The Amp Garage

Whats a cathodyne inverter?

Yep, my 2 favorite cabs are a 4-10 and a 2-12 4ohm mismatch by Matchless. I always liked 4-10's and several peeps on a guitar site have talked me into trying a 1-15 particularly for Strat types. I have a great interest in making all sorts of weird combos to try like a 2-10/1-15 open back combo, etc....

Originally I did want to build the 5F6-A only. The more I have been pawing around on this site and some others I think I am going to start out lower on the scale and may even start with a Champ. I really think I want to build period as in everything. I am delayed somewhat by the fact I just bought a...

Going back and looking up some info on that amp. The caps on the board>> .022uf caps used in the amp are the NOS green CDE caps. The .1uf are the Yellow CDE caps. The presence control used a newer type cap .1uf yellow generic brand. The amp does have an adjustable bias trim pot. And uses 10uf Mallo...

Point A: Get a good soldering station and learn how to solder perfectly before building an amp. If you do not have good soldering technique your amp won't sound good or maybe even not work. Find an old junk black and white TV or tube radio and practice soldering on that first. People throw these th...

Do you have a list and idiot could follow? I would just buy the Mojo kit and throw all the stuff I don't use from it in my tool box. I mean what could it cost? Like maybe 1-200 more? Worth it to me for the sound.

Yes, the S version. Caught that between them being out of the others and the rib showing on the video. He (video guy) said you used NOS caps? Was he confused or did you not use Mojotones caps?

Is the baffle in the Mojotone too thin or too thick? (Trying to devine what you are saying here) The speakers you had on that one are a must as far as I am concerned and I was never known not to spend to the extreme if it will help the sound or quality. built many speaker cabinets back in the day, j...

Funny or not, that one comes off sounding a lot closer to what I hear on a good 59. If crap recording quality of a cell phone can't kill it, it is the one I want. Just bought a Twinolux (got a deal I could not pass up), so I am going to have to go slower on this than I want. 5751 in position 1 and w...

You read my "don't know squat" correctly! I do learn fast though and I'm pretty OCD so I will check, recheck, and drive you all nuts with questions. I might start with a 5e3 Deluxe if everyone thought that was a good idea, I really have no use for a Champ so I can't see building one. Would you recom...

What speakers would you recommend in a Mojotone Bassman? What plate voltage (I have a BiasPro)? Does that kit have an adjustable bias? I have quite a few old tubes, what do you guys recommend for the Preamp? The rest make much of a difference? I have a ton of amps already and I am used to using a Ba...

The learning curve I am OK with. I just found the Navy reading material to get me started. I was thinking of doing a Mojo kit like was on the video I included above, but the one above sounds a LOT better than most Mojo's I have heard. Are their kits good for a beginner to cut some teeth on? Or is a ...

Point B: I really want to build this: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VK3pE7TykDY I don't know squat. Can't read much on a schematic other than the ground symbol and a few things. Oh, and I like that new kinda attenuator the Fender EC Twinoluxe has on it so throwing it into the mix would be killer!...