.
(creditStefan_L_01)
JustanoteabouttheMesaMod:Thehighertheresistorvalue,the
lowerthegain.Itriedonce39kandthisalmostdisabledthisstage,
reducingittothe"normal"gainmode.
Itslogic,witha100korsoyouwouldhavethecathodyanphase
splitterwithgain1...
Soifyouwantkeepanoticabledifferencebetweenthe3stagegain
and4stagegain,idusemax.10k.Thisalreadyreducesgainalot.
Youcancompensatewithahighergainsettingofthecontrol,but
again,the2gainchannelsgetclosertogether.
Ifyouneedalowgainrocktoneandahighgainmode(coverband
),leaveitthewayitis,orincreaseitslowlyandfindthebestsetting
foryourstylemix(2k,4k,10k,20k).
creditilyav)
*AlsomadetheDistortionchanneltighterbychangingstheC103
from2.2nto1n.
madethebassrolloffat700hz(300hzold).
*RemovedtheA/ABclassPot.(Madetheampalotlouder)no****
inthesignal.
(Creditilyav)
AbouttheR100mod:
Removetheresistorandslama1Mpotthere.
WhatdoyouthinktheNoiseGateonthePeaveyJSXis?
http://ultimateguitarvalveking.wik...++Electronics

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11-11-2011, 01:48 AM
crguti
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Re:PlanningtomodmyValveking112
^itlookscooltome.
Doit,butrecordademobeforeandafterthemodtocomparethe
results.Goodluck.

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11-11-2011, 05:30 AM
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Re:PlanningtomodmyValveking112
Icandothiskindofthingandyou'reREALLYmakingmemissmy
oldVK112...

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