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Post subject: GENZ BENZ El Diablo 60 Combo tone mod and schematic
Posted: Wed Aug 06, 2014 8:15 am
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Hello there!

Just like many El Diablo users ,I`d like to find a fix to that Fizziness at lower volumes. Mainly in 60 Watts mode.

I`ve tried many tube swaps in preamp section with very little advancement.
I currently have V1: PM 12ax7 LM
V2: JAN 5771
V3: JJ 5771

Power section is Tung Sol EL34B

The present configuration seem to help only a bit regarding the fizziness.

Does anyone have knowledge of a mod in this regard?


I`m also trying to find a schematic of this particular amp...Googling didn`t help one bit.


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Post subject: Re: GENZ BENZ El Diablo 60 Combo tone mod and schematic
Posted: Wed Aug 06, 2014 12:27 pm
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These are Fender amp ?


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Post subject: Re: GENZ BENZ El Diablo 60 Combo tone mod and schematic
Posted: Wed Aug 06, 2014 12:30 pm
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stratele52 wrote:
These are Fender amp ?


For a time, ouí.

FMIC bought Benz and just as with SWR and Sunn, absorbed them into the corporate structure, then shut them down.

RESISTANCE IS FUTILE!

:lol:

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Post subject: Re: GENZ BENZ El Diablo 60 Combo tone mod and schematic
Posted: Wed Aug 06, 2014 12:40 pm
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Retroverbial wrote:
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RESISTANCE IS FUTILE!

:lol:

Arjay



:lol:


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Post subject: Re: GENZ BENZ El Diablo 60 Combo tone mod and schematic
Posted: Wed Aug 06, 2014 4:14 pm
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cristinelo wrote:
Hello there!

I`d like to find a fix to that Fizziness at lower volumes. Mainly in 60 Watts mode.

I`ve tried many tube swaps in preamp section with very little advancement.
I currently have V1: PM 12ax7 LM
V2: JAN 5771
V3: JJ 5771



Have you tried a 5751, in V1?


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Post subject: Re: GENZ BENZ El Diablo 60 Combo tone mod and schematic
Posted: Wed Aug 06, 2014 9:02 pm
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Retroverbial wrote:
stratele52 wrote:
These are Fender amp ?


For a time, ouí.

FMIC bought Benz and just as with SWR and Sunn, absorbed them into the corporate structure, then shut them down.

RESISTANCE IS FUTILE!

:lol:

Arjay


Yes they did.
I was shopping for a Diablo a few months ago and found a brand new in the box combo with warranty. I asked how I would get warranty service and was told Fender was doing the warranty work as they bought Genz Benz.
I called Fender and they confirmed the warranty service.

Interestingly, soon after Fender acquired GB they released a very UN-Fender like amp,
the Machete, which sounds very much like the Diablo I had. :)
Seems they bought GB to get a high gain amp in their line up, but it hasn't done so well.
I guess when people think "high gain" Fender is not the amp they go for.


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Post subject: Re: GENZ BENZ El Diablo 60 Combo tone mod and schematic
Posted: Fri Aug 08, 2014 6:24 am
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Just got the Schematics. Thanks to Fender support!


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