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    Benson Monarch build

    Final product… I did all my testing with Chinese Genalex 12ax7’s that I bought on sale. I was honestly a little worried, because there was way too much headroom and output. I swapped V1 with a Mullard, and V2 with a Tung Sol, and now sounds like the amp it’s supposed to be. Over the next few...
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    Benson Monarch build

    Another mod, which was probably me going overboard in an effort to mechanically isolate the reverb tank, I made a little box to house the tank, and lined it with more of that foam. Probably overkill, but at the very least, it looks clean. I did swap out the tank to a Ruby brand. Somewhere along...
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    Benson Monarch build

    I recapped (with the exception of the reverb circuit) with Jensen caps. I also swapped out the pots for CTS. I did get a little creative with mounting the chassis. Rather than holes through the top, I used L brackets mounted inside. Four 4mm bolts with lock nuts mounting the chassis, and four...
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    Benson Monarch build

    I will say this, when I started building pedals, I didn’t know my ass from a hole in the ground. In some ways, I still don’t. But the knowledge I was able to gain from the experience, from online, and from lurking on this forum, ended up being great preparation for an amp build. The biggest...
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    Benson Monarch build

    I’ve got a few of those details to wrap up this weekend before I can say it’s finished. I saw an interview with Mr Benson where he said that he wants to build things, not run a company. I can respect that. The financial freedom to focus on being creative and building, without having to worry...
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    Benson Monarch build

    The send and return is for the reverb tank. It’s a accutronics 8EB2C1B. In my brief test, the reverb was great too. Very usable and not over saturated. Hidden back in the cabinet is a jack for a reverb foot switch.
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    Benson Monarch build

    I hooked it up to a Celestion greenback that’s mounted in a Fender cabinet, and it sounded awesome. The description of the Monarch being somewhere in the middle between Fender/Marshall/Supro is accurate. I briefly plugged in my PedalPCB Pillion overdrive, and it was magical. In the meantime...
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    Benson Monarch build

    Hit me up on a private message and I’ll send the layout and schematic I used.
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    Benson Monarch build

    Simultaneously, I’m working on the cabinet. Solid pine. The plan is to go with tweed fabric, and shellac it to give it a nice amber. Then an Oxblood and gold grill cloth. I’ve never upholstered anything, so wish me luck.
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    Benson Monarch build

    It lives! After a few rookie mistakes, it fired up and it’s fully functional with the exception of a bad tone control. To minimize my financial risk, I used cheap alpha pots and Mallory caps. Now that I know I haven’t thrown my money down the toilet and electrocuted myself in the process, I’m...
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    Benson Monarch build

    Now, here’s where I could use a little help. I made a change to the original layout and flipped the output transformer so the leads that go to the power tubes and the output jack (which I also moved from the original) would be closer to each other and the output jack leads wouldn’t be running...
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    Benson Monarch build

    The front and back are water slide decals, and those preppy stripes are hiding a seam between the two transfer sheets. I’m also just realizing that PedalPCB beat me to the punch with the “Viceroy” reference.
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    Benson Monarch build

    Yo, I’m finally getting around to trying my hand at building my first amp, a Benson Monarch. Thanks again to demetris who was able to get me a layout and schematic. It’s still a work in progress, but here’s where I’m at so far… I measured the components, created a chassis template on Apple...
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    Novo build

    It’s also technically an enclosure too Thread 'Eqd Arrows Boost' https://forum.pedalpcb.com/threads/eqd-arrows-boost.15597/
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    "Aberraton" Fuzz (Aberration)

    Agreed that there’s no bad settings.
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