Electar Tube 10 mods revisited

ComingApart · December 14th, 2003, 07:10 AM

I dusted of my little Electar earlier and after plugging it in I got reminded of why it was at the bottom of a pile in the corner. It sounds like doo-doo.

Mine has this terrible muddiness that I just can't get out. I EQ it with the Bass and Mids at "0" and the treble at "9" and it's still way too muddy for anything but the bridge pickup.
I've been through countless preamp tubes, both new and NOS and a double handful of 6L6's, not to mention running it through a 2X12 cab and I just can't get it any better.

I tried searching around for any mods that would help me get rid of the mud, but all I could find was dead links. If anybody has some of the mods that were going around for this thing, I would appreciate it if you'd relay 'em my way.
Thanks

Rob DiStefano · December 14th, 2003, 07:23 AM

"Baby Bassman BF mod" by Doug Hammond -
http://home.cfl.rr.com/dbhammond/doug.htm

I've got a saved HTML page of Doug's rework of the Mike Tatro/Bob Clear mods to the Electar 10 (no longer available online) - lemme know if yer interested and I'll zip it up for ya.

ComingApart · December 14th, 2003, 08:35 AM

Thanks Rob, but a totally new circuit is a bit more than i'm willing/able to do. Go ahead and sned me the other mods when you get a chance.

BTW, do you have an accurate stock shem for the Electar, so I can compare it with the Baby Bassman schem? If I remember right, there was one available online but I've heard several folks say it was wrong.
Thanks for your help.

Rob DiStefano · December 14th, 2003, 09:07 AM

Michael - email me your email address and I'll send ya the T10 schematic and mods.

December 14th, 2003, 07:10 AM	#1 (permalink)
ComingApart Tele-Meister Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Southern Arkansas Posts: 216	Electar Tube 10 mods revisited I dusted of my little Electar earlier and after plugging it in I got reminded of why it was at the bottom of a pile in the corner. It sounds like doo-doo. Mine has this terrible muddiness that I just can't get out. I EQ it with the Bass and Mids at "0" and the treble at "9" and it's still way too muddy for anything but the bridge pickup. I've been through countless preamp tubes, both new and NOS and a double handful of 6L6's, not to mention running it through a 2X12 cab and I just can't get it any better. I tried searching around for any mods that would help me get rid of the mud, but all I could find was dead links. If anybody has some of the mods that were going around for this thing, I would appreciate it if you'd relay 'em my way. Thanks

December 14th, 2003, 07:23 AM	#2 (permalink)
Rob DiStefano Friend of Leo's Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Park Ridge, NJ Age: 63 Posts: 4,918	"Baby Bassman BF mod" by Doug Hammond - http://home.cfl.rr.com/dbhammond/doug.htm I've got a saved HTML page of Doug's rework of the Mike Tatro/Bob Clear mods to the Electar 10 (no longer available online) - lemme know if yer interested and I'll zip it up for ya.

December 14th, 2003, 08:35 AM	#3 (permalink)
ComingApart Tele-Meister Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Southern Arkansas Posts: 216	Thanks Rob, but a totally new circuit is a bit more than i'm willing/able to do. Go ahead and sned me the other mods when you get a chance. BTW, do you have an accurate stock shem for the Electar, so I can compare it with the Baby Bassman schem? If I remember right, there was one available online but I've heard several folks say it was wrong. Thanks for your help.

December 14th, 2003, 09:07 AM	#4 (permalink)
Rob DiStefano Friend of Leo's Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Park Ridge, NJ Age: 63 Posts: 4,918	Michael - email me your email address and I'll send ya the T10 schematic and mods.