Guitar Amplifier Building - Front Control Wiring 1

[blueboar08]

where are you getting the components to build this?

[AGWStudios]

How many times does he say "uh"?

[SoundGarageTales]

@AGWStudios Couple of times - hehe. Sorry about it.

[kulaskahuna]

plas share the schematics diagram.

[hackerwacker4]

how much was this to make??

[SafeBassRanger]

try to clone a vox ac30.

[1213davido]

you should get helping hand to hold it in place

[Satchmoeddie]

I do a lot of repairs. The jig is a fabulous idea. KUDOS there. I prefer a dremel maybe with a rubber and fine abrasive at the the most. Pots get dirty in a professional environment. Forgive me as smoking was rampant in bars. That tobacco residue gets in the pots and switch contacts. You have some great advice, but a rigid ground? Your choice. I like to have easier access to when I need to do a repair. I have an ego, but I started doing this in about 1980 when a good friend/great guy was scammed

[guitarherofreak161]

You are very good whith making an amp but how much doas it cost when youre going to make an amp like this and how much time does it takes too make?

[12ax7mod]

great video .. absolutely ingenious idea for the jig!!!.. 

[Satchmoeddie]

I worked a an industrial electrician for 25 years and repaired my mom's old Supro rebuilding it after around 10,000 hours of use at age 13. I used a do-nut magnet around any holes we had to drill in hot equipment, and the magnet trick works well. I have done the alphabet of UK amps, US amps, German amps, tube comps, limiters, expanders, tube distortion, swing phase vibrato etc. Lose the Dremel, try sand paper magnet and liquid flux. Solder sticks fast and well on pots, pans, etc. GC makes it.

[SoundGarageTales]

@Satchmoeddie Thanks again! I'll have to try that. Do you have a source for the sand paper magnet?

[Satchmoeddie]

Oh boy cloning another Marshall, Yawn! Add a 1 meg across the 250 K Alpha pots and they are essentially a 220K after that and any change from log or linear curve is negligible. Anyone making metal filings around my pots would be DISCHARGED from my employ. However try a big very Neodymium magnet near the grinder if you insist on this practice. Good flux works fine for running a bus wire across pots, but I prefer a stranded ground routed out of the way. Imagine the pain in the ?! changing a pot!

[SoundGarageTales]

@Satchmoeddie It makes great sense - good point on the magnet. What I usually do is having a strong shop-vacuum place right where the grinding occurs. BUt is see the danger. Thanks!

[shelbyfanman]

@Satchmoeddie WOAH!! Someone get the shotgun! the ego's are flying south!

[cerebralstatic]

Thank You so much for posting these video's, i've been wanting to build my own amp for so long now, now i have a good base to start with. Thank You so much. By the way, i love the tone that comes out of the amps you build.

[SoundGarageTales]

@cerebralstatic My pleasure!

[wyldething19]

hey i am a begginer at electronics and i am looking at making an amp head with the same specs as a peavey bandit. can anyone help??

[MartyHITD]

first you need to learn about components, Making a amp head in't just a staight forward easy task

[perfuzz]

@wyldething19 - Yeah I could help you, I'll help you to pick a better amp. ;-)

[sh3llu]

esti roman?

[BobbyShamrock1313]

Excellent video. Answered just about every question I had. Very informative and helpful. The video on boards and turrets was awesome too. Thanks a lot.

[SoundGarageTales]

Glad it helped! More to come soon!

[vadlasletta]

Thanks for the videoresponse!

[bell3156]

nice clean job... i want to buy an antque radio and turn it in to a guitar amp... wanna help?

[SoundGarageTales]

Thanks! Unfortunately hard to find any time for it... Sorry about it.

[zthetha]

That's the sound man! What I've been looking to build. Great video!

[SoundGarageTales]

Thanks gang! Glad to see that these videos are of any inspiration!

[elloccco]

Nice! The long wait was really worth it.

[thebluescat]

Thanks again Gabi, these videos are really helpful as I'm planning my first build.