Grew up working in a TV shop, and was servicing tube amps for years before building any. I only play enough chords to test stage amplifiers. Never keep a guitar or a big amp around here for long. Last instrument amp I bought new was a Blues Jr. Got lots of tube test gear, some iron, some parts, and a few tubes. Couple of small Watt single-ended PA chassis on hand at present, great for rewiring into guitar practice amps. Been pondering this Sony stereo tube tape deck for hacking, too.
Presently listening to a stereo push-pull 11 Watt integrated amp breaking in a new quad of Czech 6L6's, pushing Vandersteen 1's. Its sweet.
What are you wanting to build? You must enjoy all styles of playing, you have 4 really different axes sitting there! Looks like maybe a silverface Fender?
Jon
Presently listening to a stereo push-pull 11 Watt integrated amp breaking in a new quad of Czech 6L6's, pushing Vandersteen 1's. Its sweet.
What are you wanting to build? You must enjoy all styles of playing, you have 4 really different axes sitting there! Looks like maybe a silverface Fender?
Jon
AES, angela electric and I used a 50 watt marshall plexie replica output transformer (modded the bias circuit and used el34's instead of 6l6's) made by a friend Joe Pampel who used to have a vintage guitar amp business called obsolete electronics. Also triode electronics is a great place for transformers and great prices.
Yes Ive been thinking of buying an old tube amp and repurposing it for what I want to do. I don't want to mess with the electronics. My idea is more about the housing. I basically want to make an amp out of something and I think its a cool idea. So I was thinking of building the amp from a plan or a kit then installing in my little idea instead of a cabinet. I probably should just buy an older tube amp, rip out the works and mount on a board then install it in this object I've been thinking would make a cool amp. Feels like cheating but probably not. LOL
I play mostly Stones. Some country/ blues. Reggae. When I discovered in high school that Keith Richards plays a good chunk of Stones songs in open tunings, and that was why I could never get the songs to sound right, I got addicted to it. That fourth guitar is just a kids guitar for learning. I've got my 7 and 9 year old boys to start practicing chords on it cuz it's nice and small for their hands.