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Grateful Dead Equipment Discussion :: RE: Has anyone put a CAE preamp in a PRS?

Author: RiverRat
Posted: Mon Sep 08, 2008 2:56 am (GMT 0)
Topic Replies: 6

The Alembic is a JFET based Common Drain design while the other are OP-Amp Voltage Follower design.

I've installed the Stratoblaster and built copies of it and the op-amp buffer as well. I'm curious as to the differences between the commercially available ones and the version in Tiger. I've seen the image of Waldo's buffer and cannot make out the specifics of the components.

I can't hear a difference between the two copies I made overall. I believe the only difference is that the op-amp design provides damping via the inverting input while the JFET does not. There are a couple of sites on the 'net that knock the op-amp buffer when compared to the JFET buffers but that appears to be personal taste rather than an some deficency in the op-amp designs.

I can say it is fun to use the two of them in series... even more fun feeding them into a Butler Tube Driver, which also has a JFET gain stage feeding a 12ax7 tube. But that is some serious gain at that point and make the instrument too sensitive to play, all 3 stages are putting at least +30db of gain into the the tube stage.
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Stella Blue :: RE: the harmonic bobby is hitting

Author: Pete B.
Posted: Mon Sep 08, 2008 2:40 am (GMT 0)
Topic Replies: 15

Yes!

I have reached the intended audience!

Grateful Dead Equipment Discussion :: RE: Speaker questions

Author: playingdead
Posted: Sun Sep 07, 2008 11:30 pm (GMT 0)
Topic Replies: 19

My last two E-120s were built on old frames with new-old-stock factory parts. It's a shame they don't make the originals anymore.

That being said, I had an aftermarket reconed E-120 that lasted one half of a show; its paper was a darker black instead of the textured grey.

I had another reconed up here at the JBL dealer (New England Speaker) recently and it looks identical and sounds correct to me. It was $180 or so.
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Grateful Dead Equipment Discussion :: RE: Speaker questions

Author: jonarobb
Posted: Sun Sep 07, 2008 11:06 pm (GMT 0)
Topic Replies: 19

jeffm725 wrote:

I am curious if anyone has had Weber do a JBL recone? And what their thoughts are. They will recone an e-120 for under a 100 bucks which is 75 less than I paid ATC

Yes, Weber does all the JBL recones for my customers. Without incident. He's also reconed speakers out of some of my amps, both K's and E's, and they're still going strong.

He doesn't use JBL factory kits. No need to since JBL doesn't have any domestic kits any more. Completely gone. JBL has all their recone kits made in China. Same place that DBM, AST, Orange County and US Speaker and all these other reconers get em' from. So it's actually ridiculous to pay the $260 or so to have Northridge recone em. You're getting the same exact kit as the aftermarkets only the ones from JBL say JBL in nice red letters on the packaging.

Weber has his kits made to spec. They're beautiful. The cloth surround and cone material are superior to anything going right now.

Additionally JBL Northridge does not demag and remag the K's and D's unless requested and it's an additional charge. Weber does this as a matter of the recone process at no extra charge.

Lastly, if you really dig the response and tone from the JBL E series then do yourself a favor and start snatching up the 2202H and 2204H drivers. You won't be disappointed.
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Grateful Dead Equipment Discussion :: RE: Speaker questions

Author: jonarobb
Posted: Sun Sep 07, 2008 11:01 pm (GMT 0)
Topic Replies: 19

Good move. BTW is the 68' Cathode biased? You'd have to pull the tray to tell.
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How to use the forums :: RE: Other than the Dead, what are some of your other fav bands?

Author: bucketorain
Posted: Sun Sep 07, 2008 10:58 pm (GMT 0)
Topic Replies: 22

dmb
stone temple pilots
nirvanna
stones
beattles
csny
hendrix
flloyd
the trews
tragicaly hip
the who
miles davis
coltrane
candlebox
greenday
costello
zz top
james brown
blues traveller
tom petty
elvis
jack johnson
remy shand
yes
acdc
little feat
van morrison
van hallen (roth)
traffic
clapton and related
zepplin
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Grateful Dead Equipment Discussion :: RE: Speaker questions

Author: paulinnc
Posted: Sun Sep 07, 2008 9:49 pm (GMT 0)
Topic Replies: 19

Since this thread is about speakers, does anyone here use the Eminence Commonwealth 12" or has anyone tried it out? I just saw them the other day for the first time and was jus wondering what some of you guys might think about them.
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How to use the forums :: RE: Other than the Dead, what are some of your other fav bands?

Author: warrenMFKNhaynes
Posted: Sun Sep 07, 2008 9:21 pm (GMT 0)
Topic Replies: 22

allman brothers band
b.b king
ben harper
blind melon
the band
the beatles
the black crowes
the black keys
bob dylan
bob marley
csny
curtis mayfield
derek and the dominos
derek trucks and susan tedeschi soul stew revival
derek trucks band
dr. john
eric clapton
funkadelic
galactic
gov't mule
grace potter
grateful dead
hot tuna
howlin' wolf
jackie green
jack johnson
james brown
jerry garcia band
jimi hendrix
jj grey & mofro
joe bonamassa
john coltrane
john lee hooker
john lennon
johnny cash
johnny winter
karl denson's tiny univers
led zeppelin
lynyrd skynyrd
marc ford
marvin gaye
metallica
miles davis
muddy waters
neil young
north mississippi allstars
otis redding
papa mali
parliament
parliament fuknadelic
paul simon
peter tosh
phil & friends
proffesor longhair
r.l burnside
rage against the machine
raido head
ray charles
red hot chili peppers
robert johnson
robert randolph
robin trower
santana
sharon jones & the dap-kings
steve miller band
stockholm syndrome
susan tedeschi
t-bone walker
taj mahal
the (funky) meters
the greyboy allstars
the john butler trio
the new mastersounds
the rolling stones
the white stripes
tom waits
traffic
van morrison
war
warren haynes
widespread panic
willie nelson
ziggy marley
zz top

Grateful Dead General Discussion :: RE: WHAT IF ...

Author: Pete B.
Posted: Sun Sep 07, 2008 9:13 pm (GMT 0)
Topic Replies: 33

You know how they had Jimmy H. and Warren on the last tour?...

How about for the next one, Jorma AND David Nelson?!?!

Tapers Section :: RE: Jerry Garcia Band soundboards

Author: jenkins
Posted: Sun Sep 07, 2008 8:50 pm (GMT 0)
Topic Replies: 14

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Grateful Dead Equipment Discussion :: RE: Speaker questions

Author: jeffm725
Posted: Sun Sep 07, 2008 6:51 pm (GMT 0)
Topic Replies: 19

good call jason,

I ended up just toughing it out with the celestions last night. They are not jbls but they arent dog crap either. I just didnt want to risk anything with the 40 year old cream puff when I havent even had it a week yet.

Vic,
ATC did a factory recone kit on the one I already got back.

I am curious if anyone has had Weber do a JBL recone? And what their thoughts are. They will recone an e-120 for under a 100 bucks which is 75 less than I paid ATC
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Grateful Dead Equipment Discussion :: RE: Has anyone put a CAE preamp in a PRS?

Author: waldo041
Posted: Sun Sep 07, 2008 6:27 pm (GMT 0)
Topic Replies: 6

CAE buffers are not the only ones out there. EMG sells one and Alembic still sells the stratoblaster. i make clones of jerry's tiger buffer, which is like none of them.

the emg and stratoblaster have boost that can raise the Db's while the cae and tiger buffers do not.

peace,
waldo
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Stella Blue :: RE: the harmonic bobby is hitting

Author: amyjared
Posted: Sun Sep 07, 2008 6:26 pm (GMT 0)
Topic Replies: 15

Quote:

I always thought it would be funny if actual slices of cheese would drop out of Bobbys guitar when he used that Whammy thang.

Quote:

I'm thinking maybe like when he uses the whammy bar, it's hooked up to like a playdough unit filled with spray can cheese that comes out of his guitar pickups like spagetti!... no?

LOL! Thanks for cracking me up today! I wasn't feeling well and this put a smile on my face!
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Grateful Dead Equipment Discussion :: RE: Cornmeal...

Author: waldo041
Posted: Sun Sep 07, 2008 4:22 pm (GMT 0)
Topic Replies: 6

the core of them have played together for years. but cornmeal i believe has been together about 2 years, maybe a little more or less.

peace,
waldo
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Grateful Dead Equipment Discussion :: RE: Cornmeal...

Author: weirimpressed
Posted: Sun Sep 07, 2008 3:33 pm (GMT 0)
Topic Replies: 6

I think they are playing at Smithe's Olde Bar tonight if Im not mistaken...how long have they been around waldo?