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Hi guys, As a first amp, I was thinking about a 1-Watt amp. I see many little lunchboxes around And they do their little things... Any dummyproof schematic around? I was thinking about an ECC81/12AT7 as a preamp tube and about a ECC82/12AU7 as a power amp tube. I have no clue about the rectifier, ca...

In addition to the soldering iron, I recommend the following additional tools: Solder sucker - a device for removing solder when you decide to redo a solder connection for some reason (comes up often either due to mistakes or just trying to be more neat). Digital Multimeter - this meter will allow ...

I would say pick an amp you actually like and buy a kit for it. You will make more mistakes with a bigger amp than you will with a Champ, but if you don't want a Champ, that's not much comfort. Why build something you don't want? You'll be stuck with an amp you never play, and you'll be out $500. A...

Tillydog wrote:

Edoardo wrote:I guessed an unplugged amp cannot electrocute you

Why yes it can!

I guess I am doomed then LOL.

Building is relatively safe as nothing is plugged in. Testing and trouble shooting are where it gets a little more involved. +1 great point. Building an amp is essentially a totally safe activity (unless you burn yourself with the soldering iron, or cut your hands on the chassis). The real "danger"...

I guess I'll read some books to soak my curiosity then... I'm not careless but my heart is anything but strong

can you tell me if there are many enough users from UK/EU here, I'd keep looking at the "for sale" section

Thanks a lot guys!

Welcome! Others will offer their opinions too, but here is mine. First, plan on building a very simple amp for your first try. A Fender Champ (Tweed, Black Face or Silver Face - your choice) would be a good first build. There are fewer possible problems, so you are more likely to be encouraged by t...

hi guys, NOW I would like to get into this world but don't know how to. I cannot "read" an amp schematic at all. I've soldered a couple of cables successfully though. What do I need to know? What to I need to get? Solder and...? Where or how can I start? How will it be easy to harm myself? Some "sta...

thanks a lot for the "deaf troll" thing dudes Of course I didn't mean one can't distinguish SS/tube/digital. I meant that to my ears 80% of the amps I've heard seem to have the same "foundation", or benchmarks. Then... the serious stuff. Went to the biggest store this morning. Spent 4 hours there. T...

Picking up on Lefty's comments - one of my favorite albums is "From the Cradle". Clapton used a variety of guitars there, but several featured a tweed twin and a 335. No pentodes there, but I think the sound of humbuckers driving a twin is pretty hard to beat. The track I posted features a Gibson A...

Wow, 6 pages of absolutely nothing and it's in the technical discussion section. Promised myself that I would stay away from this disaster, but I couldn't stop myself from looking. I am voting this "Most Useless Thread of the Month". If I was a mod, I would delete this completely and save other for...

Reeltarded wrote:

martin manning wrote:Microcosm of TGP.

Yep.

Please

Reeltarded wrote:Dood, buy a Fender Deluxe, please.

Yeah...! Do Tweed or blackface reissues make any difference?

I don't know guys, I was soooo disoriented you have no idea. All these DOZENS of crunchy amps, all these metal and guitarheroish heads, ALL sounding the same to me... 5 or 50 watt, clean or dirty, analog or digital, SS or tubes. "traditional" forums nor reviewers/sites... really didn't answer my que...

Swapping 12AT7s for 12AX7s will reduce gain (less crunchy and overdriven) in that stage. Using 5751 tubes (directly swapable with 12AX7) will do the same but to a lesser degree. Cheers, Dave O. thanks... But will the power amp keep overdriving as usual, only less total output? (less sound pressure?...