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[stan]

PBA V5

Pit bull Amp, Valve 5 watt

[DrNomis_44]

@ Adam That little 5 Watt valve amp looks cool, you might have seen the thread I started about my little 5 Watt Legacy amp, I bought it from my local Pro Music shop for about $150.00, it was normally retailing for about $299.00, I got it for half price because it was non-functional but it turned out to be pretty easy to fix in the end, I would say that around $300.00 is a reasonable price to pay for a 5 Watt Valve amp considering that similar ones can cost a lot more, especially Boutique ones.

Any chance of a demo video of the amp so we can hear what it sounds like?

[gavinturner]

Please can we get a demo Ads? I've got the credit card in my hot little hand...

cheers,
Gav.

[zeromick]

Please can we get a demo Ads? I've got the credit card in my hot little hand...

cheers,
Gav.

+1 for that!

[Guvna19]

Any possibility we could see a DIY tube amp Kit?

my ears pricked up at the initial mention of 'tube/valve amp heads to come ?' ( *checks over shoulder to ensure missus doesnt hear my thoughts, ...when i mentioned my intent of getting one more guitar, and my 1st PB - LP kit around August the seed was planted...hehe)

After all, everyone here seems to love the building part as much as the result. I'd most probably pay extra just to DIY.
Building my Lapsteel myself recently proved far more enjoying than $aving coin. ....just thinkin outloud

Anyone else here like to make an amp?

[DrNomis_44]

Any possibility we could see a DIY tube amp Kit?

my ears pricked up at the initial mention of 'tube/valve amp heads to come ?' ( *checks over shoulder to ensure missus doesnt hear my thoughts, ...when i mentioned my intent of getting one more guitar, and my 1st PB - LP kit around August the seed was planted...hehe)

After all, everyone here seems to love the building part as much as the result. I'd most probably pay extra just to DIY.
Building my Lapsteel myself recently proved far more enjoying than $aving coin. ....just thinkin outloud

Anyone else here like to make an amp?

You could consider checking out, and maybe buying one of the Lamington Amp kits.

[stan]

Any possibility we could see a DIY tube amp Kit?

my ears pricked up at the initial mention of 'tube/valve amp heads to come ?' ( *checks over shoulder to ensure missus doesnt hear my thoughts, ...when i mentioned my intent of getting one more guitar, and my 1st PB - LP kit around August the seed was planted...hehe)

After all, everyone here seems to love the building part as much as the result. I'd most probably pay extra just to DIY.
Building my Lapsteel myself recently proved far more enjoying than $aving coin. ....just thinkin outloud

Anyone else here like to make an amp?

It's a nice idea, but it's been floated before.
Ads and the team are very conscious of the safety and quality of their products - one problem with DIY amps is that if you do it wrong the consequences can be pretty big - hence nice economical complete amps vs DIY.

Doc's suggestion of lamington amps is a good one, and reports of them are good

[OliSam]

It's a nice idea, but it's been floated before.
Ads and the team are very conscious of the safety and quality of their products - one problem with DIY amps is that if you do it wrong the consequences can be pretty big - hence nice economical complete amps vs DIY.

Doc's suggestion of lamington amps is a good one, and reports of them are good

kind of agree with this point. I've been really keen (lamington amps in particular) for a few years to give this a go but am a little worried about electricity meeting my hands in the wrong situation.......

[dave.king1]

Ten Commandments of Electrical Safety
(1) Beware of the lightning that lurks in an undischarged capacitor lest it cause thee to be bounced upon thy backside in a most ungainly manner.

(2) Cause thou the switch that supplies large quantities of juice to be opened and thusly tagged, so thy days may be long on this earthly vale of tears.

(3) Prove to thyself that all circuits that radiateth and upon which thou worketh are grounded lest they lift thee to high-frequency potential and cause thee to radiate also.

(4) Take care thou useth the proper method when thou taketh the measure of high-voltage circuits so that thou doth not incinerate both thee and the meter, for verily though thou hast no account number and can be easily replaced, the meter doth have one and as a consequence bringeth much woe upon the supply department.

(5)Tarry thee not amongst those who engage in intentional shocks for they are surely non-believers and are not long for this world.

(6) Take care thou tampereth not with interlocks and safety devices, for this incureth the wrath of thy seniors and bringeth the fury of the safety officer down upon thy head and shoulders.

(7) Work thee not on energized equipment, for if thou doeth, thy mates will surely be buying lunch without thee and thy space at the table will be filled by another.

(8) Verily, verily I say unto thee, never service high-voltage equipment alone, for electric cooking is a slothful process, and thou might sizzle in thy own fat for hours on end before thy Maker sees fit to end thy misery and drag thee into His fold.

(9) Trifle thee not with radioactive tubes and substances lest thou commence to glow in the dark like a lightning bug.

(10) Commit thee to memory the works of the prophets, which are written in the instruction books, which giveth the straight info and which consoleth thee, and thou cannot make mistakes.

[FrankenWashie]

Amen, Reverend King! Testify!