Now about that cigar box amp ...

WARNING: That's an old style AC/DC amp , sure it's cheap to make but Deadly Voltages may be present on the chassis making it totally unsafe to handle ... Nice to look at but may be the last amp you ever play ...

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Permalink Reply by Tim on November 4, 2009 at 9:29am

did i miss something?

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Permalink Reply by Tres Seaver on November 4, 2009 at 9:32am

I think StarGeezers is referring to the new PDF on the free plans page.

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Permalink Reply by StarGeezers on November 4, 2009 at 9:37am

Yep, that's the one ...

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Permalink Reply by Tim on November 4, 2009 at 9:40am

just use a three prong cord and you will be ok

just looked up a little info thats a pretty cool little tube right there it has the rectfire built in.

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Permalink Reply by Tim on November 4, 2009 at 10:39am

did alittle more looking and found this http://www.antiqueradios.com/forums/viewtopic.php?t=74898&postd...

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Permalink Reply by StarGeezers on November 5, 2009 at 1:43am

I passed this circuit around the guitar amp forum ...this was one response... Quote: "We'd still need a preamp tube though. And I'm not sure we'd be happy with the "vintage hum" from a half-wave rectifier. Never mind the safety issues that come with taking power straight off the mains. "
If you want a simple GUITAR amp , there is one being developed at Wattkins.com ...easy to build ,uses old vintage tubes(2) , and costs 100USD... and SAFE too... I built one , and I LIKE it !!! If anyone is interested , I'll post a link ...

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Permalink Reply by Andy Estabrooks on November 5, 2009 at 2:10am

Yes, Please post!

StarGeezers said:

I passed this circuit around the guitar amp forum ...this was one response... Quote: "We'd still need a preamp tube though. And I'm not sure we'd be happy with the "vintage hum" from a half-wave rectifier. Never mind the safety issues that come with taking power straight off the mains. "
If you want a simple GUITAR amp , there is one being developed at Wattkins.com ...easy to build ,uses old vintage tubes(2) , and costs 100USD... and SAFE too... I built one , and I LIKE it !!! If anyone is interested , I'll post a link ...