Members RoboPimp Posted November 25, 2005 Members Share Posted November 25, 2005 I know a bunch of y'all have built pedals but anyone ever built an amp? If so is there any cool sites that help with this or good books to read? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members ToadWorks Posted November 25, 2005 Members Share Posted November 25, 2005 http://www.ampcat.com/iamampcat/projects/princetoad.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members pinkjimiphoton Posted November 26, 2005 Members Share Posted November 26, 2005 i built a few of em over the last few years...it's not that hard bro... i'll try and find some links for ya to checkl out...there's some good info out there... IMHO, it's WAY easier than building alot of solid state stuff is....youi're only dealing with a few components. the easiest way to start is often to strip an old fender down, some silver face POS with a fiber board in it...ya can strip the circuit and build your own, or hotrod what is all ready there. two good books for the beginner are Dan Torres' inside tube amps....(kinda the eqivalent of tube amp repair for dummies, but really useful to the beginner amp tech) and Kevin O' Connor's ULTIMATE TONE...IMHO THE definitive amp workbook... also check aiken amps, blueguitar, and a curious site called "tales from the tone lounge"....if ya google them, you'll find them. there's a scan of my hand-drawn mods to a super reverb on my website somewhere , i think that you'll enjoy building a tube amp...they are pretty forgiving in terms of component values and circuits, and you can mix-n-match various sircuit blocks from different amps to design what ya want fairly easily. good luck mate, and have fun!!! peace jimi Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Brian Marshall Posted November 26, 2005 Members Share Posted November 26, 2005 i built an AX84 P1. its a little 5 or 6 watter... uses one 12ax7, and one el84. You can source parts your self, or they offer kits at the AX84 site. I bought a kit... if i had it to do over again, i would probably source the parts my self. It's not so much about the money youd save, because after shipping from 5 different places you probably would save very little.... but i did not like the quality of the parts they sent me... The tube sockets especially... also the enclosure they sent me was about 3X as big as it had to be. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators AMZ-FX Posted November 26, 2005 Moderators Share Posted November 26, 2005 Here's a page with my AX84 amp... this one dates back to the very earliest time when the design was first being refined on Ampage... I made a few minor mods to it but right now I cannot remember what they were!http://www.muzique.com/ax84.htm Also the Ardmore kits look to be an excellent buy: http://www.guytronix.com/pages/1/index.htm regards, Jack Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members 1DZReverendDavidLee Posted November 26, 2005 Members Share Posted November 26, 2005 Originally posted by virtualtoad http://www.ampcat.com/iamampcat/projects/princetoad.html Is the ponytail new - or are these pictures dated? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members MrSage Posted November 26, 2005 Members Share Posted November 26, 2005 I built a Tweed Champ from www.marshamps.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members RoboPimp Posted November 26, 2005 Author Members Share Posted November 26, 2005 Thanks for the links guys, excellent stuff. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members The Gainster Posted November 26, 2005 Members Share Posted November 26, 2005 Check out what John Spears is building... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members The Gainster Posted November 26, 2005 Members Share Posted November 26, 2005 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Kimsuzzie... Posted November 26, 2005 Members Share Posted November 26, 2005 Originally posted by MrSage I built a Tweed Champ from www.marshamps.com yesthe best way to go IMO.. $35 over cost can't beat it..with excellent help to back you up.. That guy knows whats up..also would like to point out these..http://www.guytronix.com/pages/1/index.htmThe ardmore is about the sweetest sounding 8 watt I've ever heard.. For me.. I must have one soon.. Thinking xmas present to myself.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members 4Kenoath Posted November 26, 2005 Members Share Posted November 26, 2005 I built a 210 Allen Old Flame about 4 years ago. Despite the complexity of this circuit (3 knob verb, biasing jacks, master vol etc) the kit instructions were excellent and thorough. All you'd need are decent soldering skills.http://www.allenamps.com/index.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members sirhcathome Posted November 26, 2005 Members Share Posted November 26, 2005 I have built several tube amps over the years. The only big trick is getting the output transformer polarity wrong. Then you get squeals. Some day I will build a solid state amp. It should be a lot of fun. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members RoboPimp Posted November 26, 2005 Author Members Share Posted November 26, 2005 Originally posted by 4Kenoath I built a 210 Allen Old Flame about 4 years ago. Despite the complexity of this circuit (3 knob verb, biasing jacks, master vol etc) the kit instructions were excellent and thorough. All you'd need are decent soldering skills. http://www.allenamps.com/index.html ahh, I have drooled over these many timesthanks for reminding me! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members State 6000 Posted November 26, 2005 Members Share Posted November 26, 2005 www.sopht.caAll tube low watt amp that runs off 12v and isn't starved plate. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Richard Guy Posted November 26, 2005 Members Share Posted November 26, 2005 Pleas check the builder's pics here www.guytronix.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members MarkSimpson Posted November 26, 2005 Members Share Posted November 26, 2005 Never built an amp but have checked out WeberVST's Kit bboard. I'd like to build a tweed Champ someday. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Richard Guy Posted November 27, 2005 Members Share Posted November 27, 2005 AMZ Jack, Thanks for the kind comments ;^) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members RoboPimp Posted November 27, 2005 Author Members Share Posted November 27, 2005 Originally posted by The Gainster nice!hmmm, I should think about a EL84 amp... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members ToadWorks Posted November 27, 2005 Members Share Posted November 27, 2005 Originally posted by 1DZReverendDavidLee Is the ponytail new - or are these pictures dated? dated.... VERY dated.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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