The SM57 is an old design of microphone, derided by many live and studio engineers because , new must be better. Well... It's not. Shove a 57 halfway between the edge of the coil and suspension, (not right in the centre like some idiots do, that's the magnet that makes no sound) open the channel and what you get, sounds exactly like electric guitar! Same for snare drum, toms, trumpet, trombone, human voice etc... And as for the conversion/creation. Nice work. Real nice! No WOT demo though? C'mon, I want to hear it sing!
I own a Champ 600, and have considered doing a p2p. You have given me the courage to move forward with that project. Thanks for always blazing the trail, Uncle Doug!
At first I thought it was a stupid idea, replacing the PCB with point to point wiring. But I was surprised how simple it looked after the conversion. All connectors for the peripherals disappear, and it is as if you look trough the old PCB, and see top and bottom in one overview. A well done idea. And thanks for pointing out the right way to wire the heaters.
"D shaped" drill bit. Doesn't get any better than that.I had an electronics professor at Rock Valley College who would pull stuff like that & never say it was a joke. I talked to guys 15 years later who had missed much of his humor, and were stunned to realize that they had thought it was true for all those years. I love it.
Just AWESOME. As an amp builder and a musician, I totally appreciate every second of this video. One of those things that make your life more interesting and fulfilled by watching/listening. Thank you uncle Doug.
@@UncleDoug OMG Doug you landed directly on my Magnatone issue here = it sends B plus up an umbilical from a full wave bridge rectifier, set in the cabinet base - but straight AC travels up with it, just for the on off switch, no other reason - this umbilical passes the reverb tank & speaker magnet and constitutes a design flaw on an otherwise ultra cool piece
@@UncleDoug Great, Doug! Surely this will cancel hum, if not the sound of hypergallisc fuel being dumped into a nozzle in the hils above Pasadena, CA. Oh and how great the sound & style of this amp, once complete. The double thick box & tray is smart - non-conductive, for that jack ground, but otherwise, smart - plus how easy to work on. Bravo to both
The demos are sounding so good with the new mic! Bit of T-Rex in there, my first ever 45 single. Sometimes nice to reflect on the really positive side of life - we've never met, but thanks to the Internet I can sit here on a wet evening in England and enjoy music and electronics that we have in common from opposite sides of the Atlantic!
I've converted my Gretsch G5222 5W amp to this point-to-point 5F1 circuit. And it sounds great!! Way better than the pc board circuit which sounded noisy. Thank you Uncle Doug for this video. It helped me a lot. And it's surprisingly quiet.
Loved the video. Vvery informative as always. BTW, I mentioned to my wife that I was going to buy one of those aluminum radiators on eBay an put it on display in our living room. She said I had to choose between her and the radiator. Sure gonna miss her.
In my 40+ year career in electronics, I've been around a lot of techs. I have yet to meet one of your talents and dedication to the craft. I've taken the liberty of sharing your videos with techs I know. I really can't find words to express our amazement. For people not in the trade, this gentleman is the Da Vinci of electronics. He is definitely in the top 1% of techs. He makes it look easy. It isn't.
When i saw the title i was already putting on my war face to tell "It's hardwired not PTP" as most of these conversions are built but then i saw it was by Uncle Doug and knew instantly it was going to be true PTP! Sounds amazing Uncle Doug! Nice work on the '34 too!
Well I can say, another fantastic build!!! Love your expertise and dedication to the craft. High praise coming from an old electronics tech from back in the 80's, to now a licensed electrician. Yes, I'm getting back into the game and your videos as well as your UA-cam compatriots have spurred me on to start tinkering again! Thank you!
I second that we couldn't have a better instructor in amp building uncle doug your the best I've learned more from you in the past year watching your vidios than I've learned from any book keep up the great work were all watching and very impressed thank you
Hi Uncle Doug! Big thank you for making this video. I just did this project for myself. I traded a piece of gear for one of these amps and I got fleeced. It had all sorts of mods and had burned components on the circuit board so I rebuilt mine. I did an eyelet board for the filter cap section, but I wired the rest of the circuit similar to your build here. I couldn't be happier. Thank you!
How did I miss this episode? This conversion was exactly the kind of journey I adore. Thank you for being the perfect Sherpa to scale this mountain properly. Your use of shielded wire for input path is thoughtful in scope, and necessary for signal integrity. Actually, every step in practice you take while performing circuit building is a discipline that I wish all electronic techs would follow. The finished product sounded warm, and touch sensitive! If I may inject my two cents, the negative feedback loop was a more sensible feature than the triode variable selection. Once again you have impressed me far beyond mere curiosity. I'm glad you sequence the steps of these products so anyone can follow along. On a completely unrelated issue...I hope you're doing well during this health scare. The media is making it more intense than it has to be, but it is wise to heed the warnings of the CDC. Be safe, dear Uncle.
Thanks so much for your very thoughtful analysis of this video, Alex. Your kind comments are definitely appreciated. We are tending to stay home the vast majority of the time and look forward to the end of this media-stoked "crisis". Best wishes to you and yours.
The entire flow of this conversion is outstanding. Your ability to plan ahead on the rectifier to accommodate the original transformer type demonstrates that. The addition of the negative feedback loop was insightful. The tone of this point-to-point champ using humbuckers is rich, and has ample bite, and overtones. I, of course, realize your Ampro cabinet did contribute to the amp's musical character. Thank you for sharing! it was enjoyable, and informative to watch. Enjoy your weekend!
Nice conversion! Those PCB versions are problematic to start with, and are usually throw-away's when they fail. Many of my customers don't want to pay for the time and parts to repair them. If under warranty, Fender usually has the customer return the amp to the dealer for a replacement. It's not worth the technician's time to make repairs since many failures turn out disastrous, like burnt boards either due to over heating tubes, or resistor failures. One of the very common issues is with the removable connectors from the transformers...especially the filament connections where the PCB traces can't handle the current draw under load. This was an excellent idea on both your part, and the owner's with the cabinet redesign making an amp head. You now have a true P2P design which will be more reliable. Good work! :)
Impressive - I suppose, besides the massive labour cost savings, the printed circuit gives the impression of more stuff and more value whereas the point to point looks like there's less "stuff" and ought to be cheaper. Less is More is proven once again. Well done - it looks good, sounds great and the mod of the variable Neg Feedback is perfect for those who, occasionally, want a super clean sound.
Wow!!! That thing was already a work of art when you received it, but now doubly so! I just started watching your channel, and man I'm loving your videos. Not only is your work very professional and thorough, but your way of explaining things is what people pay good money for at college. My dad was a brilliant electronics tech for many years and taught me how to solder when I was only 5 or 6 years old. I went on to become a mechanical and aerospace engineer, and watching other technical artisans like you is better than any primetime TV for me! :) Thanks again for taking the time to make these videos and sharing your knowledge with the world.
I think this is an amazing video. One of the hardest things I have found in working on these amps is to form a link between the schematic and the parts layout (where components are located -- and why). This is like a lab class where we learn layout by doing layout. Thank you so much.
Uncle Doug, as usual thank you for for the wisdom! Placing the SM57 off center slightly like that sure did the trick to make your audio tests sound great.
I have just done this point to point conversion on my champion 600, I had a spare power transformer with centre taps and a 5v supply too, so went the extra mile and put in an extra chassis hole and a 5y3. This little amp rocks especially through a 12" external speaker :) Great work Uncle Doug, my cats are rocking out tunes from it now as I type :)
glad to see your a Texan! very smart man. my grandad was the first man in his home town of corbin ky to work on tube type hi fi and tv sets, used to sit and watch him to for hours. great memories thank you and god bless.
This was truly the best lesson explaining what all those marks on a schematic in real life really look like on the operating table. Thank you for spending the time to share all your hard-won knowledge!
Point to point is cool, but the idea that is sounds noticeably better is provably bogus, unless the circuit board is badly designed with supertiny leads. The voltage is high in these circuits, the currents low, you don't need a lot of copper to carry it. Now, from the output transformer to the speaker is a different issue.
@@temujenbarca1284 That's why there's double blind testing. ;-) But yes, I agree. The sound qualities are mainly from the design and build, not the technology used.
My favourite Uncle! That experienced teacherlike mellow voice gives those of us who haven't got English as our first language a great opportunity to pick up and learn from. Greetings from Sweden, and yes, It's actually My real name though not pronounced your way.
THANK YOU SO MUCH for making that SM57 buy. I could never tell the difference in tonal quality with the audio from your camera, but now I feel rewarded to watching the video. Great stuff, absolutely love this and I learn new stuff every time.
Good work again. I did a similar NFB thing with my fender reverb deluxe reissue. Took it out as it seems Leo fender knew what he was doing. SM57 sounds good
Finding a new video on Friday is better than seeing a shrink. As sure as the sun sets is the west there are three things I can always count on seeing in this channel: the teaching will be superb, the same few trolls that vote down every video will have already checked in, and now Ollie will be hammered drunk.
From Leo: For those interested, MODkits makes a little 5 watt amplifier kit that is terminal strip based. Gain, volume and tone control. 12ax7 preamp, 6bq5 output. About $200.
Nice retro-repair on this amp - a come-back of sorts for the venerable old point-to-point method. One concession I made to modern times, however, was to retire my old solder suckers and replace them with an electric desoldering tool. I will never go back. Marvelous devices - they're quicker, more precise, less much chance of burned components or lifted lands, and about the price of a good quality soldering station.
Truly excellent Uncle D. Looking at how you dealt with the challenges step by step was illuminating. Your prior Champ video did a great job of explaining NFB, but seeing you go over it again in this one finally made a dent in my ignorance. And I echo the comments on the new mic. Difference between the humbuckers and single coil was very well defined. Now I have to pull out those Champ parts and chassis and finally start working on it. When I saw the cut to the fan dangling like an ugly hangnail over the bumper of the `34 and your comment, I could relate--completely. Great work.
This is one of the most accessible and useful projects I have seen as you can transform (pun intended) a small cheap (crappy) transistor amp into a low volume distortion adjustable practice amp that is of noteworthy distinction! Kudos!
Thanks, Tony. Bear in mind that the Champ 600 is a tube (not transistorized) circuit.....but, as you say, conversion of SS circuits is also possible, but more costly and a bit more challenging.
The best video I've seen in mod's, scratch build, or repairs on following a schematic and make the connections. For instance, I was able to follow you as you went along to the point that I knew you hadn't referenced the negative feedback loop. Excellent video.
Yet another great video Uncle Doug. I do need to pick one nit how ever. JEDEC, Joint Electron Device Engineering Council, in 1958 established the original US numbering system for semiconductors loosely based on the number of junctions in the device. As a result diodes are 1N (one nen) and bipolar devices are 2N. Okay, I feel better now. Thanks and please keep the videos coming.
Hi Uncle Doug. Thanks for sharing this video. Marvelous work on the point to point wiring on that amp. Also, I appreciate your improvements on the recording capabilities you have now, really brings out the Fender tone goodness. You definitely channeled some Billy on your ZZ jams. Cheers.
I have a pair of Fender Champion 600s that I loath - I bought them while living away from home. They are noisy and awful, was considering doing this and adding an EZ80 rectifier too. Can't wait to watch this video - great stuff Uncle Doug! :D
I am watching this for the third time. I am building my first valve amp using scrap parts into an old Fender 15w practice amp although I am using a new output transformer as all my scrap parts came from a couple of old school radios and the impedance isn't right for this. As always the way you explain stuff is very effective.
I want to do this to my Fender Pro Junior which I've heavily modified already. 6n2p in the phase inverter, master volume, 3 band eq to my own flavoring as well as a resonance knob that originally was me playing around with a variable negative feedback loop. Thanks for this video :D
Thanks a lot for a whole bunch of useful informations. I'll keep it in mind if I'm going to mod my tube combo. A d-shape drill is exactly what I'm looking for years 👍
Dude. My life is pretty much 89 percent fixing what others have slopped together. You know what I mean. My heart and band-aids go out to you and yours. I have two mics - M-57 and M-58, developed for the military in WWII and still they carry on. I can barely stand some of the suspense when you encounter bizarre challenges to your skills and you always seem to work it out. The auto fixes make my eyes bleed (because I devoted eight years of my life to keeping my good friend's 1982 Nissan/Datsun 210 Wagon going and I am NOT a mechanic with proper tools and I swear there are several pints of my blood in that machine) so those bits are too painful however I need to solder (impeccably) soon so I am immersing myself in your vids to get the right feel. Thanks and aloha.
Hi uncle Doug, thanks for sharing your educational mod/repair on this later champ model. I also like how you demonstrated how to use the AB output xformer in a class A setup. You are a wealth of information as always. :-)
It's not a class AB output transformer. It's set up for single ended operation but could be used in a couple or three different amps. The 8K tap is probably for a 6V6 output tube and the 5K tap for a 6L6 output tube.
@@vhm14u2c A lot of repair shops don't mind spending a little bit for a few feet of extra wire on a transformer... if it means they can stock a few less parts on the shelves and still get the same number of amps fixed(8-).
What? no hantavirus threat requiring hazmat suit this week? In this one video, you've included a summary of great tips and solid amp building techniques. Nice work on the variable FB and the output jack ground issue find. Let me add a couple more tips. Circuit boards today are made with lead-free solder requiring higher temperature to unsolder. If your sucker, doesn't pull enough, reheat the joint with leaded solder and try again. (using an old Weller offers plenty of heat for that). Also you can unsolder all the connections at once with a hot-air workstation but more difficult due to octal pin mass and spacing. Thanks for another great amp build.
That's a beautifully sounding amp Uncle. Perfect job as always. By the way, I would really love to have one of those D shaped drill bits one day, they really are handy. And the placement of those 1N4007s is awesome. Thank you for sharing with us, Uncle.
You need not respond, 'cause this is just some sentimental rambling, but i do wanna say i really admire what you have to show here on YT. Great explanations, precise and tasteful choice of words and your overall versatility makes you exemplary. Wishing you all the best!
Excellent! Thank you Uncle Doug! I am reworking an old Magnavox stereo amplifier (very small chassis, messy layout) and this detailed video answered several questions I had about creating an efficient layout.
Jack's people are in touch with Netflix, trying to work out a contract that includes plenty of catnip and sardines. Hopefully, they can come up with a compromise that suits us all :)
Uncle Doug- WOW! Absolutely beautiful! I wish I knew more about electronics. I would love to do this all day ! Being disabled and therefor early retired, I got nuthin but time! Always on the lookout for your new vids - keep’em coming!
By all means continue your study and develop your knowledge and skills, Carl. It would be a wonderful hobby that may actually become a viable business opportunity.
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Wowzers!! That SM57 has completely transformed the sound quality of these demos exponentially! Well done, God bless!
Amazing your 1st impression on the sound quality was the same as mine! I was thinking 'is this Uncle Doug playing...live?'
The SM57 is an old design of microphone, derided by many live and studio engineers because , new must be better. Well... It's not. Shove a 57 halfway between the edge of the coil and suspension, (not right in the centre like some idiots do, that's the magnet that makes no sound) open the channel and what you get, sounds exactly like electric guitar! Same for snare drum, toms, trumpet, trombone, human voice etc...
And as for the conversion/creation. Nice work. Real nice! No WOT demo though? C'mon, I want to hear it sing!
You are somebody who my father, who passed away many years would have loved to talked to or watched this. Thanks.
Thanks so much for your kind words, Larry. I too regret that we never met.
As someone who is planning a 5F1 build I find this tremendously helpful. Thanks so very much for sharing Uncle Doug
How did it turn out
I wish your UA-cam channel existed during my late ‘80s engineering college days.
This is just beautiful!
Thanks so much, Saverio.....glad you enjoy our videos.
I own a Champ 600, and have considered doing a p2p. You have given me the courage to move forward with that project. Thanks for always blazing the trail, Uncle Doug!
At first I thought it was a stupid idea, replacing the PCB with point to point wiring. But I was surprised how simple it looked after the conversion. All connectors for the peripherals disappear, and it is as if you look trough the old PCB, and see top and bottom in one overview.
A well done idea. And thanks for pointing out the right way to wire the heaters.
Thanks for seeing the logic in this conversion, Erik :)
Couldn't get that much information in a lifetime let alone in under an hour, Thanks Uncle Doug.
"D shaped" drill bit. Doesn't get any better than that.I had an electronics professor at Rock Valley College who would pull stuff like that & never say it was a joke. I talked to guys 15 years
later who had missed much of his humor, and were stunned to realize that they had thought it was true for all those years. I love it.
Thanks :) I was pleasantly surprised to see a YT video on how to drill a square hole with a drill bit, Mark. It really can be done.
I get the feeling Uncle Doug greatly improved the reliability of this amp. What a nice thing to have it is now!
I've watched this over and over, and learned more than reading many books. absolutely the best teacher on UA-cam
Thanks so much, GA :)
I agree entirely!
I am really loving the how much more acurate the tone is from the SM57 compared to the camera mic in past video's ... great build! ... now I want one
My knowledge of a tube amp tripled from watching this video. Very informative, thanks Uncle Doug.
Just AWESOME. As an amp builder and a musician, I totally appreciate every second of this video. One of those things that make your life more interesting and fulfilled by watching/listening. Thank you uncle Doug.
Wow....thanks for the nice comments, Admir. We're glad you enjoyed it :)
@@UncleDoug OMG Doug you landed directly on my Magnatone issue here = it sends B plus up an umbilical from a full wave bridge rectifier, set in the cabinet base - but straight AC travels up with it, just for the on off switch, no other reason - this umbilical passes the reverb tank & speaker magnet and constitutes a design flaw on an otherwise ultra cool piece
@@andrewgillis8572 When confronted with this problem in the past, I simply moved the on/off toggle back to the lower chassis, where it belongs.
@@UncleDoug Great, Doug! Surely this will cancel hum, if not the sound of hypergallisc fuel being dumped into a nozzle in the hils above Pasadena, CA. Oh and how great the sound & style of this amp, once complete. The double thick box & tray is smart - non-conductive, for that jack ground, but otherwise, smart - plus how easy to work on. Bravo to both
@@andrewgillis8572 Thanks so much, Andrew.
The demos are sounding so good with the new mic! Bit of T-Rex in there, my first ever 45 single. Sometimes nice to reflect on the really positive side of life - we've never met, but thanks to the Internet I can sit here on a wet evening in England and enjoy music and electronics that we have in common from opposite sides of the Atlantic!
Thanks so much, Ross. I do indeed feel that our viewers are all part of a widespread family.......united by our common interests.
Thank You for taking the time to explain to everyone the finer points of basic tube amp construction once again!
I've converted my Gretsch G5222 5W amp to this point-to-point 5F1 circuit. And it sounds great!! Way better than the pc board circuit which sounded noisy. Thank you Uncle Doug for this video. It helped me a lot. And it's surprisingly quiet.
That's great to hear, Kristine. Congratulations on a successful project.
Watching you solve problems is always interesting and informative, Uncle Doug. Thank you as always for posting.
Loved the pic of Ollie lounging in the catnip. 😻
Such complete bliss......we should all be so contented :)
Always a good day when we have an Uncle Doug video! Thank you, as always.
The Negative feed back knob is brilliant...
You then can choose clean or dirty but having the option in a small unit like that is really nice...
It really works well, Joe. Thanks !!
Loved the video. Vvery informative as always. BTW, I mentioned to my wife that I was going to buy one of those aluminum radiators on eBay an put it on display in our living room. She said I had to choose between her and the radiator. Sure gonna miss her.
Good one, Reggie. If you have a nice radiator ornament, like mine, you will miss her even less ;)
In my 40+ year career in electronics, I've been around a lot of techs. I have yet to meet one of your talents and dedication to the craft. I've taken the liberty of sharing your videos with techs I know. I really can't find words to express our amazement. For people not in the trade, this gentleman is the Da Vinci of electronics. He is definitely in the top 1% of techs. He makes it look easy. It isn't.
Wow......Thanks so much for the very nice comments, CH. We really appreciate them and wish you and yours a splendid holiday season.
When i saw the title i was already putting on my war face to tell "It's hardwired not PTP" as most of these conversions are built but then i saw it was by Uncle Doug and knew instantly it was going to be true PTP!
Sounds amazing Uncle Doug! Nice work on the '34 too!
Thanks so much, FJ.
I remember when that style was called "rat's nest".
Is hardwired the same as handwired or are they interchangeable ? Is turret board circuit ptp?I thought ptp was no turret but I m not sure
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Well I can say, another fantastic build!!! Love your expertise and dedication to the craft. High praise coming from an old electronics tech from back in the 80's, to now a licensed electrician. Yes, I'm getting back into the game and your videos as well as your UA-cam compatriots have spurred me on to start tinkering again! Thank you!
You're welcome, Duane. Thanks for the nice comments.
Got a mic! Sounds really good. This brings so much more to your finished efforts.
Nothing is lost! Sounds awesome.
Uncle Doug by showing how you make amps step by step in a comprehensive way we are starting to get more courageous with the solders 😊
That's our hope, K :)
I second that we couldn't have a better instructor in amp building uncle doug your the best I've learned more from you in the past year watching your vidios than I've learned from any book keep up the great work were all watching and very impressed thank you
$100, damn that’s a good deal! Great work on that amplifier like always. Thank you Uncle Doug.
Hi Uncle Doug! Big thank you for making this video. I just did this project for myself. I traded a piece of gear for one of these amps and I got fleeced. It had all sorts of mods and had burned components on the circuit board so I rebuilt mine. I did an eyelet board for the filter cap section, but I wired the rest of the circuit similar to your build here. I couldn't be happier. Thank you!
You're welcome, Sam. It sounds like you got a lemon.....and made lemonade :)
How did I miss this episode? This conversion was exactly the kind of journey I adore. Thank you for being the perfect Sherpa to scale this mountain properly. Your use of shielded wire for input path is thoughtful in scope, and necessary for signal integrity. Actually, every step in practice you take while performing circuit building is a discipline that I wish all electronic techs would follow. The finished product sounded warm, and touch sensitive! If I may inject my two cents, the negative feedback loop was a more sensible feature than the triode variable selection. Once again you have impressed me far beyond mere curiosity. I'm glad you sequence the steps of these products so anyone can follow along. On a completely unrelated issue...I hope you're doing well during this health scare. The media is making it more intense than it has to be, but it is wise to heed the warnings of the CDC. Be safe, dear Uncle.
Thanks so much for your very thoughtful analysis of this video, Alex. Your kind comments are definitely appreciated. We are tending to stay home the vast majority of the time and look forward to the end of this media-stoked "crisis". Best wishes to you and yours.
Btw, I approve of the longer format of your video.. nice to spend an hour with you!
Thanks, Aaron. The videos have been getting longer and longer. I really think that an hour should be the max.
Someone's been practicing their playing! You can really hear it with the mic setup on this awesome amp!
All credit goes to Jack & Ollie, 8BB. I'll tell them :)
The entire flow of this conversion is outstanding. Your ability to plan ahead on the rectifier to accommodate the original transformer type demonstrates that. The addition of the negative feedback loop was insightful. The tone of this point-to-point champ using humbuckers is rich, and has ample bite, and overtones. I, of course, realize your Ampro cabinet did contribute to the amp's musical character. Thank you for sharing! it was enjoyable, and informative to watch. Enjoy your weekend!
Thanks so much for your very well-worded comment, Alex. I really appreciate your time and interest.
@@UncleDoug Anytime!
Well, I am again fully impressed with the style and creativity of Uncle Doug. Totally cool remodel of an amp. Thank you so much for this demo.
The pleasure was all ours, Mo.
Nobody mentioned the brilliant mike stand !!!!! Perfect placement, repeatable. Outstanding performance
Thanks for noticing, Bryan :)
LOL Same exact solder sucker I have. I'll bet I've had mine since the 70's. That amp will be sweet when it's finished and it IS! Sounds great.
Nice conversion! Those PCB versions are problematic to start with, and are usually throw-away's when they fail. Many of my customers don't want to pay for the time and parts to repair them. If under warranty, Fender usually has the customer return the amp to the dealer for a replacement. It's not worth the technician's time to make repairs since many failures turn out disastrous, like burnt boards either due to over heating tubes, or resistor failures. One of the very common issues is with the removable connectors from the transformers...especially the filament connections where the PCB traces can't handle the current draw under load. This was an excellent idea on both your part, and the owner's with the cabinet redesign making an amp head. You now have a true P2P design which will be more reliable. Good work! :)
Thanks so much for your detailed analysis, Frank. As usual, you are right on the money :)
Impressive - I suppose, besides the massive labour cost savings, the printed circuit gives the impression of more stuff and more value whereas the point to point looks like there's less "stuff" and ought to be cheaper. Less is More is proven once again. Well done - it looks good, sounds great and the mod of the variable Neg Feedback is perfect for those who, occasionally, want a super clean sound.
This man knows his stuff. You want a kick butt Amp? This man will teach you everything you need to know.
You are too kind, JL. Thanks !!
Yep, yet another GREAT Uncle Doug video. Very informative. Some nice guitar playing thrown in too.
Hey UD! Great to see another video from you!! Congrats on the SM57 mic! Awesome conversion.Thanks for sharing!!
Wow!!! That thing was already a work of art when you received it, but now doubly so! I just started watching your channel, and man I'm loving your videos. Not only is your work very professional and thorough, but your way of explaining things is what people pay good money for at college. My dad was a brilliant electronics tech for many years and taught me how to solder when I was only 5 or 6 years old. I went on to become a mechanical and aerospace engineer, and watching other technical artisans like you is better than any primetime TV for me! :) Thanks again for taking the time to make these videos and sharing your knowledge with the world.
Wow....thanks so much for your very nice comments, 400. they are particularly rewarding, considering your background.
I think this is an amazing video. One of the hardest things I have found in working on these amps is to form a link between the schematic and the parts layout (where components are located -- and why). This is like a lab class where we learn layout by doing layout. Thank you so much.
You're quite welcome, Stuart. I'm glad the video was informative.
Haven't even watched this yet but I can't wait. Planning a similar thing for my valve junior so a master class is just the ticket!
Uncle Doug, as usual thank you for for the wisdom! Placing the SM57 off center slightly like that sure did the trick to make your audio tests sound great.
Thanks, RR. We listen to our viewers :)
Wow...master class in circuit design and a great sounding end result. Doug...really great!
Thanks, ID :)
I have just done this point to point conversion on my champion 600, I had a spare power transformer with centre taps and a 5v supply too, so went the extra mile and put in an extra chassis hole and a 5y3. This little amp rocks especially through a 12" external speaker :) Great work Uncle Doug, my cats are rocking out tunes from it now as I type :)
That sounds like a great project, Dr. P. I would have preferred a 5Y3, but buying another PT seemed a bit wasteful.
Watched all your videos. The sm57 microphone sounds alot better. Thanks for what you do.
glad to see your a Texan! very smart man. my grandad was the first man in his home town of corbin ky to work on tube type hi fi and tv sets, used to sit and watch him to for hours. great memories thank you and god bless.
Thanks so much, Michael. Likewise :)
Wow,Uncle Doug,great point build!Love the clean (at times' a little "Voxy") and the "dirty" sound is pure delta! : )
The clean does have a nice "chime", Charles. Thanks.
43:50 Uncle breaking out the Brown Sugar !! Excellent build. I am inspired...
Apologies to all the diabetics in the audience :)
Great job on both projects from one Guit-car guy to another.
This was truly the best lesson explaining what all those marks on a schematic in real life really look like on the operating table. Thank you for spending the time to share all your hard-won knowledge!
You're quite welcome, Steve.
I wouldn’t call that a conversion. That was a creation.
Maybe not a conversation, but definitely a conversion.
Point to point is cool, but the idea that is sounds noticeably better is provably bogus, unless the circuit board is badly designed with supertiny leads. The voltage is high in these circuits, the currents low, you don't need a lot of copper to carry it.
Now, from the output transformer to the speaker is a different issue.
@@RegebroRepairs Agreed, but point to point beats a troublesome, defective PC board with intermittent opens and other ghost problems.
@@barbmelle3136 That's true.
@@temujenbarca1284 That's why there's double blind testing. ;-)
But yes, I agree. The sound qualities are mainly from the design and build, not the technology used.
My favourite Uncle!
That experienced teacherlike mellow voice gives those of us who haven't got English as our first language a great opportunity to pick up and learn from.
Greetings from Sweden, and yes, It's actually My real name though not pronounced your way.
Thanks, JF......if that's your "real" name :) JK
Awesome from beginning to end Uncle Doug.
THANK YOU SO MUCH for making that SM57 buy. I could never tell the difference in tonal quality with the audio from your camera, but now I feel rewarded to watching the video. Great stuff, absolutely love this and I learn new stuff every time.
You're quite welcome, Nat. We try to do our best for our viewers.
Good work again. I did a similar NFB thing with my fender reverb deluxe reissue. Took it out as it seems Leo fender knew what he was doing. SM57 sounds good
Finding a new video on Friday is better than seeing a shrink.
As sure as the sun sets is the west there are three things I can always count on seeing in this channel: the teaching will be superb, the same few trolls that vote down every video will have already checked in, and now Ollie will be hammered drunk.
That's a great overview, Randy......and points 2 & 3 especially are right on the money :) Thanks !!!
From Leo: For those interested, MODkits makes a little 5 watt amplifier kit that is terminal strip based. Gain, volume and tone control. 12ax7 preamp, 6bq5 output. About $200.
Nice retro-repair on this amp - a come-back of sorts for the venerable old point-to-point method. One concession I made to modern times, however, was to retire my old solder suckers and replace them with an electric desoldering tool. I will never go back. Marvelous devices - they're quicker, more precise, less much chance of burned components or lifted lands, and about the price of a good quality soldering station.
Thanks, SY. I have no sophisticated PCB tools simply because I never work on PCB's......except in this case :)
As always, exceptional point to point explaining.
And nice mic placement! And I see you got a new SM57. ..nice!
Well done! Sounds fantastic!
Thanks twice, Rich :)
Amazing video as always! The sound is so much better for comparison, I’m really digging the sm57
Truly excellent Uncle D. Looking at how you dealt with the challenges step by step was illuminating. Your prior Champ video did a great job of explaining NFB, but seeing you go over it again in this one finally made a dent in my ignorance. And I echo the comments on the new mic. Difference between the humbuckers and single coil was very well defined. Now I have to pull out those Champ parts and chassis and finally start working on it. When I saw the cut to the fan dangling like an ugly hangnail over the bumper of the `34 and your comment, I could relate--completely. Great work.
Thanks so much, Carl. It's always great to hear from you.
Really nice conversion. Loved the cat nap and that radiador also. Thanks for sharing!
Fantastic video Uncle Doug. Always enjoy your videos but this was really great to see you built a real PTP - wow
This is one of the most accessible and useful projects I have seen as you can transform (pun intended) a small cheap (crappy) transistor amp into a low volume distortion adjustable practice amp that is of noteworthy distinction! Kudos!
Thanks, Tony. Bear in mind that the Champ 600 is a tube (not transistorized) circuit.....but, as you say, conversion of SS circuits is also possible, but more costly and a bit more challenging.
@@UncleDoug sorry I meant circuit board ..ized.
Always love a hot rod update, too.
The best video I've seen in mod's, scratch build, or repairs on following a schematic and make the connections. For instance, I was able to follow you as you went along to the point that I knew you hadn't referenced the negative feedback loop. Excellent video.
That's great news, Buck, and exactly what we are trying to accomplish. Thanks !!!
Been a while since I watched an Uncle Doug video - glued at moment and can't wait for the completion
Haha @18:01 a trippy meow
Oh my, from an "old" amp to an old Ford. This is definitely a channel for me :)
Yet another great video Uncle Doug. I do need to pick one nit how ever. JEDEC, Joint Electron Device Engineering Council, in 1958 established the original US numbering system for semiconductors loosely based on the number of junctions in the device. As a result diodes are 1N (one nen) and bipolar devices are 2N. Okay, I feel better now. Thanks and please keep the videos coming.
If I said anything other than one-N, I know better and simply misspoke.
I've been out of the amp building loop for a while pursuing other interests...after watching this, the itch is back!
It's quite addictive, Iv.
Bless you Uncle Doug, your amazing! Another great educational video!
Thanks so much, F1.
What could be a better way to spend an overcast English evening than being inspired by, & chilling with, Uncle Doug.
My cap is tipped.
Thanks for inviting us to share the evening, James. We enjoyed it :)
Very timely , as I've been thinking about doing a project like this. Thanks again !!
Hi Uncle Doug. Thanks for sharing this video. Marvelous work on the point to point wiring on that amp. Also, I appreciate your improvements on the recording capabilities you have now, really brings out the Fender tone goodness. You definitely channeled some Billy on your ZZ jams. Cheers.
Thanks, Ray :)
I have a pair of Fender Champion 600s that I loath - I bought them while living away from home. They are noisy and awful, was considering doing this and adding an EZ80 rectifier too. Can't wait to watch this video - great stuff Uncle Doug! :D
Let us know how they turn out, Prince :) Thanks !!!
I am watching this for the third time. I am building my first valve amp using scrap parts into an old Fender 15w practice amp although I am using a new output transformer as all my scrap parts came from a couple of old school radios and the impedance isn't right for this. As always the way you explain stuff is very effective.
Thanks, Darren. Best of luck with your project.
Mic placement looks good and sounds great through my headphones. Nice how to video, like all the rest of your nice how to videos.
UD the demos sound awesome. The improved setup really shows the amazing quality of this boutique amplifiers you are crafting. Thanks for the vids!
I want to do this to my Fender Pro Junior which I've heavily modified already. 6n2p in the phase inverter, master volume, 3 band eq to my own flavoring as well as a resonance knob that originally was me playing around with a variable negative feedback loop.
Thanks for this video :D
That sounds awsome. Video please!
Thanks a lot for a whole bunch of useful informations. I'll keep it in mind if I'm going to mod my tube combo. A d-shape drill is exactly what I'm looking for years 👍
You're welcome, Reiner. My wife is getting me a square-hole bit for Christmas ;)
DANG, that sounds good! Nice job! :) You just CAN'T beat a tube amp for it's warm sound.
Thanks, Randy. Amen :)
Yep! Seems the simpler the circuitry is, the better the sound.
Dude. My life is pretty much 89 percent fixing what others have slopped together. You know what I mean. My heart and band-aids go out to you and yours. I have two mics - M-57 and M-58, developed for the military in WWII and still they carry on. I can barely stand some of the suspense when you encounter bizarre challenges to your skills and you always seem to work it out. The auto fixes make my eyes bleed (because I devoted eight years of my life to keeping my good friend's 1982 Nissan/Datsun 210 Wagon going and I am NOT a mechanic with proper tools and I swear there are several pints of my blood in that machine) so those bits are too painful however I need to solder (impeccably) soon so I am immersing myself in your vids to get the right feel. Thanks and aloha.
Thanks for your sympathy and very nice comments, Bam. Best of luck with your soldering project.
Hi uncle Doug, thanks for sharing your educational mod/repair on this later champ model. I also like how you demonstrated how to use the AB output xformer in a class A setup. You are a wealth of information as always. :-)
It's not a class AB output transformer. It's set up for single ended operation but could be used in a couple or three different amps. The 8K tap is probably for a
6V6 output tube and the 5K tap for a 6L6 output tube.
Thanks , I missed that, I seen the wire colors later in the vid, and thought it was AB class.
@@vhm14u2c A lot of repair shops don't mind spending a little bit for a few feet of extra wire on a transformer... if it means they can stock a few less parts
on the shelves and still get the same number of amps fixed(8-).
What? no hantavirus threat requiring hazmat suit this week? In this one video, you've included a summary of great tips and solid amp building techniques. Nice work on the variable FB and the output jack ground issue find. Let me add a couple more tips. Circuit boards today are made with lead-free solder requiring higher temperature to unsolder. If your sucker, doesn't pull enough, reheat the joint with leaded solder and try again. (using an old Weller offers plenty of heat for that). Also you can unsolder all the connections at once with a hot-air workstation but more difficult due to octal pin mass and spacing. Thanks for another great amp build.
You're welcome, Craig. Thanks for all your insightful comments and observations. Sadly, no challenges to my immune system in this particular project.
That's a beautifully sounding amp Uncle. Perfect job as always. By the way, I would really love to have one of those D shaped drill bits one day, they really are handy. And the placement of those 1N4007s is awesome. Thank you for sharing with us, Uncle.
You're welcome, LS.
i had to pause and search on that one, that was some "this old tony" humor right there
@@m0ck0 If you find a source for the square bits, let me know, Rocko. Mine is getting a little dull :)
Those actually exist, just saw a video on Instagram about them
Another fantastic sounding amp! I really appreciate your new mic setup. Thanks for that.
Doug, how too can I aquire the coveted "D" shaped drill bit? (asking for a friend)
You (or your "friend") will first have to apply for a security clearance, Eric. Once you have it, let me know :)
Double D's are more coveted.
Harbor Freight sells an inexpensive step drill bit that will work.
@@InterRad1 3/4 step. ;-)
they're at your local big box store next to the board stretchers. ;-)
You need not respond, 'cause this is just some sentimental rambling, but i do wanna say i really admire what you have to show here on YT. Great explanations, precise and tasteful choice of words and your overall versatility makes you exemplary. Wishing you all the best!
How could I not respond to so nice a comment, 83? Thanks so much.
Excellent! Thank you Uncle Doug! I am reworking an old Magnavox stereo amplifier (very small chassis, messy layout) and this detailed video answered several questions I had about creating an efficient layout.
I rewatch this one for own education. The sound of this small amp is superb. The ZZ Top snippets with the NFB down are really good.
Thanks, Ant. Glad you enjoyed it :)
Sounds great! Excellent job young man
Back to watch the one and only Uncle Doug’s videos. Thanks UD, still waiting for those Netflix specials with you and the boys
Jack's people are in touch with Netflix, trying to work out a contract that includes plenty of catnip and sardines. Hopefully, they can come up with a compromise that suits us all :)
Your getting better uncle doug!! I recognize the music to you know what that means.
Another top shelf job Uncle Doug. You are the real champ here, your wiring is a work of art
Thanks, Pedro :)
Oh man... that hood ornament.
I think it has a crack in it.
Thanks Uncle Doug!
Cheers,
It's my inspiration when driving......like the carrot in front of the donkey :)
@@UncleDoug 😜
@@UncleDoug Oh I thought it was a chic with a nice bum bending over!
Uncle Doug- WOW! Absolutely beautiful! I wish I knew more about electronics. I would love to do this all day ! Being disabled and therefor early retired, I got nuthin but time! Always on the lookout for your new vids - keep’em coming!
By all means continue your study and develop your knowledge and skills, Carl. It would be a wonderful hobby that may actually become a viable business opportunity.
Awesome video, thanks Uncle Doug!
It's our pleasure, S.