2nd AMp Build... Trinity 15 ??? ANyone?

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ajcoholic

Discussion Starter · Jan 17, 2007

So, being so increadibly happy with the 18 watt Marshall clone fromTrinity amps (in Toronto) I built 3 weeks ago, I am really wanting to try the 15 watter. Its supposed tobe the amp for clean chimy sounds. I just sold my Fender DRRI and as soon as I get paid I will order the 15 kit.

I can see building amp will be as adictive as guitars...

ANyone have one and want to comment?

AJC

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Robert1950

· #21 · Feb 11, 2007

ajcoholic said:
I am away from home right now, without a speaker cab so I cant try it out untill tomorrow when I get back home. (I brought the kit and my tools to my GF's for the weekend).

AJC

Where do you find a GF like that. One who will let you take your build over to her place to work on it.??:confused-smiley-010 ??

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ajcoholic

Discussion Starter · #22 · Feb 11, 2007

Robert1950 said:
Where do you find a GF like that. One who will let you take your build over to her place to work on it.??:confused-smiley-010 ??

Well, it only took me 36 years... heh heh

Actually were engaged (three weeks ago) and when I gave her the ring, she gave me a Taylor acoustic

She had work to do this weekend in her home office so I brought the amp and built it in the dining room.

Cant wait to try it out!

AJC

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ajcoholic

Discussion Starter · #23 · Feb 13, 2007

Well, it is working (after 2 hours of headscratching I found I had left out one ground) and man, it sounds GREAT!!

I suggest you guys go to the Trinity web site and check out some sound clips of the 15...

AJC

I did a thread with pics at HC as well:

http://www.third-st.com/showthread.php?t=1537060

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GuitarsCanada

· #24 · Feb 13, 2007

Thats a cool little amp. Very nice job. Are you going to house it in a case or just leave it as is.

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ajcoholic

Discussion Starter · #25 · Feb 13, 2007

Its going to get put into a head cabinet to match my 18 watter and 2x12 cabinet I did a thread on back about a month and a half ago.

AJC

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Tarbender

· #26 · Feb 13, 2007

Very nice! I'm torn between the 18 watter or the Matchless 15 clone. Anything you can add that would sway you one way or the other? Those are really nice pics on the other site - that is orange juice in that glass isn't it?

I'm not looking for a powerful amp - no where to turn it up. Even the Valve Jr. I modded hasn't seen anything past 6 on the volume. Are there any sound clips of these amps on the Trinity site?

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ajcoholic

Discussion Starter · #27 · Feb 13, 2007

Tarbender said:
Very nice! I'm torn between the 18 watter or the Matchless 15 clone. Anything you can add that would sway you one way or the other? Those are really nice pics on the other site - that is orange juice in that glass isn't it?

I'm not looking for a powerful amp - no where to turn it up. Even the Valve Jr. I modded hasn't seen anything past 6 on the volume. Are there any sound clips of these amps on the Trinity site?

Well, after a month and a half of playing the 18, its an amazing amp. I like both the clean and dirty channels. This 15 is very different. It has an amazing tone but I will have to play them together to really see what the differences are.

The 15 can get really dirty though, surprised me! Its a great tone... really good.

If I had just one I think the dual channel 18 would be my pick. But let me play the 15 for a few weeks and then make my descision.

Yes, the Trinity Amps site has clips of all the amps with various guitars and settings, very good site with lots of info.

I know I have said it before but I have to say it again. Stephen at Trinity is a great person to deal with and besides the fact they have some killer products, the service is amazing. He phoned me this evening to see if my amp was working... thats customer support,no?

AJC

PS both the 18 anf this 15 are pretty damn strong amps... even at 1/3 volume in mu house my ears were ringing and stuff was falliung off the shelves...

The 18 is wickedly loud.

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zdogma

· #28 · Feb 13, 2007

The wiring looks great. Better than a lot of pro build amps i've opened up.

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ajcoholic

Discussion Starter · #29 · Feb 15, 2007

The 15 is an amazing amp... tone for days as they say...

Its a completely different sound than my 18 W amp... I kind of like the cleans better and the OD sounds are just so different than the Marshall tones its not better or worse but just as responsive to your picking and playing.

Here is the cab I threw together at work... (quite literally, it was a fast job on my break time and lunch)

AJC