Tube amp build (s)

[JohnH]

Got this in the mail yesterday, so the 18w build is officially underway.



I've decided to do two parallel builds, so I'll also be buying parts to build a Champ micro: https://robrobinette.com/Champ_Micro.htm

I want to try to build a small amp as a gift for someone for their 30th next year, so thought I'd see how the champ goes. Just as a kind of personal challenge I'm going to try to build the champ from the schematic using a mix of point to point and tag strips (we will see how it goes lol)

[McCreed]

I want to try to build a small amp as a gift for someone for their 30th next year...

Coincidentally I too have a birthday coming up (eventually). hint hint

[Andy40]

Still waiting for my chassis.....

That Champ micro project has caught my interest!

[JohnH]

Coincidentally I too have a birthday coming up (eventually). hint hint

Ha ha ha ha

Still waiting for my chassis.....

That Champ micro project has caught my interest!

Any idea how long til it arrives? I still have to buy a chassis for the champ, but was thinking of getting one of those Hammond project boxes that has a steel cage

[JohnH]

I was planning on saving myself some time on the 18w build and buying a pre-made head shell and to use the face and back plates that came with the Evatco chassis, but then last night I started thinking about tolex colours, and as invariably happens I think I've changed my mind and decided to make the shell and new plates lol

[McCreed]

I'm not ready to take on an amp build (likely never will) but I'm planning a extension cabinet build (which I've discussed with Andy40 through PM's) but I've discovered a pattern that is common throughout anything I build.
I feel the need to have every little piece, part, wire and tiniest screw in my possession before commencing anything beyond the planning stage.

Sometimes it can't be helped due to supply issues etc, but there's something in my brain that says I need to have A to Z first!
Is it just me, or do you guys find this happening?

I've experienced this with guitar builds too but sometimes a plan change occurs mid-build and then I have no choice but to wait.
Maybe I really do have some form of OCD...

[DrNomis_44]

I'm not ready to take on an amp build (likely never will) but I'm planning a extension cabinet build (which I've discussed with Andy40 through PM's) but I've discovered a pattern that is common throughout anything I build.
I feel the need to have every little piece, part, wire and tiniest screw in my possession before commencing anything beyond the planning stage.

Sometimes it can't be helped due to supply issues etc, but there's something in my brain that says I need to have A to Z first!
Is it just me, or do you guys find this happening?

I've experienced this with guitar builds too but sometimes a plan change occurs mid-build and then I have no choice but to wait.
Maybe I really do have some form of OCD...

I'm a bit like that too, usually I start with working-out what I want to build, then I grab some A4 printer paper and a pen, or pencil, then I write out a comprehensive list of all the parts I'll need, and then it's off to my local Jaycar Electronics shop if I'm building a pedal, or, I go online and visit the Evatco website if I'm doing any amp-building/repairing stuff, I tend to wait till I've got all the bits and pieces I need before starting the build/repair process.

[DrNomis_44]

Got this in the mail yesterday, so the 18w build is officially underway.



I've decided to do two parallel builds, so I'll also be buying parts to build a Champ micro: https://robrobinette.com/Champ_Micro.htm

I want to try to build a small amp as a gift for someone for their 30th next year, so thought I'd see how the champ goes. Just as a kind of personal challenge I'm going to try to build the champ from the schematic using a mix of point to point and tag strips (we will see how it goes lol)

Nice!....I'm definitely going to be following the build-process, if you ever need any help with it, let me know.

[Simon Barden]

Sourcing parts with one or two day delivery is a lot easier here in the UK, so I normally only need the main components to hand before I start something.

[JohnH]

I'm not ready to take on an amp build (likely never will) but I'm planning a extension cabinet build (which I've discussed with Andy40 through PM's) but I've discovered a pattern that is common throughout anything I build.
I feel the need to have every little piece, part, wire and tiniest screw in my possession before commencing anything beyond the planning stage.

Sometimes it can't be helped due to supply issues etc, but there's something in my brain that says I need to have A to Z first!
Is it just me, or do you guys find this happening?

I've experienced this with guitar builds too but sometimes a plan change occurs mid-build and then I have no choice but to wait.
Maybe I really do have some form of OCD...

Hmm, I've never really thought about it, but I don't think I'm like that at all lol. I think I build the way I paint - kind of reactive, just seeing what looks good as I go, or changing ideas as I build/read/think about it. At least when it comes to aesthetic choices - circuit design is a different thing, and I'm very envious of people who can modify a circuit on the fly.