Find me a schematic!

Hemisaurus · January 15, 2011, 05:10:33 PM

I've tried all my usual sources for schematics and struck out. I have a no model name Alamo amp, which appears to be identical to the Alamo Paragon amp, which I can't find a schematic for anywhere.

If anyone has a place they turn to for schematics, can the check for this one please, ta

VOLVO))) · January 15, 2011, 06:15:22 PM

I have an amp that also has no schematic known to man.... frustrating, because it doesn't work.

Hemisaurus · January 15, 2011, 06:23:10 PM

Quote from: SunnO))) on January 15, 2011, 06:15:22 PM
I have an amp that also has no schematic known to man.... frustrating, because it doesn't work.

Bring it by, I'll take a look at it.

Discö Rice · January 15, 2011, 06:25:46 PM

I found a little info here.

http://archive.ampage.org/threads/1/gagd/004130/Re_Alamo_amp-1.html

Hemisaurus · January 15, 2011, 07:23:29 PM

Ta, and I've been gleaning bits of info from other forums too. Mine doesnt have a 7199' but another 12AX7 instead.

VOLVO))) · January 15, 2011, 07:47:09 PM

I can ship it up to ya, Herb. It only weighs like 12 pounds, and it even turns on and makes noise, but no guitar signal through it.

Hemisaurus · January 15, 2011, 07:48:31 PM

Well give me a heads up, what is it?

Ranbat · January 15, 2011, 08:02:49 PM

Since I don't know where you've looked, how about Schematic Heaven? They have some Alamo stuff under the Bargin Bin tab. No Paragon's but they had a few of the other models. Vintage Guitar did an article on them and gave some details about how the amps changed over the years and what models were related.

http://www.webphix.com/schematic%20heaven/www.schematicheaven.com/index_HTML.html

http://www.vintageguitar.dreamhosters.com/1816/alamo-guitars-and-amps-remember-the-alamo/

http://vintageguitar.com/features/brands/details.asp?AID=1101

The first VG link is the one that covers the amps, the second covers the guitars.

Hemisaurus · January 16, 2011, 06:12:44 PM

Yep, already tried Schematic Heaven, but I went back and took another look. The Montclair has a similar power section to mine, it's 7199 and 2 6V6's, mine is a 7199 and two 5881's (6L6's), so the layout is similar enough, that I can envisage the added UL taps, and the higher voltages. The preamp is totally different, mine is two channels, each with two inputs, and a Bass and Treble (Baxendall I think) on each channel.

So I get the frustrating pleasure tomorrow, of seeing if the local Luthiere Shop, which does amp repair, will sell me a couple of parts, or if I'll have to wait a week or two for an internet order. The 'local' part store, which was like an hour away, closed down it's local branch only a year or so after I discovered it.

This isn't mine, mine looks rustier, with chicken-head knobs.