Members Wilbo26 Posted April 12, 2006 Members Share Posted April 12, 2006 My point was, there are a lot of people that are too lazy or don't have the skills to make their own. This is a marketable piece of gear in my eyes, although I would certainly have more fun making one myself. I just got a Vox DA5 to use as a bedroom practice amp and its working great so I'm not going to take the time to build my own, but I probably would have before I bought it. Can't wait to hear how it does with other pedals driving it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members squareking Posted April 12, 2006 Members Share Posted April 12, 2006 Originally posted by Wilbo26 My point was, there are a lot of people that are too lazy or don't have the skills to make their own. Negative, then positive. I have no experience with circuit assembly (well, I've soldered and desoldered components a few times and changed pickups, but...). I'd just appreciate a well done job by someone who knows what they're doing and can whip it out in an hour. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members RoboPimp Posted April 12, 2006 Members Share Posted April 12, 2006 my point is for $24.99 you can get a smokey amp which is the same basic circuit.Originally posted by Wilbo26 My point was, there are a lot of people that are too lazy or don't have the skills to make their own. This is a marketable piece of gear in my eyes, although I would certainly have more fun making one myself. I just got a Vox DA5 to use as a bedroom practice amp and its working great so I'm not going to take the time to build my own, but I probably would have before I bought it. Can't wait to hear how it does with other pedals driving it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members RoboPimp Posted April 12, 2006 Members Share Posted April 12, 2006 that took more than an hour I'm sure. It is an excellent job though and the clip sounds killer. He'd have to charge $100 for that thing to be worth his time I'm sure. the case is $8 those knobs must be 5-6 bucks a piece, the board was probably 10 so he must have has the pots and all the rest of that stuff already or the price would probably be a bit more.Originally posted by jimihalen I'd just appreciate a well done job by someone who knows what they're doing and can whip it out in an hour. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Wilbo26 Posted April 12, 2006 Members Share Posted April 12, 2006 Originally posted by RoboPimp my point is for $24.99 you can get a smokey amp which is the same basic circuit. Ah, gotcha! I saw one of those the other, day, pretty damn sweet! Didn't look as cool as this little project, but if it sounds the same, badass. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members VoodooChild24 Posted April 12, 2006 Members Share Posted April 12, 2006 Originally posted by dan-o-guitar About 30 bucks in parts and a PCB from General Guitar Gadgets . Took two evenings to put it together. Decent little practice amp, gets dirty if you want it, and it'll power a 2x12 cab nicely. Anyone else build one of these? That thing looks awesome man. Can you send me a portotype for a testdrive? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members squareking Posted April 12, 2006 Members Share Posted April 12, 2006 Here's the thing I suck at building electronic stuff. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members dan-o-guitar Posted April 12, 2006 Author Members Share Posted April 12, 2006 Originally posted by RoboPimp BTW: here's my ruby amp clip: here smokin' clipgood stuffwhatcha building now? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members dan-o-guitar Posted April 12, 2006 Author Members Share Posted April 12, 2006 Originally posted by RoboPimp BTW: here's my ruby amp clip: here yo pimp, is that lumpygravyband yours? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members derek_32999 Posted April 12, 2006 Members Share Posted April 12, 2006 Originally posted by Wilbo26 Hell you could make a bunch of them and charge 100 bucks and I bet people would buy it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members SeeMoore Posted April 12, 2006 Members Share Posted April 12, 2006 Originally posted by dan-o-guitar Pure solid-state opamp goodness, no tubes. Here's a gut shot: Sounds pretty nice, not a lot of clean headroom on the 9v battery, but if you plug in a 12v wall wart it gives more clean room before it starts to overdrive. Completely maxxed out on both controls yields a nice crunchy overdrive. I'm going to try driving it with a few pedals tonight. More on the project at http://beavisaudio.com/Projects/ruby/ Did a little coke during the building, huh? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members derek_32999 Posted April 12, 2006 Members Share Posted April 12, 2006 Originally posted by SeeMoore Did a little coke during the building, huh? That must have helped Dano through the fuzz lab!! LOL Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Wilbo26 Posted April 12, 2006 Members Share Posted April 12, 2006 Originally posted by derek_32999 Touche! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members derek_32999 Posted April 12, 2006 Members Share Posted April 12, 2006 Originally posted by Wilbo26 Touche! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members dsquared Posted April 12, 2006 Members Share Posted April 12, 2006 Clips sounds great! When you first posted this two weeks ago, it made me kick my ass in gear and build my own. First project ever, and it worked first time. It's now housed in an Altoids tin. There is a touch of 'hair' in the sound of mine though. Kind of a fuzz, but just whispery in the background. Which leads to a question: I built mine with those itty-bitty round carbon caps. It looks like you guys have the 'chiclet' style caps that I see in the Radio Shack assortment packs? I'm wondering if that might affect the sound... like a whispery background fuzz... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members CyanideChrist Posted April 12, 2006 Members Share Posted April 12, 2006 Nice man. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members zinzin Posted April 12, 2006 Members Share Posted April 12, 2006 thanks to your thread i decided right now to build the ruby and pack it into a head and give it a nice 10" speaker ...http://acapella.harmony-central.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=1214925 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members zinzin Posted April 12, 2006 Members Share Posted April 12, 2006 i am just gonna add a nice on/off switch which always look ace!but with volume and gain control off course. i have attached the layout for it if anyone is interested. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members bieke Posted April 12, 2006 Members Share Posted April 12, 2006 Originally posted by zinzin i am just gonna add a nice on/off switch which always look ace!but with volume and gain control off course. i have attached the layout for it if anyone is interested. forumite Birt made me a box just as you describe, I have bought an old cab for it and have velcroed the little amp into the back of the cab ... and dan-o guitar, that box of yours looks stinkin sweet Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members zinzin Posted April 12, 2006 Members Share Posted April 12, 2006 Originally posted by bieke forumite Birt made me a box just as you describe, I have bought an old cab for it and have velcroed the little amp into the back of the cab ... yes, i remember you posted a pic of it once. why spend to much money for cheap sounding practice amps when you can build a rather good sounding one on your own?the ruby circuit is so simple, can't believe how good it sounds (judging by the soundclips here) - i am very curious to hear and play it for myself. and from what i read it should react very good to effect pedals as well. very very good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members shepherdspy Posted April 12, 2006 Members Share Posted April 12, 2006 Awesome project. General Guitar Gadget boards are awesome and make things a lot easier and more professional. I always planned to make one of these but since I have a Microcube now my passion for the project has waned. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Wilbo26 Posted April 12, 2006 Members Share Posted April 12, 2006 Originally posted by shepherdspy Awesome project.General Guitar Gadget boards are awesome and make things a lot easier and more professional.I always planned to make one of these but since I have a Microcube now my passion for the project has waned. Thats exactly where I am. I got the Vox DA5 and just don't have the need for a small pedal sized amp. How do these project sound with pedals? While the MC and DA5 aren't ever going to sound like a good tube amp, they both react very well with pedals for SS amps. I'll still probably end up building one though. I have an old Squier champ and a Fender Champion 110 that are useless, but could be useable for stuffing something like this and maybe a few other DIY effects into. Hopefully I'll have the time to mess with them down the road. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members RoboPimp Posted April 12, 2006 Members Share Posted April 12, 2006 yeapOriginally posted by dan-o-guitar yo pimp, is that lumpygravyband yours? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members dan-o-guitar Posted April 12, 2006 Author Members Share Posted April 12, 2006 Originally posted by dsquared Clips sounds great! When you first posted this two weeks ago, it made me kick my ass in gear and build my own. First project ever, and it worked first time. It's now housed in an Altoids tin. There is a touch of 'hair' in the sound of mine though. Kind of a fuzz, but just whispery in the background. Which leads to a question: I built mine with those itty-bitty round carbon caps. It looks like you guys have the 'chiclet' style caps that I see in the Radio Shack assortment packs? I'm wondering if that might affect the sound... like a whispery background fuzz... That's too cool. You are now a pedal hacker. Glad to hear it fired up the first time--that's a good (if rare) thing.I used film caps (got them from Mouser or Smallbear) where indicated. Sounds like you used the ceramic disk ones from Radio Shack. Caps will affect the sound, but not as much as the guitar and cab.Finally, there is apparently a layout for a double Ruby, I'm trying to track that down.Congrats. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members zinzin Posted April 12, 2006 Members Share Posted April 12, 2006 Originally posted by dan-o-guitar Finally, there is apparently a layout for a double Ruby, I'm trying to track that down.Congrats. a double ruby? in what sense? you mean the "little gem"? another question: since there is no tone control, how could you influence the sound? different IC? are the "bassman" or "hiwatt" mods the way to go or could someone come up with a three knob version: gain, volume, tone? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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