I think I'm going to have a coronary! Forget the Mayans, this is a sure sign of the apocalypse! Repent, I tell you, repent!
....finally:
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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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I think I'm going to have a coronary! Forget the Mayans, this is a sure sign of the apocalypse! Repent, I tell you, repent!
Axen: Jackson DK2M, Fender Deluxe Nashville Telecaster, Reverend Warhawk 390, Taylor 914ce, ESP LTD Surveyor-414
Amphen: Jet City JCA22H and JCA12S cab, Carvin X-60 combo, Acoustic B20
Effecten: "Thesis 96" Overdrive/Boost (aka DVM OD2), Hardwire DL-8 Digital Delay/Looper, DigiTech Polara Reverb, DigiTech EX-7 Expression Factory and CF-7 Chorus Factory, Danelectro CF-1 Cool Cat Fuzz
"I wish Imagine Dragons would be stuck in an Arcade Fire for an entire Vampire Weekend."--Brian Posehn
About time!!!
Resistor test board?
"No Tele For you." - The Tele Nazi
Ha! Tele-ish now inbound.
Cool! I actually got started on my JTM45 project over the weekend too! I received my transformers recently and over the weekend I stripped the old amp out of the chassis and started marking out all the new cuts.
Nice job on the board. Very neat and tidy.
Here's the loaded chassis. Now the long, tedious wiring process begins....
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
Pedals/Effects - ZILLIONS, including DVM's Home-built Pedals - See some HERE and HERE, TOO!
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I really can't get enough of amp building threads /me grabs cyberpopcorn
I might be able to help you feel better about the impending tedium of wiring too. I'm not going to thread hijack, but have a gander at what I've got as a starting point now I've all but gutted it. (need to drill out those octal sockets)
EVERY hole on this chassis is in the wrong spot for a JTM45 layout. Even the chassis mounts in the cab upside down compared to a Marshall. I already butchered the chassis once in the 90's, so by the time I'm done she'll be like Swiss cheese!
At least yours is beautiful and clean and shiny and all the holes are in the right spot
Let me guess... you're building an amp!
I started drilling out a Hammond 16x8x2 box (for a 5E3 based on the PPwatt PCB) yesterday, too. Amp building is in the air! I'm using MPS Transformers, so I'll be able to give you guys a good review of a reasonably priced OT and PT.
My biggest question now is whether to use Orange Drops or Mallory 150s. I've got plenty of both.
Start a thread on your build, too! Will be interesting to compare my "brand new" build and your "old amp transformation".
Conventional wisdom says OD's for Fender circuits, Mallory's for Marshalls. Then again, what the heck do those convention guys know, anyway?!?
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
Pedals/Effects - ZILLIONS, including DVM's Home-built Pedals - See some HERE and HERE, TOO!
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It's amazing to me that you guys can build this stuff. I can barely play my guitar let alone build new gear for it. Keep the pics coming!
I taught myself how to build this stuff to substitute for lack of musical ability. I never really got anywhere on the guitar when I practiced, so I went off into collecting stuff, and then building other stuff. It was easier than making myself sit down and practice on a regular basis.
- Dave Lizewski, Kick-A$$I was just a regular guy. My only super power was being invisible to girls.
Oh I absolutely will! All I have right now is chassis and iron. When the rest of my bits start arriving I'll get a build thread happening. Just wanted to make you feel better about the wiring job
Oh and re: C64's comment, That's exactly what I read around the place too.
Some more progress last night--mounted the board into the chassis and wired in the mains, fuse, PT connections, rectifier socket, and associated switches. More pics:
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
Pedals/Effects - ZILLIONS, including DVM's Home-built Pedals - See some HERE and HERE, TOO!
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WHAT??!!?? I hate getting to the last pic and then .... well ... NOTHING! What I can't believe is that you guys not only do some beautiful work but you take time to photograph it. I keep meaning to but get so focused on the build that I don't stop for pics.
Nice job duhvoodooman! Any mods or is this a straight 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
Pedals/Effects - ZILLIONS, including DVM's Home-built Pedals - See some HERE and HERE, TOO!
DVM's Gear Photos
Visit MY WEBSITE!