Mod Amp Kits (combining pedals too)

[ReginaldBisquet]

I have this amp that was once a 1x15 combo:

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I had a cabinet built and installed the chassis & reverb unit into it so I could use it with amp cabinet configuration. Over the years, I've bought and sold many other amps and have come to the conclusion that the Delta Blues is a nice amp, but sounds rather anemic when compared to the other amps in the stable.

I've tried to sell this head twice before in the Emporium... no takers. So, since I like the cabinet and I think the size of the head is just fine (and no one is looking to buy a Delta Blues head) I am thinking of gutting it and using the chassis for an amp build.

The amp guts I am considering is a Mod 101 kit:

http://www.modkitsdiy.com/kit/mod_101

Looks like this amp uses four tubes (12ax7, 12at7, and two power tubes), one input and has four knobs (one is an impedence selector). Plenty of space in the Delta Blues chassis!

So... why not add a few effects? The DB has a tremolo and reverb circuit - and MOD offers a reverb and tremolo pedal kits:

http://www.modkitsdiy.com/pedal/trill_tremolo

http://www.modkitsdiy.com/pedal/verb

I still have room for one more pre-amp tube, so why not add this to the beginning of the chain?

http://www.modkitsdiy.com/pedal/persuader


Anyway - the possibilities are all there (at least in my mind)... but is it really feasible to build something like this?

[AmplifiedParts]

Disclaimer: I'm affiliated with ModKitsDiy as I work for the company that owns them.

It's definitely feasible, although it's a very ambitious project. Seems like the real challenges would be to alter the pedal circuits so as to their not be controlled by footswitches, remove the input jacks in order to accept the signal wired in from the standard input of the amp, and wiring the amp to allow for combinations of multiple effects. I'm not a tech guy really, so I don't know how you'd overcome those obstacles, but anybody who is familiar with building amps from scratch might be able to offer some advice.

[ReginaldBisquet]

Hmmm, okay. I figured there would need to be a few tricks to the process since I'm dealing with very different parts. I'll shoot an email over the the guys at Beavis to see if they have any suggestions. Thanks!