Cherry Red 05L13548 USA

[adriaan]

Bridging is when can you set a two channel power amp to drive the output as a higher wattage single channel power amp, what I'm describing is known as jumpering - simply routing your low-level signal through two channels. Does the amp have one or two speaker outputs?

[edwardofhuncote]

Figured it out, ordered one of these…

https://www.radialeng.com/product/cab-link

That's a pretty neat idea.

While 78-1116 was living here, I often played it through two slightly different Fender tube amps. I'd send the neck pickup from the DS-5 to a '65 Princeton, and the bridge pickup to a '68... it was a glorious sound, but almost too much, by the time you dialed-up something on the Series electronics for this sound or that. It was really easy to overdrive those Fenders. Golly that guitar's output was hot! Eventually I figured it out though... hey, that must be why they put volume knobs on guitars - duh! (it's basically a mute switch for us bass players)

Then when the Little Darling came along (with Skylark electronics) I started wondering how I could make it work something like that without true stereo capability. An ABY box got me there. Not the same as a Series guitar in stereo mode, but still definitely moving more speaker area. What you're doing here is (I think) splitting the back end of the signal. That little box must have some way of buffering so that the amplifier experiences the same load. That ought to do it.

I look forward to the report. 

[rv_bass]

Adriaan,

I’m still trying to determine if this WW has separate amp sections for each channel.  He made customized amps, so online data sheets may not be accurate for each individual amp.  The WW does have two speaker outputs, and the jumper method is what I use with my F-2B A-B inputs on each channel and two channel power amp.  I’m looking for a lighter weight and more compact alternative to the F-2B and power amp set up.  I will try the loop out-in On the WW as you suggested and see if it works.  The WW two channel is made for use with an electric and an acoustic bass, so one of the channels is buffered (like the A B channels in an F-2B I believe).

Greg, with 78-1116 I use the two channels in the F-2B for stereo and the channel outputs into a two channel power amp, then each channel out to their own individual speaker cab.  That configuration is great for that guitar. 

The jumper approach or that combination box I mentioned should provide a mono alternative for the skylark. 

[rv_bass]

OK, Alembic Club to the rescue, looks like it can be done

https://club.alembic.com/index.php?topic=17866.msg180554#msg180554

[JimmyJ]

That's a pretty rare WW amp you've got there.  It is stereo with two separate power amp sections rated at (I think) 225w per channel.  He built some pretty amazing little amps and I'm still use one regularly. 

Linking the two speakers together and using one power amp channel is one way to go - as long as it's not two 4-ohm cabs in "parallel" making only 2-ohms.  You'd need to go series if they're both 4-ohms. 

But I think the better way would be to use the two power amp channels separately each driving its own cabinet.  And for that, there may be a couple ways.  One is what adriaan suggested above - a jumper from the loop out of channel A into the loop in of channel B.  That shouldn't interrupt channel A's signal path and should get both power amp channels operating.

OR ... check out the 3-way switch right at the inputs marked "One", "Blend" and "Two".  I'm not exactly sure how that is wired but it is either giving you the choice of inputs for channel 2 (?) or the "Blend" setting may just link the two channels together.  Plug in and try that switch to see what happens.

Nice guitar too!

Jimmy J


EDIT: ah, you found the old thread with a pic of my oddball amp.      That one is two-channels in but only one out.

[rv_bass]

Thanks for the feedback, Jimmy, I will try your suggestions.  If the blend setting works as you described that would be perfect!

[rv_bass]

These show the flamed maple nicely

[edwardofhuncote]

I think one of my favorite details of the Skylark guitar is the relief carve around the edges of the body, instead of just a roundover. Is this unique to the Skylark? I can't think of another model that shares this feature.


She's a sweet guitar, Rob. Play it a while, and I bet you will hear more things in it.

[mica]

Only the Classico shares the ogee edge. And the Tibulark!

[rv_bass]

Switched the gold knobs for black, I like the looks of the black knobs better, and I like having a line on top so I know where the level is.  Kind of matches my Alembicized Starfire now

[edwardofhuncote]

I like the black collet knobs on there. 

[lbpesq]

I like the black collet knobs on there. 

Me too!

Bill, tgo

[rv_bass]

A little red for Valentine’s Day


Since there is already an Alembic Red Tiger (which is technically orange), we will call this one:


The Crimson Tiger 

[pauldo]

😍