Well, sorry to start another OT, but I just wanted to have as much help with this as possible. My plans for building go as such:
-Make a bill of materials
-Acquire all said materials
-make board, populate
-make chassis
I'm having a little trouble understanding some stuff on the schematic, and I'd appreciate if you guys could help me with my bill of materials. I used the schematics found here (http://www1.korksoft.com/~schem/marshallamps/1959_superlead_poweramp.pdf) and here (http://www1.korksoft.com/~schem/marshallamps/1959_superlead_preamp.pdf). The links are to the power and preamp respectively. Thanks in advance,
Jeff
Buy the 6Sx Twin chassis from webervst, there is no way you'll do better for $25:
https://weberspeakerscom.secure.powweb.com/bargain.htm
Try www.ampage.org for info and advice, more amp builders hang around there.
Have you priced out everything already? You're looking at:
Transformers & choke: $200-250
Chassis: $25 (see above)
Faceplate: $20
Tubes: $80-100
Filter caps, board, sockets: $50-100
Miscellaneous (pots, wire, lamp, etc.): $50-100
Oh yeah, the usual cautions apply: big tube amps contain voltages that can KILL, even with the amp unplugged and turned off - so make sure you know what you're doing!
Study better (more complete) schematics first before you start.
Go to these places, print-out what you like, and compare your notes:
http://www.marshallschematics.com
http://digilander.libero.it/pierluigipollano/Schematics.html
http://marstran.com/Schematics.htm
also of note:
http://aikenamps.com
http://www.hoffmanamps.com
http://members.shaw.ca/house-of-jim
ampage: http://www.firebottle.com/fireforum/fireBB.cgi?cfg=ga&enter=go
AX84: http://www.ax84.com/home.html
and some parts...
http://www.tubesandmore.com
http://obsoleteelectronics.com/index.htm
http://www.angela.com
http://dobermanamps.com
and theres plenty more around. Once you're well versed in Marshall'esque (and if you haven't already) go over to AX84, you may find you really want something a bit different than a 1959SLP clone.