Cyg amp makeover

[Cygnus X1]

So...how was the honeymoon?
Strengths?
Weaknesses?

[toejam]

Looks great and sounds cool, too!

[Cygnus X1]

Thanks Joe.
I'm set to make some more 6V6 versions soon.
Keep your eye out.
Low watt goodness, and no, don't expect it to sound like a 6V6 like one would think.

[toejam]

Nice. I don't think I have any 6V6 tubes around any longer, but have a couple 6G6 tubes laying around that I sometimes use in my Univalve. Lately I've been using a KT88 or KT66 in it and using it as a bass amp, but I primarily use a Yellow Jacket and run it with an EL84.

[straycat]

Cyg the amp is sounding better and better the more I play thru it.
Its pretty much all I have been playing thru since I got it.
Found a nice clean setting and if I run an OD pedal in front at that setting it sounds very rich and fat.I do love the OD the amp puts out better than a stomp box.
I have been running my pedal board thru it as well and all effects sound great thru it.
On the board are: out of the amp.
Into a EH memory boy for delay and chorus-Marshall reflector for reverb-BBE sonic stomp for bottom end and high cut-Zvex distortron for JTM 45 like OD- Boss noise suppressor ---- guitar.

[Cygnus X1]

Guess I should have given you a line out?
So you can use the amp drive in front of your time based effects.

I can make an outboard line out/speaker out box if you want to try that.

I just don't like installing line outs on the amp due to some tards thinking they can run it safely without a speaker load.

I know you wouldn't do that though.

[straycat]

No need Cyg it does just fine thru the front.
Amp is kicking ass and gets played most everyday for an hour or so.
Its settled in and working perfectly.Couldn't be happier.
No heat issues what so ever runs like a Cyg amp LOL

[Cygnus X1]

Good to know!

Someone asked me once if any of my amps had failed after some use.
Two stories of people selling their Cygnus amps, and the amps get so roughed up from poor packing and shipping, that I went ahead and took care of the repairs.
Can't do that much...especially when I have zero control over that.

One of my early Cygnus-7 amps failed on a local guy but he didn't tell me.
Turns out that the way I had the standby switch set up...it was slamming the bridge diodes with full DC
and it took one of them out.
No big deal but I asked "Why didn't you tell me"?
Guess he thought I would get mad?
Anyways, I put the SB switch in the correct position (electronically) and replaced the bridge at no cost.
Still running fine to this day.

I think your Champ had a loose wire.
Thanks for fixing that...but I would have taken care of it gratis.



Overall it has been a very low failure rate.
Some have come back for tone mods.
But people shouldn't be afraid to speak up if something isn't quite right.

[Devotee]

Sorry to derail the thread, but Cyg did you get my emails and PMs regarding the logo?

[Cygnus X1]

Sorry to derail the thread, but Cyg did you get my emails and PMs regarding the logo?

Yes, but I have no way to get them made.

[straycat]

Amp is getting better and better played it for about 4 hours today.
Its been getting used a lot.

[Cygnus X1]

Music video!

[Devotee]

Yes, but I have no way to get them made.

http://www.emachineshop.com/