The Amp Garage

All, After many weeks of sourcing parts and studying a lot of the resources available and suggested here, as well as completing several prior builds from kits, I am finally off the ground with a 3rd gen 50W build based on Tony's layout with a few tweaks. I thought I'd post some of my progress as I g...

Awesome! Thanks for revising the old schematic. I am still researching and getting parts my 2nd/3rd gen build so this will help a great deal.

Todd,

Thanks for the feedback. I may go the miniature route but am hoping to keep faithful to the 70s style and avoid another board. Not a big deal though. I also found a 12VDC relay at Radio Shack for $10 that looks similar to the old Calrad. I'll likely experiment with a couple of options.

Hey guys, I am researching parts for a 2nd/3rd gen custom build but the relay options are throwing me off a little. Do you think something like this octal socket relay would work okay? At least it would look kind of similar to the Calrad. http://www.futurlec.com/Relays/GR12VDCOCTDPDT.shtml Thanks! B...

I don't notice volume changes and I only typically switch it when I change guitars. Since i posted the pic, I did cut the 2200 cap so I have the bypass position. Hi, do I understand you right, that its a useful tool when you like change the guitars? I also recogniced the "problem" changing let`s sa...

Cool pic of my crazy cap nest! I'm just getting into the mods and have just done the one Ceriatone amp and this simple mod so i won't try to dive too much into the tech discussion here yet. FWIW, I don't notice volume changes and I only typically switch it when I change guitars. Since i posted the p...