Ruby Amp build report + Pics

[WildMountain]

I have built the Ruby Amp yesterday. Fantastic little amp!! I was quite amazed at the great tones that came from it, when I connected it to the speaker of my Blues Jr. It can certainly compete with that amp and it reminds me a little of the Fender Pro Jr. that I once played.
Very quick and easy build, great for beginners like me. It worked on the first try, I must be learning something here
I found this little tin in our shed. The dutch folks over here might recognize it: it's a repair kit for the tires on your bicycle. Not a very large can, as you can tell from the scale under it (centimeters), but quite large enough for a tiny amp like this.
Great fun to build, with rewarding results.

[tiges_ tendres]

super awesome case!  Almost as good as the guys that ar building into toy cars!

[RicF]

Thanks for the build report, I've been contemplating one of these. I might go ahead and do it. Cool case, too.

[WildMountain]

You really should build it. It took me just one night to complete (being a complete newb), so it isn't an enormous time investment to find out just how great this amp sounds. Again, I was completely surprised as to the great sound it produces. Makes a perfect little practice amp IMO.

[8 track]

Great job. Here's My Ruby. No knobs just lights.

[8 track]

[remmelt]

Hoi!

Here's my Ruby, built right into my old practice amp's case: Ruby Build Report. I've built it last year and it has been in heavy use since. Great little amp!

Your Simson box reminded me of the NPN boost I built:


Where do you get your parts in Holland?

[NaBo]

This seemed like the most logical place to put this!---

I just put up a new sound clip on my samples site.  It's just a lil verse-chorus idea i felt like recording today so i dont forget it (with some poor singing for the chorus too!  :lol:)...  Everything is pure SG Deluxe -> ruby -> mic -> computer, except the "pretty" part in the chorus where i added some echo chamber to the guitars with my recording software.  Layers are panned hard left/right for the most part, so you can hear the tones i used individually too i guess.  So yeah, in case you havent heard enough samples of this little beast, here's another.   :wink:

[WildMountain]

Those altoids cans are what inspired me to put it in this tin can in the first place. After seeing your build reports I found this in the shed and it just begged to have a Ruby Amp built in there.