First: I give up — The Beamer is gonna be the name.
Second: In addition to the Nasty/Nice channel switch & LED, the new schematics include circuitry for this IN-13 linear indicator tube I’ve always wanted to use:
The active length (between the two red lines) is 4 inches, so it should look great if I can come up with a good way to mount it (horizontally). The schematic currently has it getting the signal after the Master volume, but I’m thinking it’ll probably end up tapping the signal just before that pot, so it’s not boring at low volumes.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wG2OKaJdsFU shows 10 of them used on a spectrum analyzer.
The spec for the IN-13 has me thinking a standby switch is probabaly the simplest way to (mostly) adhere to the startup recommendations, so that’s back in.
I haven’t done any detailed layout yet, but I have decided that – for both electrical layout and control clarity reasons – it will be best to place the input jack between the Nasty & Nice volume controls. I’m also planning on using different/larger knobs for the Nasty, Nice and Master volumes:
Drive Tone NASTY jack NICE Bass Treble MASTER lamp
The red LED will go above the Nasty knob, and the channel switch will go above the input jack.
Schematics on the Beamer page…