Members Guttermouth Posted August 18, 2009 Members Share Posted August 18, 2009 I've been wanting a blonde bassman (6g6) for more years than i can remember at this point. so gradually over the last couple of months i've been gathering parts ( old fender parts wherever possible) in hopes of taking some time off and building myself an amp. so far, i had gotten everything but the chassis and transformers.then, the other day a buddy of mine was looking at ebay listings and pointed me to an auction for a 6g6 chassis and plate set ( reproductions).sooooo.... the chassis is here, all my excess work is cleared off the schedule and amp buildage is commencing. i'm gonna post some pics along the way,mostly for my own benefit and hope you guys enjoy seeing it come together. i'll be using salvaged fender and nos parts wherever i can because i like them and it's my amp so far - i've got in the preamp sockets,pilot light, input jacks and have the faceplate on. i'll be ordering some various parts and drilling and staking the boards tommorrow and will try and update the thread fairly regularly : Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Members B-Bottom Posted August 18, 2009 Members Share Posted August 18, 2009 that's pretty badass man. I really wish that I was knew how to do that those kinds of things Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Members gonzobassman Posted August 18, 2009 Members Share Posted August 18, 2009 Will be watching! Been playing through an all tube bass rig that my guitarist built,and I love it.Not making a comparison to the vintage Fender,but mine sounds like a cross between an old Marshall,and an SVT,with a sweepable mid,and a direct out.Gotta figure a way to get some pics!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Pickdust Posted August 18, 2009 Members Share Posted August 18, 2009 Adds to daily viewing list! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members ezstep Posted August 18, 2009 Members Share Posted August 18, 2009 Very cool! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Members t3ch Posted August 18, 2009 Members Share Posted August 18, 2009 Ooooh, that'll be hawt. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Guttermouth Posted August 19, 2009 Author Members Share Posted August 19, 2009 yesterday was a great day. i put on a mono playlist (look them up if you've never heard of them - amazing ) and commenced to making a pair of eyelet boards. a buddy of mine is building one of these as well so we'll be helping each other out along the way. first order of business was to make up a drilling template.i had my sticker/manual/printer guy take the 6g6 layout,isolate the board and blow it up to the correct scale and size. i took that printout,glued it onto a piece of cardboard,punched the holes, and used that to drill my boards out : as you can see - this board material is similar to the stuff they used in old fenders with one exception: the petroleum/plastic content is high enough that these will never suffer from board rot. the old fender boards can actually soak up humidity over the years and become conductive and do all kinds of other weird {censored}.these,in theory,should not have those problems. after i drilled out the boards and cleaned the holes up with steel wool and an x-acto i dropped the eyelets in the correct holes,taped them in place with low tack tape flipped the board over and flared the bottoms out. i use a staking tool i made by chucking it up in the drill press and using the handle on the press to flare the eyelets. here's what the finished boards look like : i also ordered the rest of the parts to complete the build last night.I'll be using f&t capacitors for the filtering and a combination of mallory 150's,n.o.s. fender molded and sprague atoms for everything else.the pots will be bourns solid shaft,24mm 1/4 watt. the resistors will be 1 and 2 watt carbon composition.the transformers will be a new hammond for the power and vintage fender for the choke and output. the plan for today is to make up the bias boards and start populating the boards with the components i have on hand. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Thumper Posted August 19, 2009 Members Share Posted August 19, 2009 oh boy oh boy oh boy oh boy... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members bassthumpintwin Posted August 19, 2009 Members Share Posted August 19, 2009 NOICE!!! I'm very excited about this one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Pickdust Posted August 19, 2009 Members Share Posted August 19, 2009 Gotta remember to check this thread when I get home...........pics are blocked here! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Emprov Posted August 19, 2009 Members Share Posted August 19, 2009 Please tell me that you're not using the Fender faceplate. Cool stuff GM! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members James Hart Posted August 19, 2009 Members Share Posted August 19, 2009 Nice! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Guttermouth Posted August 19, 2009 Author Members Share Posted August 19, 2009 that's pretty badass man. I really wish that I was knew how to do that those kinds of things thanks man. it's fun stuff most of the time Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members countrybass Posted August 19, 2009 Members Share Posted August 19, 2009 That's awesome man. I wouldn't know where to start. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Guttermouth Posted August 19, 2009 Author Members Share Posted August 19, 2009 Please tell me that you're not using the Fender faceplate. Cool stuff GM! yep - the plan is to use the faceplate as it's clearly a reproduction plate. the finished amp will be something fender didn't make so it won't be a direct clone of anything anyway.the circuit will be from the '61 era amps and the cosmetics will be a hybrid blonde/blackface affair so it definitely won't pass for a "real" fender. the inspiration came from a transition princeton i had here a while back. something about the blackface cabinets with white knobs really does it for me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Guttermouth Posted August 19, 2009 Author Members Share Posted August 19, 2009 oh boy oh boy oh boy oh boy... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Guttermouth Posted August 19, 2009 Author Members Share Posted August 19, 2009 NOICE!!! I'm very excited about this one. thanks duderino Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Guttermouth Posted August 19, 2009 Author Members Share Posted August 19, 2009 Gotta remember to check this thread when I get home...........pics are blocked here! we need to get you started on another couple of amps :poke: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Guttermouth Posted August 19, 2009 Author Members Share Posted August 19, 2009 Nice! thank you sir Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members birdboy7007 Posted August 19, 2009 Members Share Posted August 19, 2009 we need to get you started on another couple of amps :poke: You need to send me one. Preferably this one. For free. :poke: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Guttermouth Posted August 19, 2009 Author Members Share Posted August 19, 2009 That's awesome man. I wouldn't know where to start. hahahaha. i don't know where to start most of the time either Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Super Bass Posted August 19, 2009 Members Share Posted August 19, 2009 Sweet. I can't wait to hear this thing! I'm contemplating trying to build a head version of my Harmony in a few months with some mods. I might have to pick your brain around then. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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