Author Topic: pix of Custom built guitar amps/cabs (Read 451203 times)

psychedelicfish · « **Reply #380 on:** November 17, 2013, 09:28:27 PM »

Where did you get that enclosure from? It looks like it could be pretty cool for a sub mini amp build

peterg · « **Reply #381 on:** November 17, 2013, 09:40:37 PM »

Thanks John. You've got first prize on sturdy amp builds though. How heavy is your former staircase amp?

Quote from: psychedelicfish on November 17, 2013, 09:28:27 PM

Where did you get that enclosure from? It looks like it could be pretty cool for a sub mini amp build

I was thinking that myself! The case is from my local electonic shop. Generic no name import. Hammond have similar ones.

Jdansti · « **Reply #382 on:** November 18, 2013, 12:06:37 AM »

Quote from: peterg on November 17, 2013, 09:40:37 PM

Thanks John. You've got first prize on sturdy amp builds though. How heavy is your former staircase amp?

The bathroom scale puts it at 11lb. It's not the heaviest amp in the world, but considering that it's 11"x11"x4.5", I should have said it is very dense.

What amazes me is how great the speaker sounds. It's an 8", 8Ω, 25W no name speaker that I bought from the local mom and pop guitar store for $10. The only thing I know about its history is it came from a small amp.

I'll bet that your opposing dual speakers give you room-filling sound (and they appear to be in phase, which is a good thing

). I also notice that you can run it on battery or adapter, which is nice.

smurfedelic smurfberry · « **Reply #383 on:** November 21, 2013, 11:41:55 AM »

that noisy cricket looks so great!

here's mine, a bit lower ambition level. i love it, although the lm386 i have goes crazy with self oscillation if i use an ac/dc converter though

Jdansti · « **Reply #384 on:** November 22, 2013, 01:22:42 AM »

Nice one, Petter! Good colors and the writing looks great on the black box. If I tried that it would look like a three year old wrote it!

smurfedelic smurfberry · « **Reply #385 on:** November 22, 2013, 08:11:23 PM »

thanks! yeah, when it comes to black plastic enclosures, i pretty much have to pull out the posca pens unless i want to repaint, and that's not something i'm too eager to do w/ plastic.

Seljer · « **Reply #386 on:** December 10, 2013, 10:37:53 AM »

I finally boxed this up. Not much of a box but the circuit works nicely

. Its a Ruby amp but with two LM386 chips like the Little Gem MK2 so it gets pretty loud with a 10" guitar speaker, more than enough to annoy the neighbours.

Jdansti · « **Reply #387 on:** December 10, 2013, 01:20:20 PM »

^Well done! I've done a couple of Noisy Crickets, but now I need to take a look at the Little Gem.

Coolcat007 · « **Reply #388 on:** January 04, 2014, 09:41:21 PM »

This is my latest build. A JTM45 with some small modifications according to the clients' wishes.

mikeford · « **Reply #389 on:** January 10, 2014, 08:36:53 AM »

This is my "bench" amp.

I had my good buddy help me with the birch box, as he is bad@ss with a saw. The speaker grills were from a small brass bird cage that i re-engineered. The oval w/numbers is from a medical thingy.
(I repair med gear for my steady job.) You may notice a wad o wire there. That is a wall wart I had to put in because the 9v kept dying every other week!

The top is from a brass fireplace took stand. the handles I got from a flea market, The jewel lamp was from a mass order at Arizona antique radio supply.(i think.)
Those knobs w/the shell inlay were from a parts dealer on E-bay.
Here it is with a little lap guitar I built for my daughter.

Jdansti · « **Reply #390 on:** January 10, 2014, 04:36:18 PM »

Cool builds, Mike!

mikeford · « **Reply #391 on:** January 11, 2014, 08:05:23 AM »

Quote from: Jdansti on January 10, 2014, 04:36:18 PM

Cool builds, Mike!

Thanks,Jdan! That dead astro reverb you did is NICE!(it is on the list, notwithstanding lack of funds!)
I got piles of brass,copper,stainless steel junk I collected over the years..
My buddy Alex over ay getlof.comi posted some of my stuff on his site years ago and next thing I know, MAKE magazine does an article on my work.
Also, futureretro mag. over in the UK gave me a nice writeup!
I got Fame,but no cash!

I was building steampunk before i knew there was even steampunk art movement around. LOL!
(see youtube link in profile for demos)

Jdansti · « **Reply #392 on:** January 11, 2014, 02:11:26 PM »

Thanks, Mike. Your post reminds me of a Barbara Mandrell song. "I was steampunk when steampunk wasn't cool".

smurfedelic smurfberry · « **Reply #393 on:** January 11, 2014, 03:24:23 PM »

Suitcase Speaker Cab

Jdansti · « **Reply #394 on:** January 11, 2014, 10:25:39 PM »

Have amp, will travel!

bluebunny · « **Reply #395 on:** January 12, 2014, 09:36:54 AM »

Quote from: smurfedelic smurfberry on January 11, 2014, 03:24:23 PM

Suitcase Speaker Cab

I think I just found a use for an old ABS case with a busted catch!

Shoeman · « **Reply #396 on:** January 26, 2014, 05:39:34 PM »

Here's my Firefly. Testing stage, chassis not mounted.

And finished. You can just see the Boost Switch poking up in the back. Controls face up at the back of the top panel.

therealfindo · « **Reply #397 on:** January 27, 2014, 03:40:26 AM »

very nice!

smurfedelic smurfberry · « **Reply #398 on:** January 28, 2014, 04:13:30 AM »

AMPhetamine.

And with that, I'm think I've exhausted that concept.

EDIT: I forgot to mention, it's a smokey amp with volume control that i crammed in there.

Jdansti · « **Reply #399 on:** January 28, 2014, 04:14:42 AM »

^ And your medicine cabinet!

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