Previous to ordering my guitar kit, I found a UK company that sells tube amp kits, having never had a serious amp I started looking around and liked what I saw for the money. I took the plunge and bought their 5W "British Overdrive" kit, which duly arrived a couple of weeks later. After about 3-4 weeks of part time evening work, probably about 1 or 2 hours per session, the kit was assembled and ready to be installed in a cabinet. With some 18mm ply and some bracing from the Big Green Shed and a second hand speaker from ebay I was in business. Once built the cab was covered in a metallic gold/orange vinyl that caught my eye in Spotlight (I was tagging along with the missus, honest!), the kit and speaker were installed and minor hardware fitted. I was very impressed with the tone, I haven't really had a chance to crank it up yet but it seems pretty loud for a 5 watter!
The kit as received:
Assembled:
Trial assembly of cabinet:
The finished item (sort of):
And a quick sneaky pic of my sim racing setup (one day I might even finish it lol!):
Any questions, feel free to ask! and the complete build up can be found here.
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