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Permalink Reply by Bufo Bill on March 4, 2015 at 12:56pm

Thanks mate, I reckon I'll give it a go. Is a preamp something I can build myself? Or if you have a recommended model I'd love to here opinions on that too.
All the best from Bill. :D

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Permalink Reply by Bufo Bill on March 4, 2015 at 2:38pm

I saw this Guitar Fuel Tone Monster SBK2 internal preamp kit and wondered if I removed the balance pot and soldered a guitar jack on, if it would fit in a cigar box shell and do the trick?
All the best from Bill. :D

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Permalink Reply by Bufo Bill on March 4, 2015 at 2:42pm

Link.
http://m.ebay.com/itm/181677579470?_mwBanner=1

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Permalink Reply by Slowpaw Steve T on March 4, 2015 at 9:34pm

guitar amp technology and hifi technology are completely different animals - don't attempt to play your guitar directly into the hifi amp otherwise you'll "blow" it, you could run the guitar into your computer using a suitable unit then run a line out from your soundcard into the amp as an "aux", but keep the levels well down ..

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Permalink Reply by Michael Fred Johnson on March 5, 2015 at 12:54am

Have played my CBG's through my 1970's Pioneer SX-434 receiver without any problems

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Permalink Reply by Bufo Bill on March 5, 2015 at 1:30am

Hmm, not sure what to do. The speaker has its own power cable, so maybe a little preamp like above would run things okay? I presume any parts added like jacks need to be grounded to the volume pot as well?
All the best from Bill. :D

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Permalink Reply by robert jones on March 5, 2015 at 3:57am

When in doubt stop and think one step at a time.

Q: Do I need a separate preamp?

A: HiFi system has microphone inputs so the answer is no.

Q: Will this particular HIFi handle direct input from a CBG?

A: Depends on the type of mic it's designed to accommodate. Research the system specs to determine    answer. (Chances are the HiFi was designed for dynamic mic input so the answer is likely to be yes.)

Q: Are guitar amps and HiFi amps entirely different animals?

A: Well one is portable.

Q: Will plugging a guitar directly into a HiFi system "blow it".

A: Depends on how much liquor has been supplied beforehand. Again research the particular HiFi system. I owned an old Westinghouse console system that had an input labeled "instrument", same input worked with dynamic mics also.

Q: Should I add a jack or other parts to a cherished vintage HiFi system? F*** NO!

A: Make a cable with guitar plug on one end and RCA plug on the other.

Q: Should I be concerned about the old paper speakers?

A: Somewhat, make certain not to overdrive them and keep a bit of varnish on hand to repair tears should any occur. Knick the wife's nail polish in emergency, comes with it's own little application brush.

Basically use a common sense approach: don't buy anything or make alterations until the background research has been done.

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Permalink Reply by Bufo Bill on March 5, 2015 at 4:09am

Thanks Robert that's very helpful.

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Permalink Reply by robert jones on March 5, 2015 at 4:20am

Not a problem.

If you have difficulty finding the specs on your HiFi I'll help search. Post the brand, model number, serial number if applicable, and a photo of the HiFi.

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Permalink Reply by Bufo Bill on March 6, 2015 at 10:31am

Tried it out today with a borrowed preamp (signal boost and effects too). It sounded good. Very very good. "I could buy a cheap preamp," I thought, "but it would be way cooler to build one!"
So that's project number three to get started on!
All the best from Bill. :D

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Permalink Reply by Bufo Bill on March 6, 2015 at 11:37am

Ha ha! Yes, I'm describing this phase of my hobby as "The disease takes hold"!
Thanks to everyone who contributed to this discussion.
All the best from Bill. :D

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