Author Topic: Show me your proudest builds (Read 50144 times)

escopunk · « **on:** August 29, 2010, 10:22:13 pm »

Hi,

New around here and I am a fellow builder and player. I would like to see the work people are the most proud of.

BrainTM

bluesbear · « **Reply #1 on:** August 29, 2010, 11:11:16 pm »

Okay, here's one. I built it for my son and I was just over at his house playing through it this afternoon. It's a Marshall plexi clone with a master volume, an Allen style raw control, and a Hoffman Hot Switch with pre and post controls.
I have others I like as well, particularly since I don't use anything over 20 watts, but I have a picture handy for this one.
Dave

Iannone · « **Reply #2 on:** August 29, 2010, 11:18:50 pm »

10W, SE amp, through a KT77.

tubenit · « **Reply #3 on:** August 30, 2010, 06:04:05 am »

Tweed Overdrive Special with clean & overdrive channels. OD has triode into 5879. 5881's Probably about 17watts

Carolina Overdrive Special with clean & overdrive channels. OD has triode into 5879. 6L6's Probably about 23 watts. This is similar to the Tweed Overdrive but uses a Dumblish type tone stack.

Tweed OD Lite with reverb with clean and OD. OD has only a 5879. 6V6's Probably around 14 watts.

Tele's are hollow bodies with no "f" holes.

With respect, Tubenit

phsyconoodler · « **Reply #4 on:** August 30, 2010, 10:19:21 am »

My Overdrive Rocket in suede is one of my best.
50 watts,two channel,footswitching channels and preamp boost.6L6 power tubes.NOS paper in oil coupling caps.

JayB · « **Reply #5 on:** August 30, 2010, 10:41:15 am »

My two channel blues machine. Does a nice hard rock tone also.

JayB · « **Reply #6 on:** August 30, 2010, 10:44:18 am »

And my two channel metal amp.

TIMBO · « **Reply #7 on:** August 30, 2010, 01:39:23 pm »

Here's my first build. i plan to do some further mods soon. Timbo

jojokeo · « **Reply #8 on:** August 30, 2010, 03:08:10 pm »

Maybe not the prettiest or the most controls I have on an amp but was one of the first designed entirely on my own. The Sheriff was my take on a single 12 combo lower powered JCM800 w/ 6V6s. It has an extra gain stage, switched presence, cathode or fixed bias, pentode/triode mode, send/return, variable line out @ 15 - 18 watts.

Bierschinken · « **Reply #9 on:** August 30, 2010, 03:23:27 pm »

At the Moment it�s this beast which is played a lot on stage so it is heard by lots of people and therefore my "proudest built"

3 Channels, Clean (boostable to crunchy tones), Crunch (boostable to 80ies Metal), Lead, serial Loop, 2x KT66.

- Swen

bnwitt · « **Reply #10 on:** August 30, 2010, 03:38:55 pm »

I was kind of proud of my Cherry front Komet 60 build. But alas, it was too loud for me.

ampgeek · « **Reply #11 on:** August 30, 2010, 07:16:05 pm »

My very first one (ca 2005) but...still....the one that I am the most proud of.
All octal (5691 pre and PI) 5F6A in a curley maple cab with Weber Alnico Blue Dog and Silver Bell.
GREAT sounding amp that takes pedals extremely well. But..a total bear to tote around to gigs!

Dave O.

escopunk · « **Reply #12 on:** August 30, 2010, 08:36:23 pm »

OK, im in the right place!

TubeGeek · « **Reply #13 on:** August 30, 2010, 11:15:19 pm »

Here is my fav amp so far...I've had plenty of offers but I won't let it go.

5E3 Deluxe

jojokeo · « **Reply #14 on:** August 30, 2010, 11:47:56 pm »

One more creative re-design of a Tweed Deluxe. Only 1 set of Hi/Lo inputs and the other two used for Treb & Bass w/ push/pull pots. V1 switched for series/parallel, tone stack can be bypassed w/ slight low end filtration to keep it from becoming muddy, Vol & PPI MV, w/ switchable Presence in old tone position.

Fresh_Start · « **Reply #15 on:** August 31, 2010, 09:48:14 am »

Super Reverb clone/derivative. Hoffman-style bias vary tremolo. Standard Vibrato channel. Normal channel has Brown Vibroverb tone stack, reverb, tremolo, and numerous tweaks including guitar/harmonica switch instead of Bright switch. Two Weber 10A125 and two 10F150-T speakers. Mojo cab & chassis.

Visited the owner last week - he still loves it after playing it for a year. Hadn't turned it up past "6" yet though... so I plugged it into a Weber MiniMass and cranked it to 8.5. I love that power tube overdrive, but he's really happy with the clean tone.

Cheers,

Chip

tubenit · « **Reply #16 on:** August 31, 2010, 10:17:45 am »

Chip,

That's one of the best looking Fender clones I've seen! Chassis layout is just beautiful. Well done. I like your choice in speakers also.

With respect, Tubenit

zendragon63 · « **Reply #17 on:** August 31, 2010, 11:09:00 am »

I'll bite on this one because my proudest build was a struggle in both design and fine tuning. It started out dubbed as the 'Nirvana Project' last year that I built for a good friend/great guitar player and finished--if you can ever call a project finished--several months ago. Similar in topology to the *umble or TOS and runs either 2x6V6 or 5881s. Sporting a wormy maple cabinet. Too many knobs and weighs more than it should--but it does have a lot of tasty tonal options. And VVR. Ended up being a great amp to play but, oh the labor pains!

Regards.

dennis

phsyconoodler · « **Reply #18 on:** August 31, 2010, 12:50:29 pm »

:tongue9:

Wow! Nice hardwood cabinets guys!

navdave · « **Reply #19 on:** August 31, 2010, 02:00:41 pm »

Wow everyone's amps look killer!

Here's a couple of my builds a two channel dual eq beast and a 200 watt bass amp sportin Marshall Major clone iron from Heyboer.

Danskman · « **Reply #20 on:** August 31, 2010, 02:15:09 pm »

Men, these amps are great!
Respects,
Danskman

Boots Deville · « **Reply #21 on:** August 31, 2010, 03:11:07 pm »

Am I the only one building pink amps!?

archaos · « **Reply #22 on:** August 31, 2010, 03:26:56 pm »

AC30 TB w/o vib/trem channels

Madison · « **Reply #23 on:** September 01, 2010, 08:40:08 pm »

Here's a couple.
A Princeton.....sort of. MV, Bright switch, Dwell, tweak mods.

Madison · « **Reply #24 on:** September 01, 2010, 08:41:26 pm »

A standard 5E3.

Madison · « **Reply #25 on:** September 01, 2010, 08:44:28 pm »

And a 6V6 stout with the hot-switch on the front.Boost and NFB switches on the rear.That head was way cool in the tone dept.

bluesbear · « **Reply #26 on:** September 01, 2010, 10:47:45 pm »

I love the fact that with this many people, there is almost nothing in common between these amps. There are a hundred ways to thread this needle and they all work.
Great work, one and all!!
Dave

Fresh_Start · « **Reply #27 on:** September 02, 2010, 09:56:33 am »

These are all great to see. Dave's got a good point - there's a lot of individuality in all of these builds and that's really cool.

Madison - your amps are beautiful inside & out. I L-O-V-E that wood 5E3 cab :glasses9:

Cheers,

Chip

phsyconoodler · « **Reply #28 on:** September 02, 2010, 10:33:22 am »

How about a CRAZY build?

Want tone out the wazzou?

phsyconoodler · « **Reply #29 on:** September 02, 2010, 11:12:43 am »

Ah,what the heck!
Here's a set of twins that I'm proud of.

tubesornothing · « **Reply #30 on:** September 02, 2010, 11:15:30 am »

Now your talking - sweet! Phsyco, a couple of questions:

- how did you fasten the silver beading on the front baffle?
- how did you manufacture the chassis with the sloped face?

rzenc · « **Reply #31 on:** September 02, 2010, 11:26:55 am »

Orange preamp + Black Face Super Reverb from rev to P.I. and bias vary trem.
No faceplate yet on this pic.

Fresh_Start · « **Reply #32 on:** September 02, 2010, 12:03:15 pm »

Hey noodler, is that two amps in one cab in the top photo???

I love the style of those "twins". Very unique and cool.

Chip

phsyconoodler · « **Reply #33 on:** September 02, 2010, 12:30:21 pm »

Yeah it's two amps in one.One side with EL34's and the other with 6L6's.Sounds pretty wicked.

JayB · « **Reply #34 on:** September 02, 2010, 02:22:35 pm »

Quote from: phsyconoodler on September 02, 2010, 12:30:21 pm

Yeah it's two amps in one.One side with EL34's and the other with 6L6's.Sounds pretty wicked.

You definitely have the crazy build category wrapped up. Did you do a twin 2204 once?

jojokeo · « **Reply #35 on:** September 02, 2010, 03:31:46 pm »

Love the thread and the variety too! Very fun to see everybody's "hand" like in a poker game but much better since they're all hand-made pride & joy. I call these more than just great art, they're functional art. The best kind. You get to see, hear, feel, touch, play, and even smell and about the only sense you can't do is taste.

bigdaddy · « **Reply #36 on:** September 02, 2010, 05:57:47 pm »

This is when I was in shape and working out, well before my back went out. I was training for the golden gloves....

phsyconoodler · « **Reply #37 on:** September 02, 2010, 06:58:36 pm »

Wasn't that a hundred years ago?

Manufacture chassis? How about a sheet of aluminum and a hand brake!And a drill.
Yeah i did a dual 2204.It's still hurting people's eardrums to this day.The silver beading is an automotive trim and it's inserted into a CNC channel cut into the baffle.

tubesornothing · « **Reply #38 on:** September 02, 2010, 08:17:02 pm »

Quote from: bigdaddy on September 02, 2010, 05:57:47 pm

This is when I was in shape and working out, well before my back went out. I was training for the golden gloves....

Oh, I get it. All amp'd up. Give me the juice!

Madison · « **Reply #39 on:** September 02, 2010, 10:34:55 pm »

>>Madison - your amps are beautiful inside & out. I L-O-V-E that wood 5E3 cab

Thanks Chip.
Same back at ya.
It wouldn't have been possible this without THIS forum.
Great folks here.

Amazing builds.
Give me lots of hope to see how many great craftsmen there still are.

Peace.

Platefire · « **Reply #40 on:** September 03, 2010, 12:10:49 am »

I was happy the way the 5E3 variation head came out except I was still haveing problems with tweed glue bleed through.

simonallaway · « **Reply #41 on:** September 03, 2010, 08:25:00 am »

Quote from: Platefire on September 03, 2010, 12:10:49 am

I was happy the way the 5E3 variation head came out except I was still haveing problems with tweed glue bleed through.

Even though you've pointed it out, and the pictures are good, I can't see it myself.

If I ever get around to building my own 5E3 the cab will look much like yours. I think it's excellent.

Platefire · « **Reply #42 on:** September 03, 2010, 12:07:41 pm »

Thanks! I appreciate that! Even though it is a head, I wanted to capture some the the original tweed and grillcloth combo look with still yet a little bit of modern toutch/layout to boot. Plate

theundeadelvis · « **Reply #43 on:** September 03, 2010, 03:29:37 pm »

I have no business posting after some of these amazing amps, but here I go anyhow. Two 5E3's, one with a matching stand-alone verb.

phsyconoodler · « **Reply #44 on:** September 03, 2010, 05:49:17 pm »

Wow! Those look AMAZING! Very well done!!!!

theundeadelvis · « **Reply #45 on:** September 03, 2010, 10:48:19 pm »

Thanks man! That means a lot coming from someone with as impressive builds as yours!

Tone Junkie · « **Reply #46 on:** September 04, 2010, 12:02:05 am »

This is why i like this place you guys do great work. Bill

zendragon63 · « **Reply #47 on:** September 04, 2010, 12:38:18 am »

Wowser, I am humbled. Great work all. I am glad someone didn't bait us with our least proud build.

I have a few scary ones! Regards

dennis

bluesbear · « **Reply #48 on:** September 04, 2010, 06:52:03 am »

Well, I figured out the electronic part long before I got the cabinet and faceplate part. Some of my proudest builds are pretty sad looking. I'll get some shots together later... I'll be brave!
Dave

oldgitar335 · « **Reply #49 on:** September 04, 2010, 08:56:29 am »

hello all. this is my best and favorite gig amp. thanks to tubenit for the "blues amp" circuit.
Weber cab, chassis and Texas 15. Big sound from two 6v6 tubes. This forum is the
best tool on my bench. Thanks to all ! Oldgitar335

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