OT pics of my 18 watt minimalist build..

[nightingale]

i know this is not the 18watt forum~
but, i thought i would post some pics of my 1st tube project..  the sound is amazing.. i play it with a 3knob tonebender, or Axis fuzz spanking the tubes pretty hard.. at only 18watts cranked, it does a really hot "blown out" tone..
it sounds pretty sexy with a rangemaster clone too..

The wood is poplar, and i used 3 dowel rods to hold it together on each joint.. then i whitewashed the wood, and waxed it.. with loads of help from my old man!











if i hit it too hard with a booster, it oscilates a bit at the highest gain setting.. i plan to but some sheilded wire, and do up the vulnerable wires..

i am very happy with the sound of el84's.. all of my other amps are 6L6's.. if any body is planning out there 1st amp build.. make sure you know the safety part, inside and out before you start.. it is dangerous!
enjoy..

[smashinator]

Wow!  That looks great!

[Fret Wire]

Congratulations! Nice looking, clean work you've done there.
What kind of cab are you running it through?

[Doug_H]

;ohg

[Paul Marossy]

Very handsome looking amp there, bud.  

[jimbob]

Looks awsome!!!  I really wanna do the same but im afraif if the silly little "electricution" thing involved. I figure ill spend a little longer on effects--having 4 or 5 of every kind than ill be ready. Maybe..

Anyway, great job!!!

jim

[Samuel]

speaking of the safety concerns thing - anyone have a good link to a thorough page about safety precautions when dealing with high voltage?

[smoguzbenjamin]

Wear a body-sized layer of latex around you except your face, that way you won't conduct and you'll be safe from high voltages. :mrgreen:

[Samuel]

well, i do have a spare suit left over from my stage reenactment of "Naked Gun"...

[Paul Marossy]

Wear a body-sized layer of latex around you except your face, that way you won't conduct and you'll be safe from high voltages.

Hmmm... you might like a super hero, don't fear, soldering man is here!
Or maybe you might like a teletubbie? Oh, never mind...  :wink:

[RDV]

I really like that. It looks like Supro grill cloth. I'd love to hook my Ibanez ADL(analog delay), English Channel, BSIAB2, & HMP into that through a couple of 12s!

Super Cool!

RDV

[smashinator]

speaking of the safety concerns thing - anyone have a good link to a thorough page about safety precautions when dealing with high voltage?

go to http://www.ax84.com  They've got safety info, and links to MORE safety info.

[nightingale]

thanks alot  guys~
i've been playing it through an old sunn 4x10 cabinet.. but i plan on wiring my twin reverb speakers in series [8ohm] so i can hear what 2x12 sounds like..

the grill cloth is "bluesbreaker" grill cloth..  next, i plan on building a matching stage center reverb box with the same wood/cloth..

i probably have at least 60hours into this thing.. it took me a long time to debug, and even longer to make it quiet! i plan to play it out, after a couple of practices with it..
it really likes the wah wah->echoplex-> :twisted:

[travissk]

Wow, looks really nice... congratulations on a great build!

[Marcos - Munky]

Really beautiful!!!

[Lonestarjohnny]

Sweet amp, you did a nice job on it, look's great,
and I love that Echo/Plex.
Johnny

[Thomas P.]

What transformers did you use?

Awsome, by the way!

[javacody]

Is that the Lite II?

[Travis]

One knobber: minimalist.
http://18watt.com/modules.php?name=Downloads&d_op=viewdownload&cid=27

I just built a Lite II inside of an old Webcor PA, and it sounds amazing.  The support on the 18 Watt forum is great; similar to this place in quality, though not in quantity.

[theaxeman]

COOL!!!      

Minimalism rocks!!!