weaponepsilon Posted June 17, 2007 Report Share Posted June 17, 2007 I have one of those Gorilla preamps from back when I first started to play. The cone got crushed thanks to the cheap fabric "grille", the particle board face busted out, and the wires to the speaker keep coming unsoldered. Yeah, I could fix it again, but I was wondering if you could turn this little piece into some kind of pre amp. It's small, compact and lightweight? Am I dreaming the impossible dream again or does someone want to buy a cheap project? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geo Posted June 19, 2007 Report Share Posted June 19, 2007 Sure you could. Just pull the PCB, cut it off where the preamp ends, attach to appropriate power supply, etc. and mount it in the bass. Or if you want to preserve the amp, you could build a new cab and put a new speaker in. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
weaponepsilon Posted June 19, 2007 Author Report Share Posted June 19, 2007 I dont know if I really want to rebuild a 6 inch practice amp.. I suppose I could easily place that into a cavity, but I wonder how I would go about powering it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geo Posted June 20, 2007 Report Share Posted June 20, 2007 I dont know if I really want to rebuild a 6 inch practice amp.. I suppose I could easily place that into a cavity, but I wonder how I would go about powering it. I don't know much about solid-state stuff, but I THINK you could just measure the DC supply voltage in the relevant part of the circuit. I assume it would be 12v, but I don't know. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
weaponepsilon Posted June 30, 2007 Author Report Share Posted June 30, 2007 I spoke to a technician who does a lot of modding and rigging professionally. He said that I should be about to remove the ac cord and look for a 9v power spot in the board, then add a battery connector to that. Does that sound right, or did I not hear him correctly? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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