The DrZ 'Carmen Ghia' is supposedely a Hammond AO-35.
I had one of those, and yes it was built from a salvaged Hammond chassis, using the transformers. I like Dr. Z and his company, but I did not like that amp much so I sold it. There are better ways to get a 2xEL84 guitar amp, since these old Hammond transformers weren't meant for guitar applications.
I had one of those, and yes it was built from a salvaged Hammond chassis, using the transformers. I like Dr. Z and his company, but I did not like that amp much so I sold it. There are better ways to get a 2xEL84 guitar amp, since these old Hammond transformers weren't meant for guitar applications.
What an interesting thread. Thank you for starting it, and thanks for the contributors. I was blithely ignorant of the Hammond AO-35 and that it influenced the Carmen Ghia and Goodsell amps. How cool to stumble on this thread this morning and read up on it.
Richard, your amps sound fantastic (they look gorgeous as well, and those models, oh boy, very nice!). I did find a Hammond schematic out on the net, very interesting stuff. Similar to other 2 x EL84 amps, but with some unique twists. Anyway, thanks for sharing.
This is one of my builds. Its a clone of a famous ao-35 based amp. It lives in a pine cab with 2 10" alnico webers and sounds great. The ao-35 is a very simple amp and responds well to changes in speakers and tubes. Lots of tone in a small package.
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Very cool! Would you happen to have a schematic/diagram for this guy? I'm geared up for an AO-35 conversion as we speak. Would be greatly appreciated. Can't quite see everything from the pic. Thanks. JasonThis is one of my builds. Its a clone of a famous ao-35 based amp. It lives in a pine cab with 2 10" alnico webers and sounds great. The ao-35 is a very simple amp and responds well to changes in speakers and tubes. Lots of tone in a small package.
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