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Vintage Radio Guitar Amps ~Converted & Amp Kits~

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This is the group for Lo-Watt Rock & Blues.

Here is the place to post photos and information on how to convert vintage electronics into awesome sounding and really cool guitar amps.

I am not an expert at amps or electronics, I have dabbled off and on over the years and lately really finding my interest growing in the subject and have decided to put this group together for the more experienced people to join and teach us all...also a place to organize the info found on this site.

if you would like to study this topic more

visit the website

http://radio-guitar-amps.blogspot.com/

Here is an example of the great tone that can be found in a old radio.

there are several directions you can go in this area of amplification, you can hack and convert the existing electronics,(provided the radio still works) or you can convert new cigar box guitar amp kits that are for sale and just use the nifty 50's radio bodies for that awesome retro look and feel....They will match your cigar box guitar and really are a joy to play!

also Amp kits are a great way for the novice to join!

anyone can do it, give it a try, you'll never play name brand again!

Website: http://radio-guitar-amps.com/
Location: 3-string-guitar.com
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Comment by colin mcgrath on April 25, 2012 at 8:37am: thanks Eric, I will be studying that soon.

Comment by eric gittins on April 25, 2012 at 12:54am: sounds to me like that would make a top amp for harp or cigarbox!

tube amps run on lethal voltages, so be careful though. i recomend having a read through the theory article on the AX84 website. when you understand a bit about how they work, you should be able to find your way around the layout of your phonograph, to know where to jump in.

http://www.ax84.com/p1.html

if you have a model number, you may be able to find a schematic here.

Comment by colin mcgrath on April 24, 2012 at 12:51pm: okay, have you ever hacked on one? I am thinking it might make a cool harp amp.

Comment by BeetleJuice! on April 24, 2012 at 12:17pm: Airline was products for sale in Montgomery Wards, its the same as silvertone

Comment by colin mcgrath on April 24, 2012 at 11:55am: I have a question, not about an old radio, but an old suitcase 78 player with mono speaker and tube setup. The tubes have airline on them. There are no other markings. Does anyone here have info on these. I tried the search engine but got very little from it. It seems Airline had some phonographs out there, some look like mine...anyway.

Comment by Barry Potter on April 12, 2012 at 5:45pm: That red radio is beautiful.

Comment by Tom Caneschi aka TC on April 10, 2012 at 9:57pm: That's retro red n white and cool looking ....

Comment by BeetleJuice! on April 10, 2012 at 9:54am: Ebay...Just 9 bucks!...would make a cool amp!

Comment by Corbie on April 8, 2012 at 9:06pm: Nice hack....... can't be to much inside..... do you have a picture?

Comment by Tom Caneschi aka TC on April 8, 2012 at 11:51am: Found this Thomas AM FM Tape player radio on ebay still in the box

unassembled ... hacked into the tape head wires... sounds really deep ...