Gear / Instruments

<p>I have had the good fortune of finding and purchasing a vintage (1966) Ampeg B18N head. It is the classic portaflex design. It looks quite similar to a McIntosh tube amp from the 1960's. It is pristine (almost NOS) shape.</p><p>My intentions are to use it both as an amp head, as well alternatively as the middle of a new DI I am building. The front end will use a tube driven Trace Elliot GP12xv - the famous pre-Gibson chrome front pre to the largest old school Trace tube heads. The middle section will use the B18N (with a load resistor on the speaker out). The end section will be a stereo Focusrite Compounder (with expansion and compression).</p><p>The Focusrite's xlr lo-signal out will run into the MOTU ADA interface into the DAW.</p><p>I should be able to range from true clean / hi-fi sound, down to true OD grit. Stay tuned.</p><p>08/12/2009</p>