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Pedals are fun but what about a project that takes more than a few hours
to build? One that is heavy, lethal and sounds amazing! When I am not building
little stompboxes these are the tube projects I am working on...
Tweed Deluxe
Build
A sweet simple little tone machine!
Three knobs and a whole lotta amp. The building of a Tweed Deluxe, the
predecessor of the Blackface Deluxe Reverb.
"Top Drive" Another 12AU7 Pre-amp
Another 12Au7 pre-amp design. This time with ideas coming from
classic Vox and Dumble amplifiers.
A serious tone machine
with tones of punch. More features with improved PSU and more
external switching than "The Hood".
"The Hood" A
Custom Pre-amp
Design
A custom designed and built pre-amplifier. Two dual triode 12AU7
tubes, low-voltage pre-amp. Complete with external bypass system.
- Trinity 18 Watt
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A custom built 18W amplifier. Chassis, turret board and
transformers bought through local amp company Trinity Amps.
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- Deluxe Reverb
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The building of an old school style Deluxe Reverb amplifier. A 112
combo amp built to "blackface" specs.
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- Vibro Champ
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The first ever amp I built. A Vibro Champ, a simple single ended 5W
amp with a few of my own mods thrown in here and there.
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- Valve Jr. Modding I
- How can you not like an all tube amp that sells for approx $150? Super
fun and easy to mod, and you get great results. Check out my hackery of this little amp.
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- Valve Jr. Modding II
(Vibey!)
- Another Valve Jr. modifying experience. This one had an extra 12AX7 to
add a tremolo effect to the amp. The idea was to make the like an old Gibson
combo amp of the 1940's.
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