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AMP - Atom Smasher Demo
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Submitted on: Apr 21, 2008 - 05:24:51 PM
Last Updated: May 08 2008 - 10:13:35 AM

Description This sound clip is an example of what my latest amp build sounds like. The amp is called the TMI Atom Smasher. I completed building it in late April with the help and guidance of some friends at an amp building forum that I participate in.

I started with an experimental preamp design that was posted at the AX84 website entitled "Lead II" and made several modifications. The amp is designed for very high gain, high levels of overdrive and distortion, and very fast attack time to ensure accurate articulation. The preamp features two 12AU7 tubes and a 12AX7 tube. The poweramp is a surprisingly loud 5 Watts and is powered by a KT-66 tube.

The music is an excerpt from something I'm working on at the moment. Hopefully I'll have it finished by the end of May. I am damn slow.

Here are some pictures to illustrate the finished product:

The casing for the amp was mostly done by my friend Mike Schuette. He did all of the woodwork and finished up airbrushing the blue dye after I made a botch job of it the first time around. He also showed me how to bend the aluminum grill, which is a staple in all of the amps I'm building. The faceplate and nameplate were prepared by Joe Vallina at amplates.com. I should mention that the wood is dyed BLUE, not purple as it looks in these photos.

Hardware Atom Smasher 5W amp / Gibson Les Paul / Marshall 2 X 12 cabinent, JoeMeek JM37 mic, Sennheiser e609 mic, Onyx 400F preamp

Software: Tracktion 3.0.4.8

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	Feter said 261 days ago
	AMP Rock on !!!

	MarkHolbrook said 261 days ago
	Tubes... so cool I did radio with tubes... I haven't worked with them in years!

	said 258 days ago
	The good old days of analog... ...when men were nerdishly cool...and amps were driven by warm tubes...LOVE IT!

	five_extra_arms said 256 days ago
	Smokin! You warned us! Wow that was hot!

	spitlogic said 255 days ago
	Nice Nice sound. Kick ass!!

	ledebutant said 243 days ago
	! What a tease! That was too short, though the amp sounds great!

	Tiny_Man_Inside said 242 days ago
	too short I can't give away all my secrets, now can I? Actually, this is yet another work in progress song... and you know how freakin' slow I am. I've already re-recorded all of the guitar parts since this soundclip here is soooo freakin' sloppy. We always seem to have about 5 tunes in the hopper at any given time but only 1 that we're actually making any progress on. Frustrating. Mason

	ledebutant said 242 days ago
	Five in the Hopper One on the Go Wow, Matt and I so hear you on that.

	apb said 243 days ago
	Looking and sounding good .. .. makes me wanna do something with those spare Svetlana EL34s I got in the attic somewhere ;o)

	Tiny_Man_Inside said 242 days ago
	EL34s EL34s are GREAT sounding power tubes. Kinda weird but I just picked some up today. You can build a seriously kickass 20W push-pull poweramp with a pair of EL34s. Mason

	Zoe_n_Iain said 231 days ago
	20W EL34 amp Keep saying I'm going to try that, but it just seems like such a waste of the other 30W you could have ;-} Seems like everyone likes your version of the amp, anyway, Mason.

	Tiny_Man_Inside said 231 days ago
	funny Umm... yeah, that was my brain getting mushy... 2 X EL34 = great for a 50W PP. ;) Mason

	Zoe_n_Iain said 231 days ago
	50W EL34 If you ran them into a higher impedance load and cranked the bias right up into Class A, you could get the power down close to that range. Probably sound damn good, too, but you'd need oversized iron to cope with that amount of static dissipation. Wouldn't be a 'green' amp, by any stretch of the imagination ;-}

	said 240 days ago
	Gotta admit... ...I feel kind of sorry for those poor, abused atoms! LOL! Awesome riffing! Lotas BITE.... Be well!

	8piscean8 said 182 days ago
	Very nice! Your amp looks and sounds very professional. Are you taking any orders for these yet? Can't wait to hear the full song!

	TEXASFEEL said 164 days ago
	Amazing This is unbelievable.

	rsorensen said 8 days ago
	damn this sounds good

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