My newest amp build (Tube, hardwood single 12" combo)

[John Lyons]

Here's my latest amp build.




















The amp is based on David Jones "Octal Fatness" with a 6SJ7 pentode as the first stage followed
by a 12AX7 then a single ended 6L6 output. About 10 watts.
Warm spongy clean tones and a nice rock crunch with the gain turned up.

The wood is Highly figured Makore on top and bottom and Pine on the sides and back panels . The Face panel is walnut.
12" Weber Silver Bell (pre rola aging)

The face plate is copper tweaked for color and patern with a propane torch.

Now to finish all these pedals!

John

[remmelt]

Beautiful. Really pretty. The swallow tail sides look so smooth... Like butter.

Any soundclips?

[Jake Lessen]

That is really beautiful....good work.

jake

[ubersam]

Wow!  beautiful indeed...

[burnt fingers]

That is some fine work there.  Great looking and great sounding.

I could sell my wife on a living room amp if it looked like that.  It's nicer than our furniture.

Scott

[momo]

That is just soooo awsomly beutiful!!!!especially when you think about the fact that it will still be like that in 100 years!
Awsome

[rockgardenlove]

Nice!
I'm personally not much of a fan of the bare wood look, but good job regardless!

[AL]

That's a beautiful amp. How about some pics of the inside?

AL

[John Lyons]

Thanks folks!
There are some clips here: soundclips

Here's a Quick shot of the guts.



John

[The Tone God]

I love the contrasting wood shades that show off the dovetailing.

Andrew

[monty.carlos]

MAN!  Thats some good work.
I really dig the face panel.  Very Cool.

[petemoore]

  That's beautiful in many ways !
  Very nice contrast on the mix-wood-dovetail finish!
 

[MartyMart]

That's fantastic John, you are a talented chap for sure !!
I wish that I had inherited my fathers carpentry skills .....
Marty.

[GREEN FUZ]

Very tasty. I love the Faux-marble effect on the control panel.

[John Lyons]

My father is a carpenter as well. Well, actually he's an architect, carpenter, realtor at one point...he's building a plane in a hanger now!

The faceplate is a sheet of copper that I heated and swirled with a propane torch. It's hard to do 100%. The right half was very psychedelic and looking cool but the right side would not cooperate and got all black. I tried a couple more passes and then gave up. I started polishing off the black oxidation and the nice colors and color texture appeared, I think it's neat...

The dovetails did turn out well with the contrast I think, The top and bottom wood was all I had so I thought the side would look nice with pine and the red of the top as contrast.

BTW thanks to Mick Farlow here on the forum for the nice chassis work. (I'll be back for more!)

John

[Bernardduur]

She looks beautiful!

I hope my amp will be as nice looking as yours

Here's mine btw;

[QSQCaito]

Realle really cool. I've seen all your page long ago and it has amazing amps and stompboxes. I never imagined the faceplate was a sheet of copper, it's really cool too

Btw, I have a doubt.. why don't you label the faceplate..is it for you, for a customer? I personally would like black small letters to see what does each knob does.

[Bernardduur]

It is for me

I like things simple; I replaced two chickenheads with creme ones to determine the overdrive gain and volume

Edit; I don't think it was me you were talking to, right?

[QSQCaito]

It is for me

I like things simple; I replaced two chickenheads with creme ones to determine the overdrive gain and volume

Edit; I don't think it was me you were talking to, right?

Not really I asked John because his was finished And I could clearly see no labeling. Yours could still get them

[mattpocket]

John, seriously mate, this thing is gorgeous...

Are you a cabinet maker by trade? Cos you seriously should be...

My uncle is a professional cabinet maker and your stuff is easily as good... I'd love to see some of your other work (non pedal/amp related)?

Matt