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lawn mower battery power sourceHi all,I want to use a lawn mower battery to run my amps. the power source that came with the amp is rated for 12 volts at 600 Ma. If I sen… Started by Sonny Wentling |
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Apr 19, 2010 Reply by Alan Roberts |
All the gear no ideaHi folks ive got a problem. Iwant to build me small cbg amp run by 9 volts and a simple amp kit i bought from maplins. ive got a nice looki… Started by HERMIT |
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Mar 8, 2010 Reply by smojo |
best location for a pickup in a simple CBG?I ran a simple piezo transducer in my first CBG, and glued it onto the inside of the bottom of the box. I'm wondering if the pickup is bet… Started by Ryan Adams |
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Mar 8, 2010 Reply by Ryan Adams |
preamp circuit wheres the input for pickup?Started by Sonny Wentling |
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Feb 16, 2010 Reply by David L. |
jacks pots and switchesit seems as though everywhere I look the stems on jacks pots and switches are too short to fit through the box and get the nut on. Is it ju… Started by Sonny Wentling |
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Feb 8, 2010 Reply by RL Mott |
Background hummingHi, I have just purchased a used Maniac guitar amp, it works fine except it has a constant background humm, even with nothing plugged into… Started by Peter Taylor |
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Jan 31, 2010 Reply by Peter Taylor |
metal ampso i made this portable mini amp , the chassis is metal so i call it the metal amp . it runs off batteries or an ac adapter . it has built… Started by petey twofinger |
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Jan 7, 2010 Reply by chris ekelman |
perf boardAnyone know where a person can buy cheap perfboard. Seems every place I check the shipping is a killer sometimes 3X as much as the cost of… Started by Sonny Wentling |
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Jan 4, 2010 Reply by Sonny Wentling |
first go at volume tone pot so what pickup is best?I was wanting to wire in a volume and tone control, I have bought the basic pots, but have not bought a pickup. I have looked at some humba… Started by Mungo Park |
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Dec 20, 2009 Reply by Mungo Park |
Volume ControlI've been using the standard RS piezos in my guitars, and I'm wondering if I can wire in a volume control with any success. Comments? Diagr… Started by Mark Werner |
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Apr 13, 2009 Reply by Mark Werner |
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Are Pre-fabbed LM386 Moduals Worth Trying?
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Powered sub to amp ??
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Amp and speaker INSIDE the guitar?
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trying to hack an old valve radio, into a guitar amp,
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