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I built this a couple months ago and realized I’ve never done a build report on any builds so I figured I’d contribute SOMETHING to the...

At least for me, I have greater expectations with more expensive items—pretty much with anything. And no matter where it falls on the...

I saw a couple reviews that noted remarkably nice fretwork for a guitar this cheap. Fret ends are super smooth and polish seems nice...

@cooder I see several EF86/6267 tubes up there. Do you have an old Vox or newer production amp that uses them?

Id pay for a faceplate for each build. Maybe PPCB and AmplifyFun could go in together on this.

Edit March 12, 2026. I opened this thing up and put in the correct 1.8 Zener diodes and it really tightened things up; no more flub...

@Erik S Looks sweet! Any initial setup problems such as high frets or sharp fret end? I’ve never even played a jazzmaster much less a...

I did! Three days after I posted this, a used one of the Jet jj350s I was lusting after was posted on reverb for $329 and I snatched it...

Honestly I've always been underwhelmed with anything in the main stage(s) by anything other than a 12AX7. It always sounds like it's a...

Have you tried 6V6’s in your Tweaker? May be just the change you’re looking for. Moving away from the EL84 chime into a more Deluxe...

I agree for the most part. Of course it’s all amp dependent. As for some pedal preamps that’s a whole different story. In several...

No but I’ll be trying some KT-77’s next! Not sure how much different they’ll be from the 6CA7’s but I’ve read and heard enough to pique...

Good stuff! May have found my new best friend lol. Yours looks a lot more classy!

Did you use the standard PPCB board for your build?

Miss your demos. I was listening to one the other day, forgot which one, you were playing the goldtop with P90’s and that thing sounded...