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Projects => Build Reports => Topic started by: Axe_34 on February 04, 2013, 05:03:44 PM

Title: Non-Madbean: Wampler Plexidrive
Post by: Axe_34 on February 04, 2013, 05:03:44 PM
Built this for a head-to-head shootout with a Catalinbread Dirty Little Secret. Plexidrive wins! Fuller sounding, and emulates power amp distortion much better than the DLS which, to my ears and with my rig, sounded more pre-ampish.

Vero layout: http://tagboardeffects.blogspot.ca/2012/02/wampler-plexi-drive.html

Pedal Parts Plus black hammertone and Small Bear Marshall-type knobs.

If there's any interest, I can record a few clips.

(http://i203.photobucket.com/albums/aa227/axe_34/IMG_6119_zps7d4cb331.jpg)

(http://i203.photobucket.com/albums/aa227/axe_34/IMG_6120_zps99fe72ed.jpg)

(http://i203.photobucket.com/albums/aa227/axe_34/IMG_6121_zpsd44822e1.jpg)

Title: Re: Non-Madbean: Wampler Plexidrive
Post by: pryde on February 04, 2013, 05:20:59 PM
Nice build.
I like the plexidrive as well. It knocked my DLS off of my board as well...but the Boneyard knocked off the plexidrive  ;)

Title: Re: Non-Madbean: Wampler Plexidrive
Post by: Axe_34 on February 04, 2013, 05:47:13 PM
lol Boneyard's on my short list.
Title: Re: Non-Madbean: Wampler Plexidrive
Post by: Cortexturizer on February 05, 2013, 10:18:37 AM
I'd like some clips of it :)
Title: Re: Non-Madbean: Wampler Plexidrive
Post by: Rip57 on February 05, 2013, 02:58:17 PM
I love that hammertone powder coat. Looks like you could drop it from the roof and it would survive. And all you want to do is STOMP on it repeatedly.

I'd love to hear it.
Title: Re: Non-Madbean: Wampler Plexidrive
Post by: Axe_34 on February 05, 2013, 03:34:41 PM
PPP is knocking them out of the park with its paint jobs.

I'll record a clip later today.
Title: Re: Non-Madbean: Wampler Plexidrive
Post by: jubal81 on February 05, 2013, 10:56:30 PM
I did this one on vero, too. It's my champion among the "JTM45 sound-alikes."
Title: Re: Non-Madbean: Wampler Plexidrive
Post by: snz728 on February 06, 2013, 01:58:28 AM
Nice.  I wonder how a plexidrive and a pinnacle in the same box would compare to my boneyard v.1?
Title: Re: Non-Madbean: Wampler Plexidrive
Post by: Stomptown on February 06, 2013, 03:31:26 AM
Nice work! I would also love to hear a sample of this...
Title: Re: Non-Madbean: Wampler Plexidrive
Post by: jimilee on February 06, 2013, 04:33:13 AM
What size enclosure is that? Looks bigger than a 1590a but smaller than a 1590b
Title: Re: Non-Madbean: Wampler Plexidrive
Post by: Stomptown on February 06, 2013, 04:56:52 AM
Quote from: jimilee on February 06, 2013, 04:33:13 AM
What size enclosure is that? Looks bigger than a 1590a but smaller than a 1590b

Those knobs make it hard to tell, but I'm pretty certain that its a 1590B. If you look at the gut shot it's more apparent...
Title: Re: Non-Madbean: Wampler Plexidrive
Post by: Axe_34 on February 06, 2013, 01:06:28 PM
It's a 1590B.

Sorry about not getting a clip up yesterday. Real life got in the way. I've got the house to myself today, so I'll definitely get something up by this evening.