Hughes Posted July 8, 2006 Report Share Posted July 8, 2006 Hey, Im planning on making a nice maple amp but am also planning on buying a pre-assembled chassis + Electronics (don't feel like risking my life yet). theres one Randall on ebay going pretty cheap http://cgi.ebay.com/Randall-Bluesman-proje...1QQcmdZViewItem but is there anywhere else I can find a good, cheap assembled chassis thats quite loud? Thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
j. pierce Posted July 8, 2006 Report Share Posted July 8, 2006 I'd just pick up a decent used tube amp that's functional but has the ripped tolex, missing handles, scuffs and dings of road wear. You can often find them relatively cheap. I've picked up older used Fender Bassman heads and combos for relatively cheap from the local music stores; still playing great, but in bad cosmetic condition. Put them in new cases, tweaked a few things here and there and played them for a while before turning around and selling them. If you're not comfortable doing the electronic work, make sure it's in working condition before you buy, but I would say the best bet for a project like this is to buy used. I find used music stores, and often yard sales and thrift shops are the best bet, eBay gets pricey some times and shipping is a pain. I actually pulled an old tube amp out of the dumpster by my house once, so you never know. (Although that needed a fair amount of work to get going again) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hughes Posted July 14, 2006 Author Report Share Posted July 14, 2006 thanks. Im comfortable tweaking n' such to make it work, but i dont want to mess with the power supply. On a side note, does anyone know if Marshal Valestates are any good? I found one at a pawn that i could snag Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mammoth guitars Posted July 14, 2006 Report Share Posted July 14, 2006 On a side note, does anyone know if Marshal Valestates are any good? I found one at a pawn that i could snag Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hughes Posted July 14, 2006 Author Report Share Posted July 14, 2006 thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rokeros Posted July 14, 2006 Report Share Posted July 14, 2006 Here: http://www.ceriatone.com/ Buy all the components you need there... Can get yourself killa tone for peanuts. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GodBlessTexas Posted July 14, 2006 Report Share Posted July 14, 2006 Here: http://www.ceriatone.com/ Buy all the components you need there... Can get yourself killa tone for peanuts. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
badsnap Posted July 14, 2006 Report Share Posted July 14, 2006 Sorry posted by mistake Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crafty Posted July 15, 2006 Report Share Posted July 15, 2006 Yep, and he has a good reputation from what I've read. The only downside is the whole shipping from South East Asia. GBT Hey man, if the Gap can import my madras shorts from Vietnam and sell them for only $100 a pair, why can't we get a quality, cap-for-cap, tube-for-tube replica from Thailand for less than that? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rokeros Posted July 15, 2006 Report Share Posted July 15, 2006 (edited) Man can't wait to see this thing done. Try a tiger eye finish..Yumm! Is this what your going for or similar? Edited July 15, 2006 by rokeros Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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