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There's a local player by me that put tele pickups in a U2 and mounted a lipstick in the middle. I like it a lot.

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JimiB wrote:I actually put a light bulb socket in every amp I build.


not really


sorry

What? No pilot lights?

I like to put a switch in parallel with the light bulb so I can switch to full voltage after everything looks (and smells) okay.

My '82 Strat was my only guitar for 22 years, so you could say I was pretty used to a 7.25 neck. I built a Warmoth Tele last year with a the 10-16 compound neck (standard thin w/ SS6105 frets). This neck feels very similar (just a tad beefier in a good way) to my Strat compared to my LPjr or Casino....

I like it.

we will soon see.. we have 2 amps with exact same parts,well try the different taps and see which sounds best..well sounds best to my ears. Then we'll try it against a 3'd built amp that is here.. It is a bit different in transformers..the rest is the same as the others.. It will be fun to try..and...

What kind of pots did Ken typically use?

From the title, I thought this thread was going to be about a fun weekend on Gilligan's Island.

Have you got your amp finished yet? :lol: :lol: Amp building is something I do in my spare time, so it takes about a year! Also, we have a baby due in a month and a half so I'm trying to keep the parts acquisition under the radar. In the past 2 years, I've built an 18Watt TMB and a 5E3 that still n...

I wouldn't suggest ordering from ampwares but i think they have them and here is a pic of the part in question from another company I haven't dealt with.. http://www.tubeampparts.com/Merchant2/merchant.mv?Screen=PROD&Product_Code=PGLF3OSB&Category_Code=CH&Product_Count=3 That link is Ampwares under...

You can't solder to PEC pots...and expect them to work properly! SS doesn't take solder well at all! I use Clarostat buss clips. They go around the pot and shaft and give a lip with a hole in it to slide a buss bar through. Works great! Wait...did I just say that?! :lol: Allyn, I tried to figure ou...

CaseyJones wrote: Probably off topic but advances in production technology have made labor costs pretty irrelevant.

Yeah, but don't forget the savings associated with reverse-engineered manufacturing equipment that is programmed with pirated software.

Aren't the PEC pots stainless steel? Did you have any trouble soldering the buss bar?

When I was a kid, I was using a soldering iron the had a bad cord. The cord arced to my stomach. The arc burned a hole in my shirt and left a blister next to my belly button. More scary than painful though.

I have a Blue and a Hellatone 30 (G12H) in my 18 watt TMB. I have no desire to try anything else.

Got it. Thanks nickt.


May I have a copy? My family would be much appreciative.

Thanks.