Anyone ever built an amp?

[lame guitarist]

just ordered myself a build your own amp kit! a marshall plexi clone. looks not bad and i will probably put a few extras in to it!

http://www.tubeampdoctor.com/product...oducts_id=1323

anyone else ever done one of these?

[Eriatarka]

Yup, I built a little 5w Class A head.

[lame guitarist]

Was that from a kit? how did you find it and how long did it take you?

[sonhenry]

Not one of those, but I built a Fender tweed deluxe and a 59 bassman knock-off that I wired with a marshall power section, rather than 6L6's. It's a pretty killer amp.

[Eriatarka]

Yeah, it's a kit. Took me about a week. Was easy enough... and I know nothing about electronics or any of that shizzle. Was good fun and it sounds grand

[doobie]

yeah i built an 18watt amp using a kit from Amp Maker - Guitar amp kits and valve / tube amplifier components.
took me 3 days of full-on-solid-do-nothing-else electrical geekery to finish it.
i built the 2x12 open back cab about a year later, real nice amp sounding amp although i rarely use it!!

[Huw]

Originally Posted by Eriatarka

Yeah, it's a kit. Took me about a week. Was easy enough... and I know nothing about electronics or any of that shizzle. Was good fun and it sounds grand

Where did you get the kit from? and is all you need basic soldering capabilities and the instructions?

[Eriatarka]

Same place as the guy above. I rarely use it either

[doobie]

Originally Posted by Eriatarka

I rarely use it either

glad i'm not the only one!! i never apreciated master volume, twin footswitchable channels, high and low tone controls until i built mine!!

was definatly worth it though...............