NAD - this time a combo

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NAD - this time a combo

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Another Jansen 4/TWELVE copy, finished it yesterday :D

Build quality - superb :wink:
Sound - as per original but with more control to go from clean to crunchy
Gain and MV mods - works beautifully, should have been incorporated in original design

(Thanks again to the amp gurus on this forum who assisted with the design changes)

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Looks awesome! What's the sonic ballpark?
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Super tidy work, nice!
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Super nice!!! Whats the knob on the back for? impedance selector for speaker out?
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That looks really great :clap:
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Beautiful work... Just gorgeous! Whats your speaker this time?
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Yes, well done. I really like the look of that. Slowy’s sounds awesome. Be great to have one just like it!
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swap you for a guitar!
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Thanks for the compliments guys.
by robthemac » 03 Mar 2022, 15:16
Looks awesome! What's the sonic ballpark?
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I find both amps retained the character of the original Jansen 4/Twelve. Having two EL84s I find it sounds a little more Vox than Fender although the circuit appears to be based on a Fender design. It certainly can do the cleans, albeit with reduced headroom due to its low wattage (12W). With the gain stage, it can go from mild overdrive to full crunch a lot 'easier' than the original. This arvo I tried a tele with a P90 in the bridge - sounded great. Last year we did some sound samples at Slowy's which I posted on the forum. (I am sure Slowy can answer your question way better than I can).

by jeremyb » 03 Mar 2022, 15:43
Super nice!!! Whats the knob on the back for? impedance selector for speaker out?
The knob is specifically for you to fiddle with so you can select 4", 8" or 16".

by Cdog » 03 Mar 2022, 16:01
Beautiful work... Just gorgeous! Whats your speaker this time?
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by olegmcnoleg » 03 Mar 2022, 16:34
Yes, well done. I really like the look of that. Slowy’s sounds awesome. Be great to have one just like it!
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Jay wrote: ↑Thu Mar 03, 2022 2:03 pm Another Jansen 4/TWELVE copy, finished it yesterday :D
That looks great Jay! just like a bought one, only better.
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Great work there, much impressed.
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great looking cab :D Nice to see the grille cloth vertical for a change!
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jimi wrote: ↑Thu Mar 03, 2022 5:54 pm
Jay wrote: ↑Thu Mar 03, 2022 2:03 pm Another Jansen 4/TWELVE copy, finished it yesterday :D
That looks great Jay! just like a bought one, only better.
Thanks, I am pretty pleased with the Jansen logos too that someone created some years ago and I was able to buy them without any issues.
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The logos are great, did you check with Denche that it was ok to steal his Trademark ;)
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Bg wrote: ↑Thu Mar 03, 2022 6:01 pm great looking cab :D Nice to see the grille cloth vertical for a change!
I am going to frame this compliment from the cabmeister himself :thumbup:
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