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I believe it's supposed to sit somewhere in the middle between a Tubescreamer and a Timmy. We had some fun with this circuit a few years ago. First @HamishR modified the TSV-808 into the Timbre Man. And then @Chuck D. Bones gave it his treatment.

Nice work on the custom PCB and overall build! At least in your pictures, that green "primer" or whatever it is, mixed with the black textured finish, looks pretty cool. It's almost like a hybrid of their Tango Green (one of my favorites) and Textured Black. @StompBoxParts should make a...

Robert: "Hold my beer."

So I spent some time reviewing the original circuit schematic, and one thing that jumped out at me was that it uses red LEDs for soft-clipping (versus the BAT41s that the modded version uses). I suspected the red LED clippers might give me more of the “crispness” I was looking for. So I modded...

@bluedmc777's build report, Sheepy Love Bee Sting (One Control Silver Bee) brought this circuit to my attention. After reading the build report, I immediately went to Sheepy Love's Bee Sting Product Page so I could look at the schematic. I initially missed the numerous references across the...

Yes indeed. I think the Old Fashioned edges it out though, at least for what I want/need right now.

It's great! It's just that I like the Old Fashioned more, and - at least for my purposes - they serve similar roles.

Sorry for my overly-terse previous reply - I forgot to compliment your great-looking build! Those are two classic circuits, I'm surprised there isn't already a commercial version with them paired like this. As for that "splatty" decay on the BD-2... it's been a while since I've played through...

The BD-2 is infamous for the “splatty” or “crackly” decay.

Are these folks also in the audiophile business? Maybe selling $2k power cables or little stands for wiring or that kind of stuff? Sure looks like a natural fit!

I think if you wanted to do top mount 1590a - or even 1590b with more plug spacing, you could use a single TRS (stereo) jack. Tip for input, ring for output, sleeve for ground. Then use a TRS to dual TS breakout cable. Could be viable in some situations.

Top-mount 1590a incoming? 😉

That is impressive cramming that in the 1590A! I prefer the red knobs personally. Great build!

Thanks for all the kind words everyone! The kit came with traditional "chicken head" knobs, and I intend to use those. That also reminds me: in case it's not obvious, the face plate writing is upside down. This amp is designed to go in a head cabinet, so I flipped it upside-down to mount it...

It was suggested that I also post this here in the Amp Room sub-forum. I recently built a Hiwatt DR504 clone from a Ceriatone "Hey What 504" kit. I used Mojotone transformers and put it in a custom 1x12 cabinet made for me by Sour Mash Guitar Cabs using brown "country western" tolex. Full...

That is awesome! I’ve wanted to build one of those for years, just never got around to it. Rob Robinette’s site is indeed a fantastic resource. Great great great, thanks for sharing!

It's been nearly four years since I built an amp... and that was also a Hiwatt DR504 clone (Mojotone Custom 50 kit). I absolutely love the one I built years ago. The only "problem" is the size and bulk. I don't take it out as much as I'd like, because the head itself is fairly large and...

Great build, as always! Are those knobs black? It might just be the lighting but they look kind of silver. Good look, either way. So how does the mids control work? I feel like the mid-scoop of the Big Muff is core to its sound… but it’s also the Achilles heel when it comes to fitting in a...

Agree with the above comments: great looking build period; stellar first build. I’ve built a lot and mine still don’t always come out this nice. Thanks for sharing and welcome!

Perhaps homing pigeons in training could be called honing pigeons. They haven't yet fully developed their abilities to find their way home, so they are still honing that skill. Hence, honing pigeons. :)