The Amp Garage

Maybe start with a really nice head cabinet. I've never made a speaker cab or head cab out of hardwood (but I have made other stuff with it). My cab have been always been solid pine or marine (voidless) ply. But looking at all of those trainwreck heads I think it would be a real nice project. I've ...

Also, some of those exotic hardwoods are toxic to breathe the saw dust, so be careful there. Thank you for the heads-up! Really. I looked into this. Surprise! Black Sucupira sapwood saw dust is toxic to breathe, after kilning or being completely sun-dried. Did I thank you for the heads-up, Tom? :wi...

As you probably know, it will make for a very heavy speaker cabinet. Hey Tom, To be quite honest, I would never buy an unknown wood, with unknown tonal characteristics and a heavy wood at that. However, seeing that it was given to me, I'm willing to experiment. Obviously, I'm hoping for a happy acc...

Any material you use for a cabinet will hav.e its own resonance. The cabinet size will also have a voice in this, as will whatever bracing you use. A lot of rainforest wood is oily, and you need to wipe it with naphtha before you glue it. John Thanks John, I haven't noticed that Black Sucupira is o...

I was just offered a 12m2 lot of 8x2cm Black Sucupira planks. Black Sucupira is a rare (but not endangered) old-growth rain-forest hardwood with a deep, beautiful grain, often marketed as Tiete Chestnut in North America. Is this appropriate material for a speaker cab? or Where could I find out if th...

I was waiting for him to explain the "crystal lattice"... LOL!


...thanks for that. Made my day.

I said a prayer for you at Prayer Group. Get well soon.

Rob

I picked up a "Brunetti Mercury Box" Pedal... based around the circuit/sound (so they say) of the afore-mentioned Mercury EL34 Amp. It’s the best overdrive I've owned and sounds stellar through my Stangray clone… which can sometimes be a finicky bugger. Tons of youtube clips... http://www.youtube.co...

Tried a new amp (to me, anyways) at a local dealer, today. An Italian-made Brunetti Mercury EL34. Is anyone familiar with this brand? I've never heard of them... but the build quality seemed top-notch. I managed to get ball-park Ford, Carlton and Santana tones, quite easily. Nice sounding amp. I was...

pinkphiloyd wrote:If you're a math/science nerd such as myself, this chick has a shit-ton of cool videos. I've developed a huge crush on her and I've never seen her face.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jG7vhMMXagQ

Long live "Tau"!

That was really interesting... yes, I'm a nerd.

Cheers,
Rob

That was fun...

...however, if he had a TW Rocket strapped on, it would've be even better. Rock on, "Rocket" Man!

Cheers,
Rob

Suprized to see the assembly workers all wearing gloves. John I'd imagine that the gloves are "just for the picture". I'll bet, they came off as soon as the photographer left the building. ;) Anyways, I thought that it was nice to see a modern-production amp built like it was still 1957! If the Twi...

The Fender EC Twinolux (2x12”)... one of Eric Claptons' new Signature Amps. http://www.fender.com/products/clapton
I'm definitely itching to build something "Tweedy".

Low-Powered Twin with tremolo and attenuator. Correct?

Cheers,
Rob

John_P_WI wrote:Impressive! The fun and joy that she has playing.... To be young again.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d4QsW7Mg ... re=related

Yep, she can play.

My Peavey "Classic 30 Mods" Delta Blues is still my 'grab and go' combo, for most indoor gigs and casino shows! So which mods did you do? Inquiring mimes want to know! :mrgreen: Steve Ahola Hi Steve. I did the "Adjustable Bias Mod" and "Foot switchable Shift", as per your values. I did the "presenc...