Hey guys, first I need to say I'm a complete newbie to amp building. But I've been poking around this forum for a while and it's full of great information and tips.
Anyway, I'm interested in building a small amp and this particular kit caught my attention. I think it might be good as a first project, but I have a couple concerns. The kit in question is the MTA-1XE amp kit from "Kit Lion". It appears to be a 2.5 watt, single 6EB8 tube amp. The one in the link below includes a speaker and some other extras. (Sorry for the big link)
http://rover.ebay.com/rover/1/711-67261 ... _cond=Used
My main concern is that I don't know whether building one of these would be worth it or not in terms of sound quality. So what would a single 6EB8 sound like? Could you get any hint of tube saturation/overdrive to it or are we talking about sterile clean sounds all the way up?
Secondly, how hard would this be to assemble? I have a little bit of soldering experience and I'm very aware of the high voltages present inside tube amps. I've done a lot of reading but haven't had much "hands on" time. I have materials to use for a chassis and cabinet, so I think I'm good there.
2.5 watts seems impressive for a single tube amp, though. I have a Bugera V5 and almost always run it on the 1 watt setting, which is plenty loud. I wouldn't have a problem at all with 2.5w pumping through an 8" speaker. I just wish I had an idea about what it would sound like. I'd hate to spend all that time on a kit and end up with a bad sounding amp.
So are there any opinions on this little kit? I would really appreciate any help.
Single 6EB8 tube kit?
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Re: Single 6EB8 tube kit?
Welcome to the forum!
I'm not sure that anyone here can do more than speculate what the kit you've referenced would sound like. Or how difficult it would to put together.
The sounds that we like from tube amps tend to have thier origins in a handful of designs dateing back 30-40+ years. The Fender Champ is an example of this.
RJ (who offer some great kits, etc.) and others designed this amp, based on the Champ, specifically for the beginner.
https://tubeamparchive.com/viewtopic.ph ... ight=eagle
It may be in your best interest to work with a design that is familiar to the forum as you'll find a lot of very accurate support should you need it.
Good luck and enjoy!
Eric
I'm not sure that anyone here can do more than speculate what the kit you've referenced would sound like. Or how difficult it would to put together.
The sounds that we like from tube amps tend to have thier origins in a handful of designs dateing back 30-40+ years. The Fender Champ is an example of this.
RJ (who offer some great kits, etc.) and others designed this amp, based on the Champ, specifically for the beginner.
https://tubeamparchive.com/viewtopic.ph ... ight=eagle
It may be in your best interest to work with a design that is familiar to the forum as you'll find a lot of very accurate support should you need it.
Good luck and enjoy!
Eric