STEP BY STEP FOR 12000 SERIES

MARK1970 · Post by **MARK1970** » Sat Nov 10, 2007 9:25 am

Hi to everybody. I am new here, but have been following the forum for a while. Alot of great info and everybody helps everybody, very nice.
George, I will be buying a 50 watt kit in late March. I wanted to know if you will be doing a step by step for the 12000. Second question, will the chassis of the 50 watt plexi allow room to add an fx loop and a master volume ? Anybody can answer the second question if you know. Thanks

neikeel · Post by **neikeel** » Sun Nov 11, 2007 12:42 pm

Best place for MV is in the second speaker jack IMO.

Larry (Novosibir) has a nice effects loop he might send you but it is valve driven and you will need an extra 12AX7 up top.

A 12 series will have more space (and already have a hole on top) for the loop.

MARK1970 · Post by **MARK1970** » Mon Nov 12, 2007 7:54 am

Thanks for the response. I will hold my request from Larry on the effects loop until my build is finished. The 12 series may be a bit much for my first build. The only thing I have ever done is install a MV on a plexi reissue and biasing amps.

thetasigma · Post by **thetasigma** » Fri Nov 30, 2007 9:27 pm

he 12 series may be a bit much for my first build. The only thing I have ever done is install a MV on a plexi reissue and biasing amps.

I started with a JTM-45 kit then built a 12 series. The weird thing being, I actually found the 100watt to be a bit easier to build because of the extra space the chassis allows.

mwm523 · Post by **mwm523** » Fri Nov 30, 2007 9:39 pm

thetasigma wrote:
he 12 series may be a bit much for my first build. The only thing I have ever done is install a MV on a plexi reissue and biasing amps.
I started with a JTM-45 kit then built a 12 series. The weird thing being, I actually found the 100watt to be a bit easier to build because of the extra space the chassis allows.

But you also had the experience of building the JTM 45 under your belt.

I had a similar experience with my builds. I did the JTM 45 first, and then recently did the 50 watt. I was much more comfortable and had much more confidence building the 50 watt.

thetasigma · Post by **thetasigma** » Mon Dec 03, 2007 4:41 am

But you also had the experience of building the JTM 45 under your belt.

Won't argue with you on that one. However, my point being that with the larger chassis of an 100watt it seems to me a bit easier to route wires, and gives you some more elbow room when soldering components.