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I think I'll stop using silicone wire. It's easy to work with cause it doesn't melt and you can use thiner wire for the same current/voltage ratings but it's too flexible so it's hard to make it stay in place and look nice. Also if I was to do another of these I'd make the boards slightly wider and ...

Made this conversion for a friend. He bought a chinese FBJ clone for £60 on eBay. The PT specs were correct, the OT was terrible so I replaced for a Fender that I found for around £10. It sounds great and it's crazy loud. The cleans are just beautiful, rolling back the volume of the guitar I can get...

Thanks guys! @stevem that was kind of what I was afraid I would have to do. It also crossed my mind doing the opposite (sell the OT and get an 100watt one) and build a Twin Reverb, but it's crazy loud. I also built a 50watt SSS so not sure I need another very clean amp. I guess I'll put the PT on eb...

Hi all! I've built a few amps before however I always used transformers meant for the amps I was building. I bought a Dual Rectifier PT and a Rocket 44 OT very cheap a while ago and I am now thinking what could I build with them. I don't have any blackface amp yet and I was thinking if I could use t...