goat Posted December 6, 2003 Report Posted December 6, 2003 I`ve been looking into building my own amp.I was wondering if anyone here has done so and some of their resources. I`ve been lurking the AX84 and 18 watt.com sites but wondered if any of the builders here have any other info. Quote
tsl602000 Posted December 6, 2003 Report Posted December 6, 2003 goat, I built two amps. 6L6 based Fender kinda amps. They sound killer. Any idea what you want to build, or what sound to achieve? Quote
DannoG Posted December 6, 2003 Report Posted December 6, 2003 I'm planning on doing this as well. The sites I have checked out the most are: http://www.missionamps.com/ http://www.dobermanamps.com/ I don't need loud, in fact with family members around, getting a good cranked tone w/o being too loud is optimal. So for me a 5 watt amp may even be too loud. Clean to bluesy breakup, no metal needed. Anyone else have opinions/experience? Quote
Snork Posted December 6, 2003 Report Posted December 6, 2003 i do not like the sound of the dobermans at all! jeesus it sounds like theres a large quilt covering the amp. Quote
Snork Posted December 6, 2003 Report Posted December 6, 2003 I like the sound of a marshall vintage amp for a blues rock sound. for a metal sound i reccomend something like a peavy xxx. try building somethin like that. and plexiglas tubes are hella nice. Quote
goat Posted December 6, 2003 Author Report Posted December 6, 2003 goat, I built two amps. 6L6 based Fender kinda amps. They sound killer. Any idea what you want to build, or what sound to achieve? Thats what I`m looking for.Do you use that in a twin config? I`m looking for that old tube tone I can overdrive a little. Quote
goat Posted December 6, 2003 Author Report Posted December 6, 2003 try searching. Yeah,thats what my first post says. Quote
JohnnyG Posted December 6, 2003 Report Posted December 6, 2003 i understand a fair bit about building solid state amps however i really need to find some decent material on building tube amps. infact i need to find some decent material explaining all about vacuum tubes so if anybody can point me in the right direction i would be most gratefull lol Quote
goat Posted December 6, 2003 Author Report Posted December 6, 2003 i understand a fair bit about building solid state amps however i really need to find some decent material on building tube amps. infact i need to find some decent material explaining all about vacuum tubes so if anybody can point me in the right direction i would be most gratefull lol This book looked interesting. tube amp book Quote
iamlost Posted December 13, 2003 Report Posted December 13, 2003 you can get schematics off websites i have no idea if you can build amps off them but there are tons from classic fenders to modern mesa boogies Quote
JohnnyG Posted December 14, 2003 Report Posted December 14, 2003 building amps is much like building guitar FX in that the hardest part is not so much building the ciorcuit (unless you're designing it of course) but its making something to put it in the circuitry has to be contained in an all metal chassis to cuty out alot of the interference and background noise you'll get. this is alot hgarder than youd think. this is the main reason that not too many people build their own asmps/FX course if you can get some old beaten up and broken FX and amps then you can just tear out the old stuff in those and put ur new stuff in lol Quote
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