The Amp Garage

https://i.postimg.cc/XqsYqJ9D/600A6F80-8F78-4CF8-A543-356A62483A0D.jpg Another gig shot with my ODS. This time I used my faux 1936 2x12” side by side cabinet loaded with Weber speakers - a 55hz cone Legacy and a CV123 (Cerwin Vega) style. Got lots of compliments on my sound, particularly the lead t...

I have a faux 1936 cab with a Weber Legacy (Celestion) type and a CV123 (Cerwin Vega) that I originally built for my 1986 50w bass head. I use it with my 50w ODS with good results. The Legacy is middy and fat while CV is clean and hifi sounding. A good combination. https://i.postimg.cc/k58cT9p9/c1f9...

Gig time! Rainy night in FL, so two Epi’s and a partscaster.

Tube rolling results: I built and tested the amp with Chinese Psvanes in V1 & 2 and a JJ ECC81 in V3 (PI). In V1 I tried a variety of new and old tubes, GE & RCA short plates, an odd Delco, Sylvania long plates and a new JJ ECC803. While they all sounded better than the Psavane, nothing struck me as...

I’ve made some final (hah!) decisions on the electronics. I’ve decided to add a second relay for PAB. While the baseline second gen I’ve mostly used didn’t have one, the wiring seems simple enough. https://i.postimg.cc/W1Xy6Kb7/36649-AFC-74-BF-40-F0-BE48-7-CBF0-E782741.jpg https://i.postimg.cc/GmcND...

Finished up the head cab. https://i.postimg.cc/vHGt2Gmd/F45927-F9-8578-4-A8-F-A946-C06147699-AB4.jpg https://i.postimg.cc/FzVgFBDq/12763748-85-A5-4-AB3-B83-B-BFAE8934-EAEF.jpg https://i.postimg.cc/jqHhhDtX/D74513-BE-8-F37-47-CE-8-A8-B-77-C2-C441108-B.jpg I’m pleased with how it turned out. I did buy...

Boy, it’s getting pretty hot and steamy here in Florida, but I’m going ahead with tolexing. Before that, I painted the inside of the cab and the front panel flat black. I like to seal up the wood and I think grillcloth looks better over a black background. https://i.postimg.cc/dVvp9bb7/F6-C68-E5-E-9...

I built this ‘Wreck Express a number of years ago, two others as well that I sold or gave as gifts. https://i.postimg.cc/htb11wjN/D0-E3-E1-EB-FDB5-414-D-8-B51-51564-D0690-CF.jpg While I love how it sounds, it never worked well for me in a live band setting. I tried an attenuator with it, but it just...

Very nice work. Thanks for sharing.

Roundover bit and a power sander smoothed things out a bit. https://i.postimg.cc/cJzCqm0N/272-C009-E-C31-F-436-D-A4-C7-D9-FB8-A8-E6-E98.jpg Cut out the front and back panels, the little shelf part and some internal mounting braces. https://i.postimg.cc/BvtP92C0/74-D04489-8-AEC-4209-A85-D-04-B9-A7-AD...

It may look a little bizarre, but my brother taught me this winch method of ensuring your box is square. Use a t square to measure and wind the winch to make it close while the glue dries. He’s good with wood.

While I’m contemplating what to do next, I might as well start on a head cab. Considered building it as a combo, but I’ve got space problems. I have both birch ply and pine, but I’m going with pine. Easy to'work and light weight. https://i.postimg.cc/4xWHSWVP/50335-F63-540-A-482-F-8-B0-A-B8161-DB5-A...

Now I have power straightened out. B+ flowing through all nodes (except the FET board is disconnected), plenty of negative bias voltage and heaters at every tube socket. My next step is to install preamp tubes and use my fancy test equipment to trace the circuit from input jack to power tubes pin 5....

I hooked up the chassis to the light bulb limiter and started my checkout process. Before I even flip a switch, I check the AC in to be sure I have polarity right and have fused the positive. (Don’t laugh, I’m serious). Also be sure that I have AC through to the power switch. No tubes in it yet, jus...

Ok, I have the basic amp pretty much done. https://i.postimg.cc/yYNFRy4B/BEFBAB7-E-DEF3-4-AA1-AFE0-8409-DE572032.jpg I have the FET preamp done but not wired in yet. And I have one relay installed for overdrive but no PAB relay yet. Foot switch and effects loop are also not connected. https://i.post...