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Cameron mod

Post by univalve1234 » Tue Dec 14, 2010 10:16 am

Hey guys , this is my take on the Cameron mod , i have added a 4th tube and tweaked the preamp and power section to get as close as i could . Let me know what you think.
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Re: Cameron mod

Post by axeman » Tue Dec 14, 2010 11:30 am

Which Cameron mod is it? sounds cool.

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Re: Cameron mod

Post by univalve1234 » Tue Dec 14, 2010 11:41 am

glad you liked it , to be honest i dont know too much about different mods he does and ive never seen a schematic or anything like that. Im just going with clips ive heard of the ccv and some others . I played one in the states 2 years ago so im really using my ear to get close to that.

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Re: Cameron mod

Post by jerrydyer » Tue Dec 14, 2010 12:32 pm

not really cameron. I see what your trying to do though. with the mids.
got a schem?
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Re: Cameron mod

Post by Triodinator » Tue Dec 14, 2010 9:26 pm

Sound nice! I'd like to see what you did too. If you would be so kind to share? :clap:

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Re: Cameron mod

Post by dukeamps » Wed Dec 15, 2010 8:58 am

Hi univalve1234, sounds really cool :rock: could you please tell me what you have done?

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Re: Cameron mod

Post by univalve1234 » Wed Dec 15, 2010 10:26 am

dukeamps wrote:Hi univalve1234, sounds really cool :rock: could you please tell me what you have done?

Cheers

Nigel
thanks nigel,
I can remember a few of the tweaks but not in detail cause i havent touched it in a while. I added an extra preamp tube and the amp has a master volume and two gain controls, I think i used 0.0022 couplers for the third stage and 0.022 for the extra valve, PI couplers are 0.1 , tone stack is jcm 800 . I have bypassed the plates with a cap but not sure of the value i think it was 470pf. I have also lowered the filtering of the mains PI and preamp. I really went by ear with this one and was tweaking each component to taste . Iam quite happy actually cause the amp now in super versatile , i can go from a PERFECT jeff beck tone to a super growly high gain marshall just by dialing in the 2 gains , and the amp always maintains definition . I actaully have a few friends asking me to build them one , i just havent got the time right now. :(

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Re: Cameron mod

Post by Triodinator » Wed Dec 15, 2010 11:23 pm

I have the winning lottery numbers for this week, but I'll post them next week.? :what: :palm: I do have the cali mod schematic in hand, but I must ask the provider before I post.. I hope to gain permission!
Jeese! Why do people post clips on a DIY forum that have no credit? For all we know this IS a Cameron amp!

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Re: Cameron mod

Post by robert » Thu Dec 16, 2010 4:07 am

Hi univalve,

sounds good!

Are you able to post a schematic of your mod? This would be very nice!

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Re: Cameron mod

Post by jimmy_j » Thu Dec 16, 2010 10:38 am

I don't get it. What's "Cameron" about this mod? Is it one of his that you're applying to this amp?

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Re: Cameron mod

Post by univalve1234 » Thu Dec 16, 2010 11:05 am

This is only my attempt to make my metro kit sound like a cameron modded amp, as i said im only going on clips and one amp ive played two years ago. I was trying to get the mids , bass tightness and aggressive highs as close as i could, just using my ear. I dont have a cameron amp or a laytout for it, this is a metro 50 watt kit ive built and been modifying for over 7 months now. I will try to get the amp off its shell and have a go at drawing a components layout soon. Its basically a jcm 800 with an extra valve , low filtering and an extra gain control. :)

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Re: Cameron mod

Post by jimmy_j » Fri Dec 17, 2010 8:54 am

Some of Mark's didn't use an extra tube to produce insane amounts of gain (without sounding mushy). The extra tube was sometimes only there for the effects loops.

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Re: Cameron mod

Post by ryu » Fri Dec 17, 2010 2:39 pm

never heard/see personally but as far as what they say it has no cathode follower, 4 gain stages out of two tubes
look at the kevin o'connor 4 gain stage or the rocca specs floating around here, it may get you at a starting place

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Re: Cameron mod

Post by bobtec » Sun Dec 19, 2010 4:20 pm

You Must be EVH :evh:

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Re: Cameron mod

Post by univalve1234 » Sun Dec 19, 2010 7:29 pm

bobtec wrote:You Must be EVH :evh:
who me?//? :shock:

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