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28th January 2009
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| Lives for gear  Joined: Nov 2002 Location: Ohio
Posts: 1,581
Thread Starter | An amp called the Anklebiter has to be good...
A few months ago I mentioned in a thread here about a little tube guitar amplifier that my company was building. Well after several revisions and a lot of feedback I finally have what I think is the definitive version of the amp. It is called the Anklebiter. The inspiration for the Anklebiter came from the venerable 5F1 Champ circuit. In doing this amp I wanted to maintain all of the great qualities off the classic 5F1 circuit while adding a couple of features that will make it more useful in the modern recording studio. First of all, which the original version of these amps were great sounding amps they were also the budget amps in the line, and therefore has some corners cut as far as the components that went into them. With the Anklebiter I wanted to offer an extremely good value the the end user, and with that in mind the amp is fitted with some very high end components, including Mercury Magnetics transformers (both power and output), Sprague Atom filter caps, and Jupiter coupling caps. The Anklebiter also has a few features that the 5F1 never had, including a standby switch, a speaker emulated line out, and a negative feedback switch. The amp will ship with JJ tubes, but I can optionally use different tubes per the end users request. Obviously in an amp cosmetics should take a back seat to tone, but I still I wanted to make the Anklebiter look as good as it sounds. To accomplish this I commissioned a local cabinetmaker to build what I think are some pretty cool cabinets. They are pictured below, and are made out of solid locally harvested cherry with a hand rubbed lacquer finish. There will be other woods available soon, including maple and oak, and more exotic woods can be specially ordered. The chassis are hand wired and tested by Lil’ Dawg Amps owner Jim Nickelson and are then sent to me in Ohio where I do the final assembly. Doing it this way allows me to keep my overhead low and pass on the savings to the end user. I have no visions of ever getting rich doing this. I simply wanted to build an amp that I myself would want to buy. The Anklebiter is being offered at an initial price of $599, and that will include shipping in the US. If you have any questions please feel free to either e-mail me or post them here. You can also check out the website at www.analogaudioworks.com. Thanks! |
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28th January 2009
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| Gear maniac  Joined: Sep 2005 Location: NYC
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extremely cool.. any audio clips?  |
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28th January 2009
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| Lives for gear Joined: Nov 2002 Location: Ohio
Posts: 1,581
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I posted some here a few months ago. They are of an earlier build and are just a quick off the cuff recording. I will have new samples sometime next week. Thanks! | |
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29th January 2009
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| Gear addict Joined: Jul 2006 Location: Brooklyn
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Looks cool and I dig the specs!
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2nd February 2009
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| Lives for gear Joined: Nov 2002 Location: Ohio
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3rd February 2009
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| Gear maniac Joined: Oct 2008
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Question-as far as I know, cathode biased single ended class A designs don't need a standby switch because of how the voltage ramp up is, and it can actually be damaging to the amp because it can actually cause a voltage spike(re:AC30CC). Is this taken into account?
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5th February 2009
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| Lives for gear Joined: Nov 2002 Location: Ohio
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Yes this was taken into account. If you buy one and the standby switch causes any damage when used properly I will either fix it or send you a new one. I am that confident in the design. Thanks! | |
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9th February 2009
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| Gear maniac Joined: Oct 2008
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14th February 2009
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| Lives for gear Joined: Nov 2002 Location: Ohio
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I just got my first maple cabinet and took a quick picture of it. I really like it!
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14th February 2009
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| Lives for gear  Joined: Sep 2004 Location: Washington, DC
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Oh my God, that's gorgeous. I want one. - c |
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15th February 2009
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| Lives for gear Joined: Nov 2002 Location: Ohio
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15th February 2011
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| Gear interested Joined: Jun 2009 Location: Long Beach
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Are you still building these?
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