"never used shielding tape because i've never had any interferance problem's, i've plenty of alloy tape (what lagger's use) if i ever have any problem's in the future, "
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light bulb attenuator,, anyone built one, ??
Started Jul 5, 2012 0 Replies 0 Likes
bought an epiphone electar 10watt valve amp, it's a bit loud for home use, i like it maxed out, to get that overdriven valve sound, heard about a simple & cheap attenuator, a car light bulb in…Continue
amp + multiple speaker question,???
Started this discussion. Last reply by GARAGE HERMIT Jan 18, 2012. 17 Replies 0 Likes
just wondering what would be the best combination of speaker's to go with this amp, in term's of quality of sound,i've got a peavey transtube 15 watt 4 ohm amp, no speaker with it, just the amp…Continue
4 x 6" speaker cab, how do i wire it, ?????
Started this discussion. Last reply by GARAGE HERMIT Feb 8, 2011. 2 Replies 0 Likes
i've four 6" speaker's, 2 are 4 ohm and 2 are 2 ohm, i also have a 7" 4 ohm sub-woofer, plus 2- 6 ohm 2" tweeter's, thinking i might make a speaker cab-stack for them, how would i wire them all up to…Continue
speaker question, this one ok for cbg amp, ??
Started this discussion. Last reply by Vagabanjo Jan 11, 2011. 10 Replies 0 Likes
found this speaker 8", it was out of a boombox/sub-woofer, wondering if it would work ok with an amp i plan to build, thing is it's a 2-channel speaker, it has 4-connection's on the speaker, 2 each…Continue
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GARAGE HERMIT replied to Joseph Andrew Devine's discussion I went out on a limb and built one. in the group 6 string CBG'sGARAGE HERMIT replied to Joseph Andrew Devine's discussion I went out on a limb and built one. in the group 6 string CBG's"i cant see any pic's,?
i buy all my pot's etc off ebay, some new some second hand, but usually i buy old cheap electric guitar's and use all the part's, then sell whatever's left, work's out cheaper, for me anyway,…"
GARAGE HERMIT replied to Loco's discussion Attaching a electric guitar neck to box? in the group 6 string CBG's"look at my pic's , might give you some idea's,"
GARAGE HERMIT replied to Loco's discussion Cigar box size for a 6 stringer? in the group 6 string CBG's"24 1/2" (what i usually use) scale length you'll need a box atleast 12" long,"
GARAGE HERMIT replied to Joseph Andrew Devine's discussion I went out on a limb and built one. in the group 6 string CBG's"and the question's are,??"
GARAGE HERMIT replied to Kevin O'Connor's discussion My First 6 String in the group 6 string CBG's"non adjustable truss-rod, either round or square steel or aluminium tube, glued in solidly, i've used alloy round tube before, work's fine, probably all down to the wood you use for the neck, but i would'nt like to put…"
eric gittins replied to GARAGE HERMIT's discussion trying to hack an old valve radio, into a guitar amp, in the group It Goes To 11"is the hum 50hz or 100hz? 50 is filament, 100 is from rectified B+ supply.
i imagine that your 15" speaker would happily go down to 50Hz, a smaller 6" may not. does the hum go away with as smaller speaker?
input jack isolated…"
GARAGE HERMIT replied to GARAGE HERMIT's discussion trying to hack an old valve radio, into a guitar amp, in the group It Goes To 11"well, finished wiring it up, damn hum is still there at anything above 3/4 volume, put the 100 ohm resistor's on to pin 8 of the 6V6, moved the volume earth too, think i'll try another volume pot as this old one i'm using is a…"
eric gittins replied to GARAGE HERMIT's discussion trying to hack an old valve radio, into a guitar amp, in the group It Goes To 11"yes, still run the the two 100 ohm resistors from either side of the 6.3v winding, and run a wire from where they join together to pin 8 of the 6v6.
some early amp designs ran one leg of the filament supply to the chassis, and then had to run just…"
GARAGE HERMIT replied to GARAGE HERMIT's discussion trying to hack an old valve radio, into a guitar amp, in the group It Goes To 11"top tip's eric, thank's,
the artificial CT, does it go to pin 8 on the 6V6GT, if floating the CT there is better than just earthing it to the chassis, i might as well do it now while i'm wiring it up,
that valvewizard certianly…"
eric gittins replied to GARAGE HERMIT's discussion trying to hack an old valve radio, into a guitar amp, in the group It Goes To 11"wow, all change.
your signal ground shouldn't earth to the chassis at the input jack end, only at the other end after the 8uf cap node of the 6v6 screen.
run the input jack earth straight to the earth bus, not via the volume pot…"
GARAGE HERMIT replied to GARAGE HERMIT's discussion trying to hack an old valve radio, into a guitar amp, in the group It Goes To 11"the transformer i'm using has'nt a dedicated CT for the 5v and 6.3v heater's, just the factory hard wired CT shown in the pic, would i have to use a false CT on both the 5v & 6.3v output's,?,
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GARAGE HERMIT replied to GARAGE HERMIT's discussion trying to hack an old valve radio, into a guitar amp, in the group It Goes To 11"here's the grounding system i was thinking of using, can you see any problem with them,?.
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GARAGE HERMIT replied to GARAGE HERMIT's discussion trying to hack an old valve radio, into a guitar amp, in the group It Goes To 11"well, messed about with it for a bit, still got some hum, so i've gutted it and decided to use the s/s chassis that was in it, made a smaller tag board to fit, and moved the OT transformer to get everything to fit,
going to do the same…"
eric gittins replied to GARAGE HERMIT's discussion trying to hack an old valve radio, into a guitar amp, in the group It Goes To 11"the blackface viboverb is famous as the stevie ray vaughn amp. it came first with 2 x 10" speakers, then a single 15". SRV's were seriously modded, and there's heaps of stuff on the net about them.
not really a simple amp…"
GARAGE HERMIT replied to GARAGE HERMIT's discussion trying to hack an old valve radio, into a guitar amp, in the group It Goes To 11"thank's eric for that detailed answer, i'll do the change's to the earthing asap, i've some aluminium tape i could use to sheild it too, not bragging but i've 2 of the G15's, bought them a few year's ago for no…"
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- At 4:08pm on July 11, 2011,
bob maddison said… Paul,
been out and about for a week so apologies for delay. British Forces Post Office only allow shipment of shoe box size and less than 2kg. I think you would find it difficult to ship a CBG to theatre.
Bob
- At 4:19pm on April 21, 2011,
Johno said… - Cheers buddy, thats really good of you.no doubt ile be in touch soon :) Thanks again,,Johno.
- At 5:11pm on April 20, 2011, Johno said…
- Thanks for gettin back to me & your comments on my git fiddle :) My son has claimed it as his own, hes in a band & is booked to support a tour for hayseed dixie ! so thats fair enough for me. I will have a go at building a viotar asap. ok to message you if i get stuck? :)
- At 8:35am on April 19, 2011, Johno said…
- Hello, VIOTAR ! what a great idea. did you finish it? did it sound ok? was it a difficult build?
ive got a million questions!! hehe
- At 6:30am on December 29, 2010,
Barry Faulkner said… - Hi there, about my lapsteel, the fretboard is made of perspex & the frets are strips of signwriters sticky vinyl, nice & easy to cut. Some groovy photos of your work here, looks great. I think I will learn a lot from this website, thanks for your interest, regards Barry Faulkner
- At 6:01pm on November 9, 2010,
beStillroy said… - You Got Some Good Lookin' "Shots" Mate.
Cool.
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