Blackheart/bitmo

Bitmo boost in a killer ant. The bitmo upgrade makes a great sub 1 watt amp even better. Can't really get it across in the video but very happy I did it.

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• bitmo
• blackheart

[EuropeFactor]

I thought the Killer Ant had only one knob?

[el34superlead]

It does...did, I installed the bitmo kit that added a tone knob with a push/pull overdrive and a line out.

[mothercruncher]

Hi there, and thanks for the vid.

What mod have you done that adds the second chicken head control? Tone?

Is there a place with info on modding the Killer Ant?

Many thanks.

[el34superlead]

The knob is a push pull for a gain boost and a tone.

[ingej32]

Coool! You allso have a Zoom H2. Check my vids!

[el34superlead]

I actually like the ay7 but I may try your suggestion.

[kleemas]

Thank you for all of your help. I was thinking about how you were saying the 12ay7 and 12au7 were a little "cold" or "sterile" sounding and the amp was losing it's good tone. I bet when you put them in the amp that they were biased too cold. You could probably take a 1k or 2k 2watt potentiometer and replace the power tube cathode resistor for an adjustable bias to use those higher wattage tubes... if you need to. Just put the potentiometer at it's full reading to start with and adjust down.

[el34superlead]

kleemas, I just wanted to add that I did a living room jam last night with a guy playing acoustic through a 30 watt and a bass player playing through a small 25 watt bass amp. The killer ant held up well and was just a blast to use. At times it sounded like a cranked fender blackface without the ears ringing.

[kleemas]

cool, I was really just hoping for some clean headroom.

[el34superlead]

I tried a 12au7 NOS RCA tube the volume was a little louder but it was losing it's sweet tone. The amp is good for two things, getting a sweet tube tone without upsetting the neighbors and recording. With the bitmo kit you can use it as a preamp or plug it into a PA. But it'll never be a monster.