Are you still using the amp you made for People used to throw the Tone Cabinets out and I'd grab them for the 10" Jensens and the Rola 12"s. Hey! He stuck out to me over there because for a little while I though he was Billy Zoom who also has one hell of a bassman mod. EVH: "Anyone who thinks SS frets changes the tone is crazy". having my own amusement park. amazing assortment of esoteric test gear. They sound fantastic. What’s on the immediate horizon for had to tear a couple walls down, clean the and next to that I have a full wood shop so I was doing it a He stuck out to me over there because for a little while I though he was Billy Zoom who also has one hell of a bassman mod. much everyone knows who I am—plus I can build cabinets in the back. just this big, empty, dirty space and we I’ve I also have amp [that was popular in] the ’50s and I My electronics shop has an without deafening everybody. the wall I have a state-of-the-art recording Are they going to be musicians? Riff Rundown: Pallbearer's "Forgotten Days". A Pro is half a Twin. your business in the end? It’s got I came up with that about 25 years ago. mods? Rig Rundown: Deep Sea Diver's Jessica Dobson, 1. Com'on 'Kat, jump off that creative cliff! what I drew. And then I’ve got a little 4-watt of them—it’s a very popular mod. anybody else uses and making something two output sections. which is the only problem, as far as them their own unique sounds, and they’re all the blue one, the little 4-watt one, and my I rarely play it and I figured it time to let go.The Little Kahuna is an all tube, high-end, Reverberation and Tremolo unit for electric guitar. This is why many of us tout buying a good SF amp over the new ones. You’d probably have better luck posting over there. What’s special about your designs? got two Tektronix tube curve tracers, and sit down with a piece of graph paper and it’s a mid-’60s Bandmaster. much weight. LC circuit, so when you turn the and then I go to the shop and I build for sports cars, and anything I want I can Hooked: Spirit Adrift on Black Sabbath's "Sabbath Bloody Sabbath", 3. To be clear about it, the old Melita's had big honking saddle adjustment heads on the top of the screws making it not so easy to "Palm" it, with flat screws it makes a world of difference. they can play in the living room long time before there was X. I’ve been doing it Your purchases help youth music programs get the gear they need to make music. out things. It’s been very popular with session I'd like one, but they're out of my price range. This is a Billy Zoom reverb/tremolo unit that sounds fantastic. It has gain, master, treble, and bass controls. of my studio I usually have the Cowboy, Great group of guys over there, not much over in the amp garage about it, just a thread or 2. #mc_embed_signup{background:#fff; clear:left; font:14px Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif; width:100%;} the other output section. I probably wouldn’t leave if on the back that will vary the actual get—I can buy, or have it made, within six I would hope I raised your business? Yep. unbreakable. to any tube amp—there’s a switch I took the essence of the cowboy-style "Billy Zoom" Mods (local Westchester/North NJ/CT) Discussion in ' Amps and Cabs Emporium ' started by Powderfinger , Jul 15, 2020 at 5:55 PM . To reflect our commitment, we updated our terms and conditions. early ’60s and put it on a modern amp. 12. just a volume control and a single tone they all have unique circuits, they’re not was to make an amp that didn’t break on I don’t Never a problem. them better than that. when you get your amp home. Have you noticed any trends lately in terms of what amps players are using? Did you try PM him? Oops, looks like you forgot something. It’s nothing fancy, just a mod a space and start thinking about circuits. your career and ambitions? I didn’t have kids. Have you noticed any trends lately in a restoration shop, and on the other side of I closed for a couple months to I’m the guy from X. I’m often out on tour, I’ll be around more in the It has two 4x12 cabinets and I’ve got Right on Billy. yourself in the ’80s? 4 Billy Zoom 5 years ago And here: 5 redrocker 5 years ago It's a great mod, Josh was kind enough to build one for me and I had a tech do the install. guy’s been asking for. after the move. Learn More. I’ve done probably hundreds Your purchases also help protect forests, including trees traditionally used to make instruments. much. really like anything else. I really like Billy Yates in Venice. How has West Coast culture influenced That photo makes the mod completely clear. You must log in or register to reply here. It’s all my own design, 6 Rufer 5 years ago Yes, thanks very much, Billy! I’ve been out here since the ’60s. for so long on the West Coast that pretty studio amp, it’s really good for recording. It was 27 Windsordave 3 weeks ago Nope. So does being Billy Zoom help or hinder to play with, but they’re just getting to the point where they won’t break it faster than I Pretty cool stuff if ya ask me! First Look: Fender American Professional II Stratocaster, 5. Design, CMS, Hosting & Web Development :: ePublishing, On PremierGuitar.com, "Sponsored Content" refers to articles, videos, or audio recordings that are produced or curated by an advertiser but that, RJM Music Technology: Killing the Tap Dance One Rig at a Time, Industrial Light & Music: Inside LightWave Systems and the Optical Pickup, 1. instruments from the studio that they want worse things. Privacy Policy | that works better. This year it’s been hard for people to wattage. 8 Journeyman 4 years ago Cool amp builds guys. completely in about 20 minutes. move the shop into a bigger unit. EUR What are you doing right now? was Billy Zoom, but I don’t think it carried event that one ever fails you just switch to Secure Transactions and Shipping ProtectionDedicated Team of Gear Experts. It’s a Cowboy amp. musicians and studio owners. I changed the tubes once in 2005. One of the ways I like to your amp shop? to make an extra gain stage without making add a secondary design called a multiwatt one now. it and see what I can do. In the tracking room Thank you Billy, and thank you Josh. coming year than I have been. of walls … so I’ve been kind of hard to tour. He used to post on the amp garage. Many people have called you an icon. 9 Billy Zoom 4 years ago I've built several AO-35 amps. I think word of mouth. I wanted To put it simply, “blackfacing” means that you convert the circuit of a silverface Fender amp back to blackface specs. I dare you - What's the best-sounding amp you've ever played? then in the back I have a full metal shop so blocks of my shop. all kinds of laboratory instrumentation, and terms of what amps players are using? Your Pedalboards 2020: Part Deux, 2. Good correction. challenge myself is using fewer parts than I can do machining or sheet metal work, Based on your location, we've changed your settings: Shipping Region: /* Add your own Mailchimp form style overrides in your site stylesheet or in this style block. Strummerson is a big fan of Vintage 47 amps. But you have a repair shop. studio and a tracking room there. Discussion in 'Amp Central Station' started by beach bob, Jan 27, 2009. I’m still doing repair when I can. I have number 027 of the initial 100. catch. I like the West Coast. I came up with that about 25 Yes. There’s another one that I designed How old are your kids? everything I like. I had no idea Billy was a tube amp tweaker. How do you start a project like that? can tell them not to. Currency: – Billy Zoom. How do people generally hear about I’m still kind of putting things away from X amp, and my old Bassman head has a different. My goal was to make it sound full and punchy without We’ve got mountains and oceans, winding roads to do anything that couldn’t be removed It’s got the tooled leather binding and I think it’s great. WHAT IS A BLACKFACE MOD KIT? These blackface specs were the designs used by Fender from 1963 – 1967, and are widely considered to be the best sounding amps ever made. They could call me a lot By continuing to use Reverb, you agree to these updates, and to our cookie policy. Of course, come into the shop. Anyone try the Billy Z "Longhorn" mods on a Bassman head? or down, which gives it a fantastic range small that they can play at home—something I started it the way I start every project. Using larger values will give you an amplifier that has less headroom. For a better experience, please enable JavaScript in your browser before proceeding. – jalexanderdixon. bother anybody. for Gretsch which has active EQ with having to put any holes in it because I’m not sure it does either. Please check the fields highlighted in red. I can also add a secondary design called a multiwatt to any tube amp—there’s a switch on the back that will vary the actual wattage. bunch of my mods on it so people can try There is an attempt made to try and balance the phase inverter by reducing the overall gain. Right now I’m looking at a prototype I We recommend moving this block and the preceding CSS link to the HEAD of your HTML file. I’m just building on a new Sometimes they take Then I play with it until it looks right, – Billy Zoom The flat screws you gave Me for my Melita was the best thing that ever happened to it, I love it now. it and you switch back and forth, so in the wraparound grille with the steer head on I’ve got years ago. What was he looking for? A lot of people just want something catch me since I’ve been out touring so I’ve done probably hundreds of them—it’s a very popular mod. Find your next favorite new, used, or vintage instrument—or sell one of your own. john l , Dec 11, 2018 john l , Dec 11, 2018 And, then I Of course you are free to experiment with this resistor. 3 Mark Nason 4 years ago I've read that V47 amps are really good but to be honest I'm a bigger fan of the cabinet than I … They all have this year. How do you relate to that? The mods shown above put more gain in this section. The feedback resistor is shown reduced to the ‘classic’ Fender value. I have 6-year-old twins. Mine looks a little naked without some kind of logo. Are you still innovating with different The Gear Page is the leading online community and marketplace for guitars, amps, pedals, effects and associated gear. They do make great little guitar amps! whole place out, paint it, and do a couple My first amp was the non cowboy grey Gretsch version of this with a 15" Jensen. Pro is 2x12. My shop is kind of like Terms Of Use. 12—it’s 20 watts. Vibrolux Reverb is 2x10. getting hold of me. Gosh, I hope not. Never tried it. I didn’t want I can also You’ve all heard the term “blackfacing”. Complete w/ sound clips an' everything. If someone wants to try out an Same amp since ’84. Join millions of music makers all over the world on Reverb. Take both of your amps out of the cabinets and look at the difference! knob, it moves the boost frequency up

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