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« Reply #90 on: December 04, 2011, 12:41:49 PM » |
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SOG, It IS relatively EASY to build your own amp and have GOOD Tone, and not break the bank ... I’ve mentioned this more than once here... You can see the less than handful of parts ... Not much to it ...  If you can change pickups and wire volume controls , then you have the skill to make an amp ... just need a little info/directions , that’s all ... |
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« Reply #91 on: December 04, 2011, 12:51:51 PM » |
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Sounds good man! Thing is, my bank is already broken  |
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« Reply #92 on: December 04, 2011, 05:00:31 PM » |
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Ah , the life of Musicians ... poor !! Here’s my trick ... I keep a jar by the dresser for all my spare change , after several months I have enough to build an amp ... True !! Those few coins every day really add up ... Built many amps (and pedals) financed by spare change ...  It’s the new economy for we 99% ... |
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« Reply #93 on: December 05, 2011, 06:24:13 PM » |
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GPW... You are an inspiration to us all via your guitar and amp building mastery.  Considering the sound I hear coming from your hand-built guitar plugged into your hand-built amp in that video, we are truly not worthy.  I've been wanting to build an amp for awhile and have even bought some of the parts necessary. I was gonna do a sub-mini version but... I think i'd be more down for the real-tube $75 deal. Is there any definitive build-guide for that amp? I'm looking for something with a parts list, layout, schematic, etc. As close to 'paint-by-numbers' as possible for my first tube amp build. I build a decent pedal but tube amps are new territory to me and since they're dangerous I want to start slow. Any variations to that setup as well? A tone control or Baxandall tone stack perhaps? Does it have a standby switch? What kind of speaker/cab setup are you using there? Lots of questions! |
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« Reply #94 on: December 05, 2011, 09:22:15 PM » |
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SW, Thanks !!!! There’s a whole thread devoted to it at WWW.Wattkins.com (you do have to register) The Savage Croaker and the Thrifty Croaker (12AX7 version) are in the Tone per Buck Club section ... and I just finished a thread on how to build one in the old school true Point to Point style (no boards as you see here ) ... part by part... in the General Amp Building section ... I’ll be there to help ... along with a lot of other helpful people ... Save your change , CU there ... Warning: It CAN become Addictive !!! I’m on amp #17 right now , and thinking of yet another ...  Not to mention the dozen or so pedals ... |
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« Reply #95 on: December 05, 2011, 10:35:19 PM » |
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Ok if I join too? Sounds like a blast! |
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« Reply #96 on: December 06, 2011, 08:16:39 AM » |
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IL, welcome aboard ... I’m a moderator there so no trouble with you guys getting in ... |
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« Reply #97 on: December 06, 2011, 11:59:56 AM » |
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Just put in my application! Thanks man! |
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« Reply #98 on: January 20, 2012, 12:52:41 PM » |
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Since I didn’t want to intrude on J’s thread anymore I just thought I’d post my pics here... If that’s OK ? Here’s a couple pics of what the real Model 8’s look like ...   Fresh off the assembly table ... |
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« Reply #99 on: January 20, 2012, 01:59:46 PM » |
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Sweet! How much do your guitars go for, if I may ask?
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« Reply #100 on: January 20, 2012, 04:51:34 PM » |
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Son, these aren’t mine , these are my Pal Vinney’s (NOGC) , the originator of the Model 8 ... 7 pounds too ... Light !!! I don’t think he’s established a price yet ... He’s waiting on his website rebuild ... As I explained in the past , mine is a Salvage from his reject pile ... |
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« Reply #101 on: January 20, 2012, 05:41:50 PM » |
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What is NOGC?
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« Reply #103 on: January 20, 2012, 06:00:51 PM » |
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I didn't go past the first page. Golf course, gun club, railroad, and odor control is all I found.
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