Recent content by HamishR

The kits are handy because you get everything included. When ordering parts for an amp build it's easy to forget some wire, or some particular screws you need for something. If you're building a plexi style amp then Valve Storm are wonderful - they seem to be an offshoot of the defunct kit...

Holden stopped making cars here a while ago. Same with Ford and Mitsubishi. You can still buy Ford and Mitsubishi but I don't think any are built here any more. Holden just doesn't exist. It was just General Motors anyway - nothing particularly Australian about them. Holden was a coach builder...

Random observations: - So far I haven't seen any magic diodes. Has he missed out on magic diodes? - There is indeed a market for ridiculously expensive TS pedals. Just look at Vemuram etc. - this is where AI is leading us - yay. Spend all the money on servers, not health care or decent wages...

It's never something straightforward, is it?? Thanks Chuck. I still don't understand half of what you say but the bits I have used have improved my pedals immeasurably.

Clean! It's almost as if you have done this before! If you're using 125 sized enclosures you don't really need to use Lumbergs. I try to use Switchcraft jacks wherever possible but the Lumbergs are good for 1590B builds for top jacks, which is predominantly what I do. I generally solder the hot...

Just be glad it's not in horizontal format I guess.

MMmmm .... Sorbet. Before we had aircon I used to make a lot of lemon sorbet to try to keep us cool in summer. I used an old recipe from my mum. I reduced the amount of sugar significantly and used more lemon juice. Sooo good. The difference in sound was enough to make me think I must have done...

FWIW The specified drain voltages worked perfectly in my first build but in my second I found the sound was a little squeezed - maybe a bit too scooped. To me it sounded like the transistors were biased too high. Reducing the bias voltage a little brought the newer one to life. I assume it's...

My dad took me to see that movie when it first came out. The entire cinema was a mess during that scene. The only time I have seen an audience laugh harder was when seeing Spike Milligan live. And he has a cameo in the Life of Brian. And now I have to try this pedal.

Sorry.

BTW this looks interesting: https://robrobinette.com/5E3_Point-to-Point.htm

Having built quite a few amps my favourites for small would be the 5E3 Deluxe and 5F11 Vibrolux (with a 12" speaker). I've built a tweed Champ with a 12" speaker and it sounded good but to me it also sounded kinda small - Even with pedals it didn't sound as good as the Deluxe or Vibrolux. A...

I would think that the Basic Audio Alter Destiny would be able to achieve that kinda sound without too much trouble. It's easily my favourite Muff style pedal. I have a schematic and a Vero layout if you can build on Vero. It's a low gain Muff with bass, mids and treble controls. Most Muffs will...

Ha! Same here! I have built lots of guitar amps and would love to still be able to afford to do so. There are quite a few guys in my town who play my amps. I have never built for profit - only for fun. And as a result I have become quite an amp snob! Once you hear what a good amp can sound...

Oh yeah I've built a few! I quite like this one. Here's the schematic. I haven't changed that much. I'm sure I could have done some things better but I have made this, it works, and I like the sound. I'm not an expert and I don't intend to go into production. I do this for fun and if someone...