The Amp Garage

Mine, inspired by Martin’s with a similar current sensor sourced from Amazon. IEC in and out on the back.

Which leads me to Tim: I’m interested hearing about your lower power build success with both circuits. Knowing that you did the SSS as a 35w and it still retained the SSS character is exactly the info I needed to hear. Off the top of my head - I’d probably opt for a 2x6L6 power section - but now I’...

Perhaps the first decision is whether you want a beautiful clean amp with reverb or overdrive? I’ve built two wonderlands (22W), a 35W SSS #2 following the Ryan/Erwin epic, and have a 100W SSS underway. I do *love* my Wonderland, as does the owner of the other, but the SSS just has something extra. ...

shattered wrote: ↑Thu Sep 10, 2026 3:59 pm They are wired in parallel so if there is only one speaker connected the output would be shorted by the other connector. Am I missing something?

Only one wired to short?

(The JCMs I’ve had haven’t been wired to short to ground)

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Hope this helps.

Did one small mod to the preamp that made all the difference. Changed the tail resistor on V1b from 100 ohm to 1k, just like in the Japanese schematic. It’s a beautiful build rootz. It’s curious the others using 100 ohm are clean (my 35W version is) but yours wasn’t. I was trying to find why it was...

How exactly does the plug in method work? Do I get an extra 1M resistor and replace the current 1M resistor? I would like a more in-depth explanation so that I don't mess it up. The input socket which you plug the guitar in likely shorts to ground when no cable is plugged in. Pdf64 is just suggesti...

desertmouth90 wrote: ↑Fri Jun 26, 2026 10:01 am I need to get some face plates made for this amplifier, does anyone know how to get the right fonts in AutoCad?

I’m not sure how to import them, but I think Ryan has the fonts on his GitHub:

https://github.com/colganr/steel-string ... en-Artwork

Frustrating… I once had an intermittent fault that sounded similar to what you describe that turned out to be a dodgy cap on the tone stack.

Ditto

Is any old silicon suitable for the parts we use please (e.g. bathroom / kitchen silicone caulk)?

(There are also posts from years ago relating to using audio software for visually impaired users, with the same contact details. Please don’t delete it) Welcome Kenneth, I hope screen reading software works ok in this forum. You’ll likely receive the best help if you can arrange for a photo of the ...

Congratulations on the restoration - it looks fabulous.

I’ve been very happy with my smaller sized combo - also Amp Nation inspired. I made one for a friend too who is happily gigging with his.

I’ve used it directly over wood filler without any problem - it seems to stick on everything.

Good luck!