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Series I applied to the very early Superdrive amps.Hi Guys:
Can you tell me the differences in sound between a Series 1 Budda SD and a Series 2?
Differences between the Twinmaster, Stringmaster, Verbmaster. Thank you!
I've owned Series 1 and Series 2, both pre-peavey. Here's what I know:Hi Guys:
Can you tell me the differences in sound between a Series 1 Budda SD and a Series 2?
So between the last 3, which one would you get?Series I applied to the very early Superdrive amps.
Series I = Hand wired / PTP and no mid pull control and cab switching (really cool feature).
Series II = same circuit, PCB, mid pull control
Twinmaster = 18w little firebreather. Think Vox meets Plexi like tones.
Verbmaster = Twinmaster plus really nice reverb.
Stringmaster is the next extention of the Twinmaster with more features. Built in attenuator, boost switch, and essentially a Twinmaster channel and a higher gain channel/mode. Cab switching too. Predecessor to the Superdrive series. All were hand wired/PTP.
Hope that helps.
That kind you can play with a Budda, lol. JK.Can’t go wrong with any of them, what kind of music do you play?
Tough question. Toss up between the Stringmaster and Twinmaster. I love the raw simplicity of the Twinmaster. Easy to dial in from clean to mean. Thick and fat tones. Stringmaster is like an extension of it. Couldn't go wrong with any of them. I don't use reverb much so I would lean towards the other two.So between the last 3, which one would you get?
Or would you go with a SD?
Definitely! The Cab Switching between the Main and Auxiliary speaker jacks is known as Lead Linking, and is only activated/controllable by the footswitches of the amps it resided in - Stringmaster, Dual Stage 30, and early Superdrive 30......Series I = Hand wired / PTP and no mid pull control and cab switching (really cool feature).....
Here on TGP from 'back in the day', when there was more Budda non-MV chit chat, those that owned both a Twinmaster 18W and a Verbmaster 18W said that the TM could generate more grind than the VM......Verbmaster = Twinmaster plus really nice reverb.....
The Stringmaster and the Twinmaster (as well as the Verbmaster, Verbmaster 30, Twinmaster Plus, and Dual Stage 30), all shared the same basic preamp topology with the Normal and Hi Gain inputs, using a single 12AX7WB (V1a was Normal, and V1a into V1b was Hi Gain), and Bass and Treble controls. On the Stringmaster, those two inputs became a single input with footswitchable channels, with the Hi Gain channel having a separate Level control (actually was an attenuator and not an MV), which let you balance out your cleaner and overdriven sounds between channels......Stringmaster is the next extension of the Twinmaster with more features. Built in attenuator, boost switch, and essentially a Twinmaster channel and a higher gain channel/mode.....
The predecessor to the Superdrives was rooted in the dual 12AX7WB Phatman overdrive pedal, and its sibling Zenman and Phatbass dual-tubed pedals. Those four tube stages became the foundation of the Drive channel on the Superdrives. The SD's Rhythm channel used two tube stages......Stringmaster.....Predecessor to the Superdrive series.....
Amen to that for all of the above-mention non-master volume amps!.....All were hand wired/PTP.....
I've heard a few folks say that about the Stringmaster. I'd love to own one someday. I do know that Scott Sier, one of the original Budda guys with Jeff Bober, told me that it was the amp that was the next step to the SD series. I guess I can see that as it came from the Twinmaster, etc...and IMO, the SD series Rhythm channel can get very Twinmaster like when pushed hard.In my experience of owning 3 stringmasters they are more of a "refined" amp in its tone. More responsive kind of like a D amp which many years ago they used to be referred to as the D on a budget. They don't get into the SuperDrive heavier tones but they do more sparkle and shimmer. Plus they have many more variables then just the twinmaster. I didn't find the twinmaster and the stringmaster to be all that similar.
My favorite was the dual30. Though I loved ALL the incarnations of the SuperDrive.
The 1s and 2s all sound pretty identical. Some say the peavey circuit is different. It may be but it sounds close enough to be non noticeable in blindfold. At least 30 and 80 we compared.
I wonder if that impedance difference between the two means it's a different transformer?Differences between series I & II SDs has already been answered but there's also Pre-Peavey & Peavey.
One difference between these two is the SD18s impedance options for speaker cabs.
Pre-Peavey only had 8 & 4 ohm. It appears the Peavey models have 4, 8 & 16 ohm.
When it came down to selling my Budda amps I ended up keeping one SD30 instead of an SD18 based on that one difference.
I personally preferred the tone of the 18 over the 30 (very slight difference) but wanted to have the 16 ohm option.
Thanks voodoo for the tonal info on the SM! I've only had opportunities with the TM, DS30, and currently the TM+.In my experience of owning 3 Stringmasters they are more of a "refined" amp in its tone. More responsive kind of like a D amp which many years ago they used to be referred to as the D on a budget. They don't get into the SuperDrive heavier tones but they do more sparkle and shimmer. Plus they have many more variables then just the Twinmaster. I didn't find the Twinmaster and the Stringmaster to be all that similar.....
Both my pre peavey SD80's had the 3 options.Differences between series I & II SDs has already been answered but there's also Pre-Peavey & Peavey.
One difference between these two is the SD18s impedance options for speaker cabs.
Pre-Peavey only had 8 & 4 ohm. It appears the Peavey models have 4, 8 & 16 ohm.
When it came down to selling my Budda amps I ended up keeping one SD30 instead of an SD18 based on that one difference.
I personally preferred the tone of the 18 over the 30 (very slight difference) but wanted to have the 16 ohm option.
Not many clips/vids out there on the Stringmaster. Good stuff here. Dig it a lot. Would love to own one!This is the best Stringmaster demo I've seen. He's getting all the tonal variety from only one amp setting.
Your wish is our command! This one has been sitting out here for almost a year, but for some reason I never noticed it until last month......Dig it a lot. Would love to own one!
Very cool! There's a head on Reverb as well (I'd prefer a head). But, just isn't the right time right now. Good price on this one too. Hopefully someone snags it.Your wish is our command! This one has been sitting out here for almost a year, but for some reason I never noticed it until last month.
https://www.ebay.com/itm/192520448177?ul_noapp=true
https://www.thegearpage.net/board/i...udda-stringmaster-1x12-combo-on-ebay.2043143/
If I hadn't just picked up a DS30 in March, I was sorely tempted to snatch this, but it would have been hard to justify to the Better Half.
As I've never experienced a Stringmaster, I'm still hoping @voodoosound will chime in with his settings he used on his three. That circuit includes the multi-position bright switch (or Phat control on the later models) plus the capability to use the SM's Parallel Efx Loop as a boost, versus the DS30's Hi Gain Bite control.