Greetings from Central Texas

[DrRogersA]

Greetings, everyone.  I figured I should introduce myself before jumping into the other forums to ask questions (which will indeed be forthcoming).

I'm primarily a classical musician, focusing on classical piano, which I have played since age three and still teach.  I also play and teach two styles of five-string banjo.

I first got into electric guitar through the blues.  I don't particularly care for rock music, to be honest (sacrilege, I know).  I love playing around with different tones.  I mostly play fiddle tunes and traditional songs on the guitar (Appalachian and Texas old time, Irish, Scottish, and English).  I built pedals off an on for several years, and always wanted to try my hand at amplifiers.  I finally took the plunge last year and I'm afraid I'm hooked.

I have built the following amps so far:

• Princeton 5F2-A
• RobRob Deluxe 5E3
• 18W SuperLite
• RobRob JCM800 Micro
• RobRob JTM45 Micro

I'm currently working on a Trainwreck Express and planning on rebuilidng the 18W SuperLite and maybe Deluxe.  I have an Overdrive Special chassis and set of ODS boards sitting around - one day I may work up the courage to build those.

I have a strong background in engineering (a PhD for what it's worth), but my shaky, arthritic hands aren't so good at soldering.  But I intend to soldier on...

Regards,

Austin Rogers, PhD

[EL34]

Welcome to the Hoffman Amps forum

There are many different boards on this forum for different topics.

The Tube Amp Building - Tweaks - Repairs board is where you can post amp questions.

That board is listed here.
https://el34world.com/Forum/index.php?board=13.0

Thanks,
Doug Hoffman