Ruby Speaker Cabinets

[christobean]

All thoes holes and space just BEG to be filled with some controls, tweeks and even built in effects.
Some onboard overdrive \ distortion can fit in pretty nice in my opinion.

it might be a bit tricky running them to the same speaker, but why not put in a whole nother ruby amp? use one for guitar and another one for whatever else to jam with....cd player, bass, synth, whatever.

[remmelt]

Thanks for the praise!

I didn't like the sound of the Park, the pots were beyond "crackle OK" and when I was poking around inside, I probably fried the transistor.

The Ruby can sound really good, is a great practice amp and a good effects tester. I'm running mine on 12V which gives it a little more clean headroom. It is plenty loud for home use, especially with an overdrive or a fuzz or something. The Park was louder, I guess, I can't really remember. It's obviously not as loud as my Champ (which I suspect is a little heavier than the 5W it's supposed to be... hurray for home made!)

I've been thinking about building a simple tone stack in the unused holes so the sound gets more versatile, and have decided against building an effect in there: I can't decide which one and I'd probably want to swap it out immediately anyway. Oh well!

Perhaps the Mr EQ: http://www.runoffgroove.com/mreq.html which is based on a CD4049UB which will work with voltages up to 18V.

[scaesic]

Thanks for the praise!

I didn't like the sound of the Park, the pots were beyond "crackle OK" and when I was poking around inside, I probably fried the transistor.

The Ruby can sound really good, is a great practice amp and a good effects tester. I'm running mine on 12V which gives it a little more clean headroom. It is plenty loud for home use, especially with an overdrive or a fuzz or something. The Park was louder, I guess, I can't really remember. It's obviously not as loud as my Champ (which I suspect is a little heavier than the 5W it's supposed to be... hurray for home made!)

I've been thinking about building a simple tone stack in the unused holes so the sound gets more versatile, and have decided against building an effect in there: I can't decide which one and I'd probably want to swap it out immediately anyway. Oh well!

Perhaps the Mr EQ: http://www.runoffgroove.com/mreq.html which is based on a CD4049UB which will work with voltages up to 18V.

ah, i might do the same then, ruby in the park - i dont like the park either, it's shite, as long as the ruby will be loud enough for bedroom levels. i might bump it up to 18v because uid really only want it as a bedroom amp for cleans, and re-use the heatsink from the park circuit. i might do that mr eq too,,,hmmmm, thisl have to be a summer job.

[mdh]

ah, i might do the same then, ruby in the park - i dont like the park either, it's shite, as long as the ruby will be loud enough for bedroom levels. i might bump it up to 18v because uid really only want it as a bedroom amp for cleans, and re-use the heatsink from the park circuit. i might do that mr eq too,,,hmmmm, thisl have to be a summer job.

If you find yourself doubting the potential volume of a Ruby, go into a music store that sells Smokey amps and get them to plug one into a 2x12 for you. You'll be astonished out how loud it can get.

[Hanglow]

Yeah the pots on my Park are either unbelievably crackly or actually stuck in position.

I have a load of those 12v lead acid batteries kicking about, I think there will be one that easily fits in the back of the park. do you guys think that would be ok to run the ruby off? like the smallest one there. and maybe that Mr EQ that remmelt posted.

would make a great camping amp - as long as there's no hiking involved .  Might have to waterproof it for the Scottish weather though 

[scaesic]

Yeah the pots on my Park are either unbelievably crackly or actually stuck in position.

I have a load of those 12v lead acid batteries kicking about, I think there will be one that easily fits in the back of the park. do you guys think that would be ok to run the ruby off? like the smallest one there. and maybe that Mr EQ that remmelt posted.

would make a great camping amp - as long as there's no hiking involved .  Might have to waterproof it for the Scottish weather though 

ah, thatd make us probably the only two people in scotland to have turned a park g10 into a ruby, hurray!

[Hanglow]

 

where abouts are you? I'm in Glasgow.

Got my park with a Fenix ST 20 from soundcontrol about twelve or thirteen years ago as my first guitar and amp - my Fenix is still going strong, I've modded it a bit with new pups. Plays real nice still. The park has been dead for years though 

[scaesic]

i originally got my park about the same time from r&b music in aberdeen. it blew about 6 years ago and i repaired it, but i havnt used it since because i got a vintage valve amp around the same time, maybe its time to gut it completely, iv been looking for a low powered decent practice amp for a while, and itd work out a hell of a lot cheaper to just build my own in a combo i already own. iv started looking around for some good hardware for the park. i thought itd look nice with some new grille cloth a paint job and a new handle. i looked in maplin for some chrome corner protectors but they just had shitty overpriced black ones.

[Ben N]

Hav you seen this?

http://www.beavisaudio.com/Projects/TrashCanCab/

[jlullo]

i did and thought it was awesome   i was just trying to get other ideas as well