the build it yourself thread:

[KILLER-WATTS]

I've built a few FX pedals , the most recent was a BYOC digital delay and it works and sounds great , it has more of a warm analog sound to it . It's a satisfying feeling to build something and have it work

 

[diesect20022000]

i built a 2x12 with two greenbacks weighing in at 80lbs (36kg) :eek2:.



cost me the speakers, wire, jacks, handles, feet/bumpers, and some time.
i'm swapping the greenbacks for higher wattage speakers.
cranked my 2204 puts out around 90W:Ohno: i cooked one greenback very quickly.

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with the help of my brother TradAmpGuy we built a 1Wattish FireFly (self split push-pull).

it sounds like a cranked Marshall at bedroom levels. lots of crunchy goodness. i freakin love this amp.
i want to fix/mod my JCM 2204. it sounds stale compared to the FireFly.
maybe a PPIMV

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i swapped out the dirty Op-amps for some Hi-Fi ones in my GE-7 EQ.
also swapped 7 capacitors to help with tone while on, as well as buffered.
now instead of a hiss box, i have a pedal i can actually use!

next build is a Echoplex pre-amp stomp box

I want one A fire fly with someboost and tight switches and such would be sweet:naughty"

 

[impetus maximus]

how good are your with a soldering iron diesect? the schematic for it is here.
note the output legs are wrong. it is 2&4 NOT 2&5! for 8ohm output and 1&4 for 16ohm (15).
if your not good with an iron i could possibly help you via PM

i ditched C8 as many complained it made the amp dark. also i like a .022 for
a coupling capacitor (C2) vs the stock .0022. the .0022 had no bottom end when
the boost (V1) was enabled. now it sounds huge and crunchalicious

 

[thrawn86]

This is pretty much all I've done.......convert the 401 to a head instead of a combo. Had my father in law spray it with Rhino Lining. I fashioned the upper rear grille to the front, lower rear grille to the back, and appointed it with some chrome. The chain is a bit much, but gives it an aggressive appearance.

Added ports for extra ventilation and for access to the bias points and trimpot (Marshall should have been emasculated for this one!):

 

[diesect20022000]

how good are your with a soldering iron diesect? the schematic for it is here.
note the output legs are wrong. it is 2&4 NOT 2&5! for 8ohm output and 1&4 for 16ohm (15).
if your not good with an iron i could possibly help you via PM

i ditched C8 as many complained it made the amp dark. also i like a .022 for
a coupling capacitor (C2) vs the stock .0022. the .0022 had no bottom end when
the boost (V1) was enabled. now it sounds huge and crunchalicious

i'm more apt to mod or repair but, if i get the money i may do that I would LOVE that.

I'm in horrid health too so a lot of times i can't even work on my own amps. something that small is more plausible though for sure. I've been thinking about moding my VOX NT mini. and once my warranty's up i may tinker with the new H&K tubemeister to add some pick attack brightness and add a hi pass filter or something.

 

[impetus maximus]

thrawn86 that just kicks ass! nice job man
looks like it's ready for next years apocalypse. ROCK ON!

 

[thrawn86]

Lols, thanks. I try not to shove it in everyone's face, but it did turn out pretty killer.

 

[diesect20022000]

Lols, thanks. I try not to shove it in everyone's face, but it did turn out pretty killer.

i'd love one too. I don't have the tools to make it that cool

 

[thrawn86]

I did everything with either a jigsaw, handsaw, palm sander or drill. However, shooting the material onto the box does take the specialized equipment. if I ever do it again, I'll do something different probably.

 

[diesect20022000]

I did everything with either a jigsaw, handsaw, palm sander or drill. However, shooting the material onto the box does take the specialized equipment. if I ever do it again, I'll do something different probably.

yeah i don't have any of those tools,lol. Yeah i understand that. I'm seriously thnking about that fire fly^

 

[Hollowbody]

Do effects pedal kits count??

Otherwise I built this cab for an epiphone amp. I also made the rectangle one underneath it for a different amp. I had modded the epiphone, just some caps and a bigger OT.

I also made a couple of pedalboards. They are sprayed with rhino lining like Thrawn's amp.

The bottom cab was for this amp.

I think I posted some of this on another thread a long time ago.

 

[diesect20022000]

Do effects pedal kits count??

Otherwise I built this cab for an epiphone amp. I also made the rectangle one underneath it for a different amp. I had modded the epiphone, just some caps and a bigger OT.

I also made a couple of pedalboards. They are sprayed with rhino lining like Thrawn's amp.

The bottom cab was for this amp.

I think I posted some of this on another thread a long time ago.

yeah! Why not man? I'd count ANYTHING someone put any thought or time into with regard to their rigs including their setup honestly. building a rig in general.

I'm a gear NUT so i love this stuff.

 

[Hollowbody]

Well then, here are some shots of pedal kits that I have done. I modded a couple, simple stuff like changing a cap value for more low end or a resistor for more or less gain.

An idea sketch of the pedalboard and some of the process.

...and this before I got a wild hair up my tail and cut the corner off the cab.

 

[HOT TUBES 70]

Hollowbody ! ... you build some nice stuff !!!

 

[diesect20022000]

Hollowbody ! ... you build some nice stuff !!!

werd!

 

[Hollowbody]

Thanks guys I really appreciate it.

 

[johnfv]

I really like the curved 2 tier pedal boards!

 

[HOT TUBES 70]

I really like the curved 2 tier pedal boards!

+1

 

[SmokeyDopey]

I love that chain handle

 

[lucidspoon]

Now that I think about it, back when I was about 15 or 16, I pulled apart a pair of old walkie-talkies and rewired them to work as a wireless system for my guitar. It worked and actually created kind of a cool lo-fi effect.