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yay! my amp is ready!

Post by mynameisjonas » Fri Apr 20, 2007 10:46 am

today i got word from my amp tech, he has finished rebuilding the preamp of my Sound City B120 to Hiwatt DR103 specs... and it rocks! he said it's one of the best sounding amps he has ever heard :D

only problem is, i have to wait until sometime next week before i can pick it up... aaargh
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Post by zhivago » Fri Apr 20, 2007 10:49 am

woohoo!

great news...shame about the wait....but...you know what they say:

"Good things come to those who wait"  :)
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Post by mjet » Fri Apr 20, 2007 11:15 am

You've got a few other toys to keep you company until you get it - I'm sure you'll be ok.  ;)
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Post by Superfuzz » Fri Apr 20, 2007 11:17 am

very good news!! ;D
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Post by daydreamdelay » Fri Apr 20, 2007 1:33 pm

fantastic.. can't wait to hear the review!
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Post by chrisjedijane » Sat Apr 21, 2007 12:49 am

great news - i had the good fortune to play through a sound city 120 head at a show a couple of weeks ago, and it sounded huge :)
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Post by Jazzprod » Sat Apr 21, 2007 10:19 am

Jonas, review when it arrives??  :P
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Post by Amber » Sat Apr 21, 2007 12:29 pm

I see the sound city heads on eBay lot in the UK. Was thinking of getting one when I move to London.
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Post by mjet » Tue Apr 24, 2007 9:31 am

Jonas,

It's next week now. When do you get it?
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Post by mynameisjonas » Tue Apr 24, 2007 2:11 pm

as soon as i find the time to go pick it up, and a ride (i don't have a car, or a driver's license for that matter). which sadly means i'll probably have to wait until friday afternoon. i'm trying not to think about it too much, i'm going crazy with anticipation here ;)
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Post by mynameisjonas » Fri Apr 27, 2007 1:19 am

i'm picking it up later today... weeeeeee!! ;D
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Post by mjet » Fri Apr 27, 2007 1:23 am

Jonas,

Great - I know you're dying to get a hold of that amp.
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Post by mynameisjonas » Fri Apr 27, 2007 3:29 am

yeah i sure am.


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Post by Amber » Fri Apr 27, 2007 3:58 am

Would be cool to hear sounds clips. Is the mod he did pretty common and easy for a Sound City?
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Post by mynameisjonas » Fri Apr 27, 2007 4:17 am

i know a lot of guys from plexipalace.com have put hiwatt preamps in their SC 120s, so i guess it's not uncommon. i don't know if you could call it easy though, it's not so much a mod as a rebuild. you have to take away the entire preamp and rebuild it. the existing one is nothing like a hiwatt. but most if not all amp techs should be able to perfom the conversion at a reasonable cost. i payed 2500 SEK = $365, and that included some general maintenance that was well overdue (new pots and caps etc.)
the total cost of the amp and the conversion was about $800 which is less than half of what a 70s hiwatts usually go for here in sweden.

i'll try to get some clips, but it could take a few weeks...
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