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Crosely portable record player question
Posted on March 2, 2013 at 6:49am 1 Comment 0 Likes
Can I hack. A crosley portable record player into a guitar amp? It's a newer one with a USB input its not vintage but it looks cool. If so how could I. The volume pot like you do with the old radios
help radio guitar amp conversion
Posted on February 26, 2013 at 3:44am 3 Comments 0 Likes
The radio I have has 3 lugs on the volume pot a blue wire thatgoes from the volume pot to the circuit board. A red wire that goes from the circuit board to the volume pot then from the volume pot to the tone and a yellow wire that does the same. I posted before and you guys said that the volume pot is where I have to work the problem I'm having is I've tried cutting a guitar cord and touching the circuit board where the volume wires lead nd got no guitar amplificatio. Then I tried it to the… Continue
Help with radio to guitar amp conversion
Posted on February 26, 2013 at 3:16am 1 Comment 0 Likes
has 3 has 3 lugs the wire to th to the lugs are yellow b are yellow blue and red the volume pot to the tone pot I don't know what to do I tried everything
How to hack a old airline radio for guitar amp
Posted on February 24, 2013 at 6:44am 4 Comments 1 Like
I have an old airline am radio from the early 70's I can't figure out where to put the guitars input jack. Do I cut the volume pot and attach the jack there? I tried touching the circuit board but nothing please help
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Building with vintage paper/pressed board cigar boxes.
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Hey Gregory,scroll down, U have to watch da videos on da page,they show U how to convert them into amps, it's easy