vox practice amp?

[Br4d13y]

i was thinking of taking an ac30 vox amplug and guting it, replace the headphone in with a speaker, replace the little pots on it with real ones, and adding an input jack for the ultimate mini ac30. does this sound even attemptable? i just had an idea i wanna know what you guys think.

[WaxDragon]

It's an amusing idea.  Perhaps hack an lm386 (or two) onto it if it can't drive speakers alone.

[kierc]

Do it!

I have one of those little AC30 Amplugs, and would definately do something like that if you had done it successfully! 

[Br4d13y]

ok. i will try it out, i got $25 free from guitar center for this weekend, i will go and  pick one up.

[earthtonesaudio]

Awesome idea, haha!

Make sure the final product is still very very small. 

[Br4d13y]

i plan to make it as small as possible, but the smallest speakers i can think to salvage are some computer speakers. maybe i can build the whole apparatus inside one of those. hmmmm. cant wait to get it this weekend

[frokost]

The Amplug runs on 2 AAA batteries, which I presume limits the headroom to 3V. That isn't a problem when it's plugged directly into a guitar, but it may be when using pedals in front.

[IGR]

The Amplug runs on 2 AAA batteries, which I presume limits the headroom to 3V. That isn't a problem when it's plugged directly into a guitar, but it may be when using pedals in front.

Amplug has step up DC/DC converter, pedal in front I ´ve approved, no problem with headroom . I would've been uncertain about changing these tiny stereo pots, I guess with taps on SMD PSB .Good Luck!

[Br4d13y]

maybe i could put a little mosfet boost in front or something.

[petemoore]

  Use the 25$'s soon as you can.
 I had a 25 buk GC card that was good for a few days, which was no good at all !
 Could become sort of a mess, I would have bought a cable or something readimade.

[Br4d13y]

 Use the 25$'s soon as you can.
 I had a 25 buk GC card that was good for a few days, which was no good at all !
 Could become sort of a mess, I would have bought a cable or something readimade.

ha ha. ready made. it is good september 26-28, so i could use it tommorrow i guess.

[earthtonesaudio]

If you're into salvaging junked computer stuff, remember most PC tower cases have a tiny little speaker mounted inside for making modem noises or the occasional error "beep." 

You could probably make a miniaturized version of a 4x12 cabinet, but with 4x2's.

[kierc]

Just wanted to ask.. if you have the amplug yet.. how on earth do you take it apart???

tried to take mine apart, the only screw I could find was the one on the back of the lump where the jack is 

[frank_p]

You could probably make a miniaturized version of a 4x12 cabinet, but with 4x2's.

Did you tryed it Alex ? I have a bunch of them that I salvaged from old computers...
Closed Back 4*2.
Funny Idea...  LOL
Hmmm... And a wall of those mini cabs  ...

[Br4d13y]

i got it, and i got to get my dads star bit for the back, sounds great though, i found some awesome computer stereo speakers too. on a side note, has anyone seen the new 20 watt egnater head? awesome.