![]() ![]() The current jumped up and kissed me quite good with 240 volts (and the amp was turned off! Forgot to unplug it of course. This amp has killer cleans that when pushed are just absolutely musical and beautiful. Here they are RSA31 CJ11 Toneking Meteor 2 The vox, got for 74 after a discount at MF. I have only found maybe 2-3 amps that I liked more. It was 4 in the morning so I was not so clever at that point)īy the way I learnt my first noob lesson: Never ever hover with your hand above the AC mains. I hate to give absolutes but the vox pathfinder destroys 80 of all amps. Any ideas? (maybe I accidentally put the ins where the outs where supposed to be. The last thing to do now is to put the reverb connections back, but when I tried yesterday it was humming so much that I decided to disconnect it and leave it for now. Now I have a switch that lets me choose from symetrical clipping, asymetrical (tube-ish) clipping and diode bypass (witch make it sooo clean more like a fender amp. So then I took on the diode clipping section were I screwed up last time. I wanted to see if there was any heat or smell developing but there was nothing, so I pulled the plug and soldered the TDA2050. ![]() Well, since I know nada about making any meaningful measurements I just checked the pcb for any burns, dark spots and old solder crap from previus experiments and then I turned it on with the old amp circuit removed. I meant that I wanted to measure for expected values on the pcb to look for other faulty components before putting in any new (I see why I was misinterpreted). Here is the schematic for the Vox Pathfinder thanks for your input. I'd be thankful for any answers that could help me bring my Vox to life How can I measure if other components were damaged? Don't know what values to look for or where on the PCB to make the measurements TDA2050) without changing other circuits on the board? If so, what should I look for?Ģ. Do I need to replace it with the exact same component or can I use a similar one with the same pinouts (e.g. After sitting too long I lost focus and accidentally shorted the diode circuit witch in turn burned the TDA2030a component. I was trying out some different combinations of diodes to get a different character in the diode clipping section. I did search to try to understand how to find a suitable replacement for the TDA2030a in my amplifier but since I'm just learning I'm need some guidance of what I can do and what not to do. Totally satisfied with both amps for home use.This is my first post in this forum so i really hope I don't violate all rules in the book. Loud enough to fill up the room or house with noise. If I want to get louder and way more gainy, I use a Fender Pro Jr tube amp with dirt pedals for practicing standing up. I think of the Pathfinder as a great 'quiet' practice amp. The Pathfinder will not be near as loud or as big sounding as your Bandit but is very well voiced and a great amp for $120. The Pathfinder though takes dirt pedals as well as solid state amps can. Dirt pedals (overdrive and distortion) often will not sound right into solid-state amps. It takes pedals as well as any all-solid-state amp. No hum and it has a good dirt sound if you dial it in right. I have been doing more to practice with a clean tone as this makes my practice a lot more honest. The Pathfinder is my sit down and practice amp. I think thery are both exceptionally good sounding amps. I have a Pathfinder 15 (no reverb) and a Pro Jr for home practice. Would I feel a huge difference going from this 12" speaker to the Vox's 8"? How good would are the cleans compared to the Bandit. How good would it sound with my guitar and its Dimarzio humbucker? Does it hum? (My first amp was a small peavey rage which hummed and buzzed so much I had to get rid of it. There's a few things that are important to me: I initially wanted to get a small tube amp, but this Vox seems way more versatile, while having similar tone and dynamics. So when I was looking at under $200 amps, I ran across the Pathfinder. A good low end and it works well with my pedals. I think it has good clean sounds, they're okay. I never go past 12 o'clock on this amp (that's cranking it for me). Besides I don't gig, I only play for myself at low volumes. I'm thinking of selling my Bandit 112 and buying a smaller under $200 amp, since the Bandit's a little too big for the space I have in my room. And I own these pedals: ProCo RAT, Ibanez delay, EHX Small Clone, Boss Metal Zone, and Boss Flanger. I currently have a Peavey Bandit 112 (80w, 12" speaker), and a strat-like guitar (S-S-H, changed them all to new Dimarzios). ![]()
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