Metropoulos PEC pot Master Volume demo

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  • Опубликовано: 2 апр 2014
  • Demo of a Metropoulos 50 watt with '68 era lead specs, with a PPI MV mod. The volume pot in this amp is a PEC dual type, which costs $29. I feel the cost is justified by the consistent tonal balance, even at very low levels. By comparison, the $0.95 Alpha dual pot is very inconsistent and sounds harsh at low settings.
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  • @AnalogOpher
    @AnalogOpher 6 лет назад +7

    my god, i forgot how good these amps sound. No overdrive pedal could ever sound like this.

  • @JimmyBurkard
    @JimmyBurkard 10 лет назад +2

    Sounds good George!

  • @Leftybluescaster
    @Leftybluescaster 8 лет назад

    This video really shows the superior sound quality of the PEC-pots. I also tried Tokyo Cosmos pots as well, but the PEC sounds much better. I use a PEC dual gang 250K for a LarMar-PPIMV in JTM45-clone and the amps sound great at extremely low volume. But you must be lucky to get a perfect pot. On some pots, the shaft is moving just a little bit in the housing. It does not impede the tonal quality, but it is worrying because of the very high price of the pot. If I pay so much money I have to expect a perfect pot.

  • @Marshall-uy2dv
    @Marshall-uy2dv 6 лет назад

    definitely worth the money! the alpha pot master volume sounds mushy at low volume.

  • @justinbrundage689
    @justinbrundage689 10 лет назад +2

    George put one of these on the PPIMV on my Metro 12000 series and it is truly a master volume game-changer. Couldn't be happier =)

    • @willdenham
      @willdenham Год назад

      Is it a ppimv mod? I'm not hearing anything I would associate with fizzy preamp, master volume overdrive. I didn't even like the ppimv on my SLP build that it came with, so I clipped it out of the circuit.

    • @justinbrundage689
      @justinbrundage689 Год назад

      @@willdenham More of an upgrade than a mod. I think the PEC pot is just a higher quality part within the same ppimv concept.

  • @jefftrem3
    @jefftrem3 10 лет назад

    Time to upgrade my Lar/Mar I guess. Listened through studio monitors and good headphones, sounds great through the whole sweep, right down to next to nothing. Have to see what CE gets at wholesale cost. Thanks George.

  • @JTM45100
    @JTM45100 10 лет назад

    Hey George, Does Valvestorm have these? Cool seeing you rip it up a little. Sounds great!!

  • @lewisb81
    @lewisb81 9 лет назад +1

    Best sounding Master Volume mod I've heard. Anywhere in the UK do this?

  • @carissaahearn8272
    @carissaahearn8272 7 лет назад

    MW47742, George said that you can achieve this gain with the Metro-Plex. It has a best in class master volume. It offers three voicing's and the '68 mod mode will deliver the gain you are seeking. We have a dealer (Pro Guitar) in Schwarzenbruck Germany that has one in stock, I believe.

  • @NewReligion1954
    @NewReligion1954 6 лет назад

    Sounds good George and great playing. Loving the Zero Loss Boards I get. Do you have a self contained solution for usable TMB when installing a PPI master volume? Thanks, Hopkins...♫

  • @Earlvis
    @Earlvis 2 года назад

    I just acquired one of these kits (NOS) still in the package. If only I had an amp to use it on.

  • @ep9229
    @ep9229 10 лет назад

    George, I'm really intrigued by this. I have a Lar-Mar PPIMV, sometimes I feel like it loses clarity when it's turned down real low. And at volumes not quite loud enough for band practice, it does sound a bit grainy sometimes. The PEC pot will fix this?

  • @AndyK.23
    @AndyK.23 10 лет назад +1

    Nice!! Just curious, did you lower the NFB resistor due to the PPIMV??

  • @mikes1649
    @mikes1649 5 лет назад

    Any way to address the lack of negative feedback at lower settings? Would a variable NFB pot do the trick?

  • @spudgun05
    @spudgun05 7 лет назад

    I have a marshall 1959SLP with a PPIMV LAR/MAR mod and would like to fit a PEC pot what ohm should I look for 250k ? 500k? 1mg?
    thank you.

  • @KitaristChannel
    @KitaristChannel 8 лет назад +2

    Is there any dealer for PEC pots in Europe? Or are there any European makers of pots like this quality? :D

  • @johnb4024
    @johnb4024 11 месяцев назад

    KERAAANG! Just to confirm this is a rich mod 2? I have two PEC pots one 250k the other 500k. Just trying to decide whether to go larmar or Rich mod

  • @shaym1977
    @shaym1977 2 года назад

    With a 500k dual pot are still using 2.2m caps? Or are they different values?

  • @roncarter2188
    @roncarter2188 3 года назад

    Where can I get one? Thanks

  • @al3d35
    @al3d35 10 лет назад

    Hey George..where can i find more info and pricing on your amps...website doesnt seem to work?...
    Thanks

    • @metroampcom
      @metroampcom  10 лет назад

      We'll be back online next week. Sorry for the down time. Until then, feel free to email me. sales@plexireplicas.com

  • @fuzzingaround
    @fuzzingaround 10 лет назад

    Georges, are you using the same PPMV as on the metroamp CD? That dual PEC pot makes a difference, sounds great man

    • @metroampcom
      @metroampcom  10 лет назад

      Hi J-F. Yes, the same PPI MV.

    • @fuzzingaround
      @fuzzingaround 10 лет назад

      thx for the Reply, the PEC pot makes it sound like that? sounds soooooo good man!! Hope the forum comes back in line...!!

  • @troyguitarist
    @troyguitarist 10 лет назад

    Great tones. But it still affects the -FB loop at low settings, right?

    • @metroampcom
      @metroampcom  10 лет назад

      Yes, it does. The presence control will have less effect as you turn the volume down.

  • @willdenham
    @willdenham Год назад

    These demos always sound far more Marshall than actual Marshall demos done on other channels.

  • @soundstorm9508
    @soundstorm9508 2 года назад

    Which PPIMV design is this? There’s too many to know just by listening, but THIS is what I’m trying to do with my Plexi!

    • @shandrakoch4897
      @shandrakoch4897 Год назад +1

      Lar mar type 2 from the trainwreck pages (dual 100k). PEC pots are sealed and have fairy dust inside.

    • @johnb4024
      @johnb4024 Месяц назад

      Dual 250K not 100K. Rich Mod uses dual 500K

  • @sylvainalain6637
    @sylvainalain6637 9 лет назад

    Any idea how loud it is at very low volume less then 1 maybe ?

    • @gtamodman122
      @gtamodman122 9 лет назад

      Well, at 1:15 he describes the actual volume as being WAY lower than "1". So, while I didn't quite understand your question, I hope it was answered :)

    • @sylvainalain6637
      @sylvainalain6637 9 лет назад

      I'm asking this : how loud is the volume at 1 ? Is that a bedroom level (can I play at that level during the night while my son is sleeping ?)

    • @gtamodman122
      @gtamodman122 9 лет назад

      Sylvain Alain Oh. Well, I'm not a technician or anything, however: The amp we are looking at here is very loud by design. From my experience, I would say that putting this thing's volume on 1 is going to be loud. It won't be unpleasant to the ear (I assume, haven't heard one in person but I have heard amplifiers of similar power outputs) , but it will be loud. But I highly doubt this can be a problem, since volume controls go from 0 to 10, and you can just put this between 0 and 1 and still get plenty of awesome distortion, at levels where you could (most probably) play whatever you want and still not wake up the person in the next room.

  • @slpsteve2618
    @slpsteve2618 6 лет назад

    PEC 500k Dual Pot is the benchmark for a PPIMV. ;-)

    • @jacobpetersen5662
      @jacobpetersen5662 4 года назад

      Stock value in a non-master style Plexi is 220K, so a 250K pot with to 2.2meg resistors is better I feel. When the pot is dimed you're at stock Plexiglas values.

  • @MW47742
    @MW47742 7 лет назад

    Does anybody know how to get that much gain from an amp with 68 lead specs? Are there any mods or pedals used? Thanks for your help. I want to get kind of sound from my JTM 45 hw. Cheers from Germany!

  • @DANTHETUBEMAN
    @DANTHETUBEMAN 8 лет назад

    that amp haulz azz :)

    • @MW47742
      @MW47742 7 лет назад +1

      DANTHETUBEMAN o

  • @nycLPplayer
    @nycLPplayer 10 лет назад

    (Looks over at his $400 Badcat Unleash) Dude....wtf.....I should not have watched this ;)

    • @metroampcom
      @metroampcom  10 лет назад

      LOL. The Unleash is still useful for a wet/dry rig.

    • @nycLPplayer
      @nycLPplayer 10 лет назад

      Metropoulos Amplification Yeah it has a great look and I imagine I could get great tonez at 100w in my bedroom for the audience of the stuff animal dog my girlfiend keeps on the bed. Ahhhh groupies.