Reply With QuoteI'm gonna retube my Blackheart LG, and if that goes well and/or I still hate it, I'm going to embark on the Firefly build.
I still need to build my British Blues pedal too.
Addicted to solder....
<< Hangs head in shame >>Originally Posted by sumitomo
So how goes the project! Sumi
I was so busy with holiday/family/domestic duties over the Christmas-New Years break that I haven't even started it yet!! I know, I know--truly pitiful....
Only progress to report is that I acquired the needed tubes for the amp over the past couple of weeks. JJ EL84's and 12AX7's from Bob Pletka at Eurotubes, and a couple of gorgeous NOS GE 6CA4 rectifier tubes from my pal Tunghaichuan, who is DA MAN!!
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Advanced Fretter
I'm gonna retube my Blackheart LG, and if that goes well and/or I still hate it, I'm going to embark on the Firefly build.
I still need to build my British Blues pedal too.
Valar Morghulis
And we thought you were busy in your laboratory all this time, creating your next tone vehicle!
Guitar: Gibson SG Standard Natural Burst, Squier CV 50's Tele, Hell Guitars No. 2, Squier CV 50's Strat, Reverend Club King 290, Taylor 522e 12-Fret mahogany,
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Amp: Fender Super Champ X2 Head, Egnater Tweaker 15, Fender Mustang I, Acoustic B20 1x12 bass amp
Pedal: Budda Budwah wah, Wampler Ego Compressor, Electro-Harmonix Soul Food, Voodoo Lab Sparkle Drive, Wampler Velvet Fuzz, Seven Sisters Eve Tremolo, TC Electronics Gravy Tri Chorus & Vibrato, Catalinbread Echorec, TC Electronic Alter Ego 2 Delay, Hardwire Supernatural Ambient Verb, MXR Carbon Copy, Catalinbread RAH, Big Muff Pi with Tone Wicker, BYOC Mouse 2.0 Distortion, BYOC Boost/OD-2
Addicted to solder....
Well, I did manage a few stolen moments to enjoy some of my existing tone machinery (my Carvin CT6 --> "Aura & Mystique" pedal OCD side --> BYOC Analog Delay --> BYOC Reverb --> Egnater 20W head sounds HUGELY AMAZING!), but the Trinity amp kit still awaits the solder iron....
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Regular Fretter
So how goes the battle? Sumi
Guitars,Warmoth Tele,90's Fender Strat Plus/Fender CV 50's Tele/Parker p-36/Fretlight/Custom Strat(Fender body/warmoth Clapton neck,tonerider pups)Larrivee L03 mahogany acoustic
Amphs/66 Super Reverb/60's Bandmaster head and 2/12 cab/Blues jr//epi valve jr/supro super/ ZT lunchbox/Mahaffay Little Laneilei 3350/Pignose g40v
Pedals/Voods Rodent/MXR carbon copy/Duncan Pickup booster/Ts9/Rat/ts10/Line 6 tone port uk2
Line 6 M13
Addicted to solder....
Got customer pedal builds taking first priority right now, so the kit is still sitting....
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Amps & Cabs - "Kap'n Kerrang-aroo" BYOC 18W TMB kit amp head; Mojave Coyote head; Fender Hot Rod Deluxe Lacquered Tweed Ltd. Ed.; Allen Sweet Spot kit amp; BYOC Tweed Royal kit amp; Epiphone Valve Jr. combo + mods; Drive 2x12 cab / Celestion G12M Greenback + G12H30; AB Custom Audio 1x12 cab / Celestion Alnico Blue
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Bronze Supporter
Hmm...my Ceriatone (TMB18W with 36W option) cost me 1200 all ready built and including shipping from Malaysia.
Great amps, them 18W EL84's!
Dee
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Super Duper Fretter
Still waiting for the aforementioned e-mails and questions.
Heads up, Tung! Get ready for the panic e-mails &
stupid questions!
J/K
Oranges and lemons, say the bells of St. Clements...
Has the shame gotten to you yet, Vood?
*Cough* noticed the first post is dated November 9th, 2009 07:58 AM * cough, cough *
Looking forward to a demo of this (by now, old) amph! Muahahahaha!
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Addicted to solder....
Occasionally. A lot going on recently, and very busy at the BYOC Forum, where we Moderators are the "technical support staff"....
DVM's Ever-Expanding Gear List:
Guitars - W-A-A-A-Y-Y too many to list. Check 'em all out HERE
Amps & Cabs - "Kap'n Kerrang-aroo" BYOC 18W TMB kit amp head; Mojave Coyote head; Fender Hot Rod Deluxe Lacquered Tweed Ltd. Ed.; Allen Sweet Spot kit amp; BYOC Tweed Royal kit amp; Epiphone Valve Jr. combo + mods; Drive 2x12 cab / Celestion G12M Greenback + G12H30; AB Custom Audio 1x12 cab / Celestion Alnico Blue
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Oranges and lemons, say the bells of St. Clements...
Ah, no worries Vood. Just a little jest and tease from the "land up over"!
The Law of Gravity is nonsense. No such law exists. If I think I float, and you think I float, then it happens.
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Valar Morghulis
He's just letting the components age a little longer for vintage tone.
Addicted to solder....
Uh, yeah...YEAH!! That's the ticket! I'm aging the components! Yeah! For more MOJO! Sure, that's what I'm doing....
DVM's Ever-Expanding Gear List:
Guitars - W-A-A-A-Y-Y too many to list. Check 'em all out HERE
Amps & Cabs - "Kap'n Kerrang-aroo" BYOC 18W TMB kit amp head; Mojave Coyote head; Fender Hot Rod Deluxe Lacquered Tweed Ltd. Ed.; Allen Sweet Spot kit amp; BYOC Tweed Royal kit amp; Epiphone Valve Jr. combo + mods; Drive 2x12 cab / Celestion G12M Greenback + G12H30; AB Custom Audio 1x12 cab / Celestion Alnico Blue
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Reverend Rawk
Well it should have a metric you-know-what load of mojo by the time it's done!
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Addicted to solder....
You can't rush these things....
DVM's Ever-Expanding Gear List:
Guitars - W-A-A-A-Y-Y too many to list. Check 'em all out HERE
Amps & Cabs - "Kap'n Kerrang-aroo" BYOC 18W TMB kit amp head; Mojave Coyote head; Fender Hot Rod Deluxe Lacquered Tweed Ltd. Ed.; Allen Sweet Spot kit amp; BYOC Tweed Royal kit amp; Epiphone Valve Jr. combo + mods; Drive 2x12 cab / Celestion G12M Greenback + G12H30; AB Custom Audio 1x12 cab / Celestion Alnico Blue
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Regular Fretter
Funny you should say that. I note with some interest that BYOC have announced they will be doing a few amp kits soon.
I guess that makes it a tough choice between "Build my own first before I get burnt out (woo a pun) on amp building" or "Build a bunch of BYOC amps and apply new skillz to my own amp".
Addicted to solder....
Yeah, Keith is going to start offering amp kits, starting with a 5F1 Champ clone. One of his next couple to follow that will be a 5E3 Tweed Deluxe, a classic tone machine that I've been interested in for quite a while. I have vowed to make that one my second DIY amp build....
DVM's Ever-Expanding Gear List:
Guitars - W-A-A-A-Y-Y too many to list. Check 'em all out HERE
Amps & Cabs - "Kap'n Kerrang-aroo" BYOC 18W TMB kit amp head; Mojave Coyote head; Fender Hot Rod Deluxe Lacquered Tweed Ltd. Ed.; Allen Sweet Spot kit amp; BYOC Tweed Royal kit amp; Epiphone Valve Jr. combo + mods; Drive 2x12 cab / Celestion G12M Greenback + G12H30; AB Custom Audio 1x12 cab / Celestion Alnico Blue
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Regular Fretter
That's cool, although I'd safely assume they wont be offered internationally, I'm really keen to see how they go. I've only done 2 BYOC kits, but the quality of instructions is fantastic and they really are pretty much "paint by numbers".
Both the 5F1 and 5e3 are of interest to me, but I have (finally) decided my next amp project will be to gut my homebrew 2204 and build a JTM45. I've just basically put a bill of materials together for it so it's time to hit up the intrawebs for parts
Valar Morghulis
The 5E3 Tweed Deluxe sounds like a winner.
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