alloyguitar Posted April 1, 2005 Report Share Posted April 1, 2005 so i'm building a 90 toyota supra, and there's this space under the aftermarket stereo that bothered me, so i want to build a guitar amp to put in there....my question is...how do i get it to 12 volts instead of the usual 110? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marzocchi705 Posted April 1, 2005 Report Share Posted April 1, 2005 A step down transformer, or you could step it up to 110v.... They did that on pimp my ride... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thedoctor Posted April 1, 2005 Report Share Posted April 1, 2005 I don't believe you mean transformer. Transformers don't work on DC too well. They used an inverter. Different beast. Why not just put a power amp (Sony Xplode) in there and run it off of 12 VDC? A good effects/boost pedal is all you will need to hook to the RCAs on the back. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marzocchi705 Posted April 1, 2005 Report Share Posted April 1, 2005 Yup, thats exactly what i meant. Spose i should actually read up my notes befor i post. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maiden69 Posted April 1, 2005 Report Share Posted April 1, 2005 I don't think that any type of amp will fit a DIN or half DIN size hole in your car. Get a multi effect, a step down transformer from 12 - 9Vdc to power it, and a car amplifier, no matter what brand or type with a nice set of Eminence Legend Modeling 12 in a cab and you are set to go Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
borge Posted April 2, 2005 Report Share Posted April 2, 2005 i quite often use my multieffects pedal (korg ax1500g) with a 1/4 jcak - rca converter thing. so i can plug it into tvs stereos etc (assuming ur car stereo has rca ins) plus all the pedals ive seen run on dc so all you need is something that changes ur car battery voltage (12) to ur pedals voltage (9 usually) if u dont want to do that u could make (or have made) a little thing that plugs into ur pedals power input and has a 9volt battery clip/holder thing on the end i made one for $3 to use my pedal when there wasnt a power supply handy but batteries have low/unstable amperage so the tuner was very jumpy to hard to use infact, but all the rest works fine Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lovekraft Posted April 2, 2005 Report Share Posted April 2, 2005 Or buy a Marshall Micro Stack, and chuck it in the glove compartment! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lovekraft Posted April 2, 2005 Report Share Posted April 2, 2005 Or buy a Marshall Micro Stack, and chuck it in the glove compartment! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lovekraft Posted April 2, 2005 Report Share Posted April 2, 2005 Or buy a Marshall Micro Stack, and chuck it in the glove compartment! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maiden69 Posted April 2, 2005 Report Share Posted April 2, 2005 Holy Triple Post!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thedoctor Posted April 2, 2005 Report Share Posted April 2, 2005 He has the hiccups again! Probly eats too fast! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nalo1022 Posted April 2, 2005 Report Share Posted April 2, 2005 Buy a pignose amp and just get a car adapter for it....hell you could prolly splice one together fairly easily. Ive played those marshall microstacks and fenders mini versions and i just think they suck....for the same money you could get a pignose wich i have and love Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marzocchi705 Posted April 2, 2005 Report Share Posted April 2, 2005 Funnily enough the marshal microstacks sound good if you plug a bass into one... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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