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NAD - this time a combo

Posted: Thu Mar 03, 2022 2:03 pm
by Jay
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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Re: NAD - this time a combo

Posted: Thu Mar 03, 2022 2:16 pm
by robthemac
Looks awesome! What's the sonic ballpark?

Re: NAD - this time a combo

Posted: Thu Mar 03, 2022 2:18 pm
by Jake
Super tidy work, nice!

Re: NAD - this time a combo

Posted: Thu Mar 03, 2022 2:43 pm
by jeremyb
Super nice!!! Whats the knob on the back for? impedance selector for speaker out?

Re: NAD - this time a combo

Posted: Thu Mar 03, 2022 2:56 pm
by sizzlingbadger
That looks really great :clap:

Re: NAD - this time a combo

Posted: Thu Mar 03, 2022 3:01 pm
by Cdog
Beautiful work... Just gorgeous! Whats your speaker this time?

Re: NAD - this time a combo

Posted: Thu Mar 03, 2022 3:34 pm
by olegmcnoleg
Yes, well done. I really like the look of that. Slowy’s sounds awesome. Be great to have one just like it!

Re: NAD - this time a combo

Posted: Thu Mar 03, 2022 4:04 pm
by Lawrence
swap you for a guitar!

Re: NAD - this time a combo

Posted: Thu Mar 03, 2022 5:11 pm
by Jay
Thanks for the compliments guys.
by robthemac » 03 Mar 2022, 15:16
Looks awesome! What's the sonic ballpark?
Ear watering tasty :D
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?
Ta, Celestion Anniversary Ipswich
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!
Ta, I have two like it :D

Re: NAD - this time a combo

Posted: Thu Mar 03, 2022 5:54 pm
by jimi
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.

Re: NAD - this time a combo

Posted: Thu Mar 03, 2022 5:57 pm
by MikeC
Great work there, much impressed.

Re: NAD - this time a combo

Posted: Thu Mar 03, 2022 6:01 pm
by Bg
great looking cab :D Nice to see the grille cloth vertical for a change!

Re: NAD - this time a combo

Posted: Thu Mar 03, 2022 6:03 pm
by Jay
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.

Re: NAD - this time a combo

Posted: Thu Mar 03, 2022 6:05 pm
by Bg
The logos are great, did you check with Denche that it was ok to steal his Trademark ;)

Re: NAD - this time a combo

Posted: Thu Mar 03, 2022 6:05 pm
by Jay
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: