pix of Custom built guitar amps/cabs

[deadastronaut]

lovely cab...well solid.

[tca]

lovely cab...well solid.

6kg, 20mm solid pine (24x24x24 cm^3)!

[diydave]

In 2006 I bought my first tube-amp (kit from ampmaker).
I very quickly boxed it up, and used it for many years. Other builds and interests sort off pushed aside.
But last year I've descided to do a make over on it, and give it the glory it deserves.

This is before




This is after

[Luke51411]

Some great work in this thread. I'll be looking forward to posting my first amp build soon.

[tubelectron]

Nice-Nice-Nice releases of Custom built guitar amps/cabs posted all along  !

So I contribute to the edifice with the pics of my amps - I may have already posted them, but I couldn't retrieve where, sorry :























A+!

[davent]

Wonderful collection of combos Bruno, you are a master of Tolex covering! Beautiful!
dave

[tubelectron]

Thanks Dave !

Tolex covering is not so difficult to manage than it looks at the first sight...

A+!

[bloxstompboxes]

Love the twe-tone combos! Need to get into building amps myself. Just haven't the money or time at the moment to sink into my first one. It will be done eventually though.

[diydave]

Tolex covering is not so difficult to manage than it looks at the first sight...

It's just (to) expensive IMHO.

Although, maybe I can buy som left-overs and mix them together. Really like the two-tone's.

[Luke51411]

Here is my first amp build. It's a 5f1 I built from a mojotone kit. I bought the cabinet from a builder on ebay, I wish I could make a cabinet this nice... I'm planning on building a cab for my next amp build.

[tubelectron]

Thank you guys,

Natural wood finishes can be amazing looking also... For the one who really knows to do it nicely ! I must confess that I never could. Conversely, I found Tolexing more easy to achieve with a really presentable look than natural wood finishes, but it's me.

I do not find Tolex so much costy - at least here in europe - considering the quality of the final result that can be obtained quite easily. Have a look at tubetown.de : it's where I purchase my Tolex and my glue. Nonetheless, some money need to be devoted for making a good finish on an amp : its not cheap, that's true.

And yes, the Two-Tone formulae plus piping has something like an "upmarket" look... In fact, it's not much more difficult to do than a single color Tolexing : you need to be very precise in your matching cuts, it is only necessary to work carefully and make a good preparation before.







A+!

[tca]

1W class A mosfet power amp.



Cheers.

[vigilante397]

I can't entirely explain why, but I like this a lot

[tca]

I can't entirely explain why, but I like this a lot

Thanks.

Looks cool, doesn't it?!

[vigilante397]

Thanks.

Looks cool, doesn't it?!

It does indeed. Do we get to see the guts?

[thomasha]

Hi,
finished my last build, this time with a circuit similar to the 1W marshalls,

and all fits inside a 1590b, but I'm using subminiature tubes.






Cheers,
Thomas

[vigilante397]

I saw the demo video of this in the submini tube amp thread and OH MY GOODNESS I want one of these so bad. Share your layout maybe? PM me please

[bluebunny]

Hi,
finished my last build, this time with a circuit similar to the 1W marshalls,

and all fits inside a 1590b, but I'm using subminiature tubes.

That is very cool indeed.   

[deadastronaut]

@thomasha,  love it...sweet

[tca]

It does indeed. Do we get to see the guts?

There's nothing special about this power amp.

One active device: mosfet
Load: resistive (22 Ohm)

Left pot control: Schade feedback
Right pot control: bias

Left switch: bright switch

It does OD nicely!



In: yellow
Out: blue

Cheers.